TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment in the treatment of liver cirrhosis can achieve at least the following six effects:
First, improve symptoms and quality of life.
Patients with liver cirrhosis will have fatigue, loss of appetite, indigestion, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment can effectively improve hypochondriac pain, diarrhea, fatigue, itchy skin, indigestion, insomnia and other symptoms.
For example, patients with liver cirrhosis have a dull complexion and low albumin, which can be improved by traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating spleen and nourishing blood, and for example, Bupleurum chinense promotes qi circulation and relieves pain, pangolin scales promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals to relieve pain.
Second, significantly improve liver function.
Some patients with intractable jaundice and liver failure can not only shorten the course of disease, but also reduce the cost of treatment. Moreover, many traditional Chinese medicines, such as Sedum, Schisandra chinensis and so on, have good effects of protecting liver and lowering enzymes. However, Herba Artemisiae Scopariae, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei and other traditional Chinese medicines have definite anti-inflammatory effects, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is also very effective in rapidly improving liver inflammation, not to mention the clinical traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for jaundice, such as Yinchen Decoction and Yinchen Wuling Powder, which can obviously improve liver function.
Third, anti-fibrosis and anti-cirrhosis.
In addition to traditional Chinese medicine, there are also Chinese patent medicines, such as Biejiajian Pill and Fuzheng Huayu Capsule, which have certain anti-fibrosis and anti-cirrhosis effects, and can even reverse or alleviate liver fibrosis, improve liver blood circulation, improve liver cirrhosis grading score and improve liver histopathology.
Fourth, treat the complications of liver cirrhosis.
Some patients are not serious liver cirrhosis, but the complications of liver cirrhosis seriously affect the quality of life, such as hepatic encephalopathy, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, portal hypertension and so on. Can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine.
Fifth, it has certain antiviral effect.
Needless to say, the antiviral effect of traditional Chinese medicine should be familiar with honeysuckle and forsythia. In addition, heat-clearing and detoxicating drugs such as Sophora flavescens, Hedyotis diffusa, Patrinia, Folium Isatidis, etc. all have certain antiviral effects.
Sixth, it has certain anti-cancer effect.
About 3% patients with liver cirrhosis will be complicated with liver cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine with anti-tumor and anti-cancer effects is widely used in clinic, which reduces the occurrence of liver cancer. The quality of life of some patients with liver cancer has been significantly improved and their survival time has been significantly prolonged.