Traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating radiation pneumonitis

Abstract

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating radiation pneumonitis. The traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating radiation pneumonitis is prepared from the following raw materials: codonopsis convolvulacea, abelmoschus sagittifolius, companumoea root, limonium bicolour, Chinese wedelia herb or root, kyllinga monocephala, polytrichum commune, manglietia fordiana fruit, coffee senna and platycodon grandiflorum. The traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating radiation pneumonitis has the advantages of obvious effect, no side effect and good patient compliance. When decoction of the traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating radiation pneumonitis is adopted for treating 28 patients for four weeks, 10 patients are healed, effect is taken on 8 patients, effectivity is realized on 7 patients, no effect is taken on 3 patients, and total effective rate is 89.3%.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine, in particular to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating radiation pneumonitis. Background technique [0002] Clinically, 60% to 70% of tumor patients need to receive radiotherapy for different purposes at different stages of the disease course. Radiation pneumonitis is the most common complication in radiotherapy for thoracic tumors, with an incidence rate of 5% to 15%. At present, although adrenal corticosteroids combined with antibiotics can temporarily relieve symptoms, the long-term application of western medicine alone has poor effects, and it is easy to cause superinfection, immunosuppression, endocrine disorders and other adverse reactions. In recent years, clinical reports on the treatment of radiation pneumonitis by traditional Chinese medicine have gradually increased, but there are many dialectical types and complicated medication, which brings di...

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Problems solved by technology

At present, although adrenocortical hormone combined with antibiotics can temporarily relieve symptoms, the long-term application of western medicine alone is not effective, and it is easy to cause superinfection, immunosuppression, endocrine disorders and other adverse reactions

In recent years, clinical reports on the treatment of radiation pneumonitis by traditional Chinese medicine have gradually increased, but there are many dialectical types and complicated medication, which brings difficulties to clinical treatment