Treatment of Heat Stasis Syndrome in Post-operation of Gallbladder Cancer by Qingre Huoxue Method / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Gallbladder cancer occurs insidiously and is usually induced by basic gallbladder diseases accompanied with chronic inflammation. Surgical operation can remove cancerous focus but further treatment should be applied to relieve complications and prevent recurrence and metastasis. According to TCM theory, the basic pathogenesis of post-operation of gallbladder cancer is the combination of blood stasis and heat. Blood stasis arises from surgical operations, failure of liver-gallbladder in keeping smooth flow of qi, and dampness retention in middle-Jiao. Heat arises from qi-stagnation, phlegm-dampness, blood stasis and yin-blood deficiency. Therefore, this article proposed that the therapeutic methods should include Qingre Huoxue Method (clearing away heat and promoting blood circulation), keeping smooth qi-flow of liver-gallbladder, and removing dampness and discharging waste, with typical clinical cases for illustration.