Reflections on the Use of Blood Activation and Stasis Removal in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

  • Junhui Wang Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
  • Kai Wang Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/aem.v11i4.313
Keywords: Lung Cancer, Blood Circulation and Blood Stasis Activation, Overview

Abstract

According to Chinese medicine, lung cancer is a malignant tumour with cough, haemoptysis, chest pain, fever and shortness of breath as its main manifestations. Its causes are: deficiency of positive qi, external invasion of evil toxins, internal accumulation of phlegm, stagnation of qi and blood, obstruction in the lung and loss of suction and descent of the lung. Blood stasis is the main cause of lung cancer, therefore, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis is an important principle in the treatment of lung cancer. In recent years, the anti-cancer mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine and its extracts has gradually received academic attention, and the herbs that invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis have been widely used in clinical practice. This article introduces the mechanism of the action of Chinese medicine to invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis in the treatment of lung cancer in recent years, which provides a reference for clinical treatment and new drug development.

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Published
2023-03-02
Issue
Vol 11, No 4 (2022)
Section
Original Research Article

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