补土伏火法治疗放化疗性口腔溃疡

Invigorating the Spleen to Lessen Fire in the Treatment of Oral Ulcer Induced by Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy

口腔溃疡是放化疗恶性肿瘤患者常见的不良反应之一,它给患者的生活及放化疗的继续治疗带来极大的影响,而目前现代医学临床上缺乏有效的预防手段和疗效良好的药物。根据临床实践分析,肿瘤的发生发展与厥阴关系密切,而厥阴的病变常常涉及脾胃的亏虚,而湿热毒邪的放化疗,也会进一步影响和损伤脾胃,脾胃亏虚,则土虚不能伏火,可致阴火上炎,上乘于心,而心开窍于舌,浮火灼烧,则发为口疮,而甘草泻心汤的治法实则补土伏火,故此方之于放化疗性口腔溃疡有其良好疗效。

Oral ulcer is one of the common untoward reactions induced by chemotherapy or radiotherapy,which have a harmful effect on the quality of life of patients.At present,modern medicine lacks effective preventive means and effective drugs.According to clinical practice analysis,closely related to the occurrence of tumor development and jue yin,and jue yin disease often involves the deficiency of spleen and stomach,and wet and heat toxin factor of radiation and chemotherapy,as well as further influence and damage the spleen and stomach,spleen and stomach deficiency can cause yin fire inflammation,excellent in mind,and heart begin to understand the tongue,floating fire burning.However,the treatment of Gancao Xiexin decoction is actually to strengthen the spleen and suppress fire,so this prescription has a good effect on oral ulcer caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.