Investigation and analysis on anorexia in patients with malignant tumor after chemotherapy treated from spleen and kidney point of view / 中国中西医结合急救杂志

ABSTRACT

Loss of appetite is called anorexia in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and it is one of the most common adverse reactions in the course of chemotherapy for treatment of patients with malignant tumor. Anorexia results in severe malnutrition and delay of the recovery of physical strength, that lead to the patients' intolerance to chemotherapy, incompliance with the treatment, no guarantee in quality of life, loss of confidence in treatment effect and finally, the therapeutic efficacy is seriously affected. According to an old classical TCM book The " Kidney is the Gate of Stomach" is discussed in the book, so the author of this article has used tonifying spleen and kidney method to improve anorexia after tumor chemotherapy,and the efficacy is satisfactory. Most doctors believe that the formation of tumor is"due to deficiency". Mainly, the internal visceral organs are responsible for the weakness of healthy qi, particularly the Spleen and kidney. The basis of tumor formation is the weakness of the viscera, especially the deficiency of spleen and kidney. Based on clinical experiences, the spleen and kidney tonification method is discussed and used as the guidance to treat the anorexia after chemotherapy for malignant tumor patients, showing that the method is important for treatment of anorexia in such patients.