What Chinese medicine is best for tuberculosis?

Patients with tuberculosis who want to be treated with traditional Chinese medicine should go to a regular Chinese medicine hospital for examination and diagnosis. In addition to drug treatment, the treatment of tuberculosis also requires attention to dietary care, otherwise the recovery of the disease will be relatively slow. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for tuberculosis also needs to be selected based on the severity of the disease and the patient's physical condition.

(1) Dissipation of tuberculosis method: It is suitable for patients with early stage pulmonary tuberculosis, such as those diagnosed by X-ray as having lumps such as miliary tuberculosis and hilar lymph node tuberculosis.

prescription:

Yaoyao 25g Atractylodes 15g, Chuanpo Stone 15g, Shixiantao 15g, Houttuynia cordata 15g, Chuanbei 7g, Apricot kernel 9g, Stemona 10g, Tangerine peel 9g, Licorice 6g, etc.

Decoction twice, mix twice into liquid, take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times.

Taboos: Avoid fish, shrimp, beef, duck and other fishy, ​​spicy, and roasted foods.

Explanation of the prescription: Tuberculosis is caused by turbid water and blood stasis, so the main formula uses 6 Yao medicines to regulate blood and disperse blood stasis, and together eliminate the tangible tuberculosis masses; pulmonary tuberculosis generally has a long course of illness, and the disease first shows weakness, which promotes the dissipation and absorption of tuberculosis; Houttuynia cordata and Stemona bulbs clear away heat, relieve cough, and kill insects; Fritillaria cirrhosa, apricot kernel, tangerine peel, and liquorice resolve phlegm and relieve cough. The whole formula can eliminate tuberculosis, nourish yin, clear away heat, relieve cough and kill parasites.

(2) Nourishing Yin and reducing fire, nourishing Yin and eliminating steaming. Suitable for Yin deficiency type of pulmonary tuberculosis. The disease has a long course, with yin deficiency and excessive fire, fire burns and metal injuries, bone steaming and night sweats, hot flashes in the afternoon, cough and hemoptysis, hoarseness, red tongue, and thin and rapid pulse.

prescription:

Yaoyao 25g Platycodon 10g, Stemona 10g, Apricot 9g, Asparagus 15g, Ophiopogon 15g, Rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Lycium bark 12g, Anemarrhena 15g, Bletilla striata 15g, Lotus root 12g, Platycladus orientalis 10g, Licorice 6g, etc.

Decoction twice, mix twice into liquid, take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times.

Taboo: Avoid fish, shrimp, beef, duck and other fishy smells, spicy, roasted food

Explanation of the prescription: Stone shrimp is a good medicine for treating pulmonary tuberculosis. It nourishes yin and protects the lungs, replenishes qi and generates new energy; Asparagus cochinchinensis, Ophiopogon japonicus and Rehmannia glutinosa moisten the lungs and generate body fluid, nourish yin and reduce fire; Rehmannia root bark, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Platycodon grandiflorum, Apricot kernel and Licorice have the effects of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, clearing away heat and killing insects.

(3) The method of invigorating qi and nourishing yin. This method is suitable for the late stage of pulmonary tuberculosis, the stage when evil is weak and the body is weak. Due to long-term Yin deficiency, Yin damages Yang, and the spleen Yang becomes weak and cannot transport the essence of water and grain to nourish the lungs, making the lung Qi even weaker. Therefore, the method of replenishing Qi and balancing Yin is used to treat it.

prescription:

Yaoyao 25g Platycodon 10g, Stemona 10g, Apricot 9g, Asparagus 15g, Ophiopogon 15g, Lilium 12g, Anemarrhena 15g, Bletilla striata 15g, Poria 20g, Atractylodes 15g, Chinese Yam 15g, Fritillaria 6g, Tangerine peel 7g, Licorice 6g, etc.

Decoction twice, mix twice into liquid, take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times.

Taboos: Avoid fish, shrimp, beef, duck and other fishy, ​​spicy, and roasted foods.

Explanation of the prescription: The stone shrimp in the prescription nourishes the lung yin, benefits the lung qi, and replenishes both yin and yang; Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Chinese yam strengthen the spleen and replenish qi; Asparagus cochinchinensis, Ophiopogon japonicus, Lilium bulbus, and Bletilla striata nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and promote tissue regeneration, which is beneficial for recovery after tuberculosis; Houttuynia cordata, apricot kernel, Fritillaria cirrhosa, tangerine peel, and licorice resolve phlegm and relieve cough. The whole prescription has the effects of nourishing the lungs and promoting regeneration, strengthening the spleen and replenishing Qi, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough.