Review on Experiment research of traditional Chinese medicine on radiation-induced pulmonary injury / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Radiation-induced pulmonary injury(RPI)refers to intrathoracic neoplasm after radiotherapy, radiation wild area normal lung tissue injury complicated by damage to the reaction. Traditional Chinese medicine was used for nourishing yin and clearing lung, heat-clearing and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis in reducing the adverse reaction of radiotherapy. TCM showed the advantage for radioactive lung injury. Based on the different mechanism of action and from the perspective of TCM treatment, the article reviewed the latest experiment research of TCM on radiation-induced pulmonary injury were summarized, and we discussed and pointed out the existing problems and prospect solution