What should lung cancer patients pay attention to in terms of diet? Introduction to TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment methods for lung cancer

What should lung cancer patients pay attention to in their diet?

Lung cancer mostly occurs because patients do not pay attention to disease prevention in their daily lives, and are affected by certain carcinogenic factors for a long time, which eventually leads to cancer. Therefore, once the lesion is discovered, those bad habits should be changed. Although it cannot fundamentally solve the problem, it can at least reduce adverse stimulation and thus slow down the development of the tumor.

Among many factors, diet has the greatest impact on patients. Good eating habits and a reasonable diet structure can improve the treatment effect to a certain extent and accelerate the patient's physical recovery. Patients and their families should pay attention to diet from the following aspects:

First of all, we should eliminate the fear of cancer in lung cancer patients psychologically to enhance their appetite. Generally, people will not have much appetite when they are pessimistic and desperate. Therefore, this is a prerequisite for improving the patient's diet. They should be allowed to face reality with a positive attitude and cooperate with treatment.

Secondly, we must pay attention to a reasonable diet structure and ensure that the patient consumes enough protein. Foods with high protein content include lean pork, beef, chicken, and duck. At the same time, fresh vegetables and fruits should be consumed to supplement vitamins, inorganic salts, etc., which provides patients with the material basis for fighting the disease; in addition, patients should avoid eating indigestible foods and fried, smoked, and pickled foods, as these foods generally have carcinogenic effects.

In addition, you can appropriately use traditional Chinese medicine and choose dietary remedies that suit you to relieve physical weakness during treatment and side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

What are the TCM treatments for lung cancer?

The TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment of lung cancer is as follows:

1. Treat based on syndrome differentiation

(1) Qi stagnation and blood stasis type:

Treatment method: Promote qi and blood circulation, soften and disperse lumps.

Prescription: Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction with modifications. Angelica 15g, Citrus aurantium 10g, Red Peony 20g, Peach Kernel 10g, Curcuma 10g, Trichosanthes 15g, Apricot Kernel 10g, Turtle Shell 15g, Coix Seed 30g, Sargassum 30g, Allium macrostemon 10g, Dalbergia odorifera 10g, Houttuynia cordata 15g.

(2) Phlegm-dampness accumulation in the lungs:

Treatment method: Resolving phlegm and dispersing nodules, benefiting the lungs and strengthening the spleen.

Prescription: Erchen decoction with modifications. Tangerine peel 10g, ginger pinellia 10g, Poria 30g, processed Arisaema 10g, apricot kernel 10g, coix seed 30g, Codonopsis pilosula 30g, Atractylodes macrocephala 15g, Solanum nigrum 30g, Hedyotis diffusa 30g, seaweed 30g, oyster 30g, elephant shell 15g, Stemona 15g.

(3) Yin deficiency, toxic heat type:

Treatment method: Nourish yin and clear away heat, detoxify and disperse nodules.

Prescription: Lily Gujin Decoction with modifications. Lily 15g, Scrophularia 15g, Radix Rehmanniae 30g, Adenophora 15g, Houttuynia 30g, Coix Seed 30g, Hedyotis Diffusa 30g, Roasted Bitter Turtle Shell 15g, Scutellaria Scutellariae 30g, Scutellaria 10g, Dendrobium 30g, Raw Clam Shell 30g, Taraxacum 15g, Stemona 10g, Fritillaria 10g.

(4) Qi and Yin deficiency type:

Treatment method: tonify qi and nourish yin, detoxify and remove blood stasis.

Prescription: Adenophora and Ophiopogonis Decoction with modifications. Adenophora 30g, Ophiopogonis 15g, Schisandra 10g, Dioscorea opposita 15g, Astragalus 20g, Polygonatum 30g, American Ginseng 6g (stewed), Hedyotis diffusa 30g, Fritillaria 10g, Prunella vulgaris 30g, Trichosanthes 15g, Duchesnea 15g, Trichosanthes 30g, Curcuma 12g.

(5) Yin and Yang Deficiency Type:

Treatment method: Nourish the kidney and lung, nourish yin and warm yang.

Prescription: Shengmaiyin combined with Erxiantang with modifications. 6g of raw sun-dried ginseng (grind and swallow), 30g of astragalus, 15g of ophiopogon, 30g of schisandra, 15g of epimedium, 15g of curculigo, 15g of morinda officinalis, 10g of psoralea corylifolia, 10g of cornus fruit, 10g of tortoise shell, 15g of glossy privet fruit, 30g of polygonatum.