1 Case of brain stem glioma treated by syndrome differentiation of TCM and Xihuangwan / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

On basis of syndrome differentiation of TCM, 1 case of brain stem glioma was treated with decoction and Xihuangwan produced by Tongrentang. She has lived past 3 years with good life quality. More attention should be paid to the function of liver, spleen and stomach. The method of checking liver-yang and smoothing liver-qi, strengthening spleen-qi and harmonizing stomach-qi were used. Smoothing liver-qi can keep good blood and liquid circulation, and can reduce phlegm and blood stasis in the body; Checking liver-yang can prevent brain being disturbed by internal wind. Strengthening spleen-qi and harmonizing stomach-qi was the source of qi-blood. Xihuangwan can directly arrive at brain tumor because of its specific fragrant, it can smooth the qi and remove the blood stasis, can clear heat and detoxify. Only with the combination of disease and syndrome differentiation, whole body and local tumor, dispelling xie and strengthening zheng, can this case be treated successfully.