Can taking Chinese medicine for pulmonary nodules make my nodules disappear?

Lung nodules have a certain effect on taking traditional Chinese medicine, but whether they can be completely eliminated needs to be judged according to the specific situation of the nodules.

Traditional Chinese medicine ** pulmonary nodules are mainly used to clear the lungs and dissolve phlegm, which can promote the discharge of sputum and reduce the retention of garbage in the lungs. For some inflammatory pulmonary nodules, the effect of traditional Chinese medicine** may be more obvious, but it will take a longer time. For some benign lung nodules, traditional Chinese medicine** may have a certain effect, but it takes longer, even half a year or a year for the lung nodules to shrink.

If the growth rate of the lung nodule is rapid, or there is a possibility of malignant lesions, other methods such as surgical resection, radiation, chemistry, etc. are required.

In short, although traditional Chinese medicine has a certain effect on pulmonary nodules, it is necessary to choose the appropriate method according to the specific situation, and it is necessary to comprehensively consider the patient's physical condition and the severity of the condition. In the process of traditional Chinese medicine, it is necessary to pay close attention to the changes in nodules and adjust the program in time.

The attitudes of Chinese and Western medicine towards nodules are different. Generally, when pulmonary nodules are detected, there are two countermeasures in Western medicine: evaluation does not meet the indications for surgery, regular observation, or waiting for the nodule to grow before surgery; Evaluate the indication for surgery and perform surgery.

If some people are sensitive to Chinese medicine, they can shrink or disappear after taking it for a period of time, and even if they are not sensitive to Chinese medicine, they can control the nodules from growing and not malignant. This is a good way to eliminate the anxiety and fear of nodules patients during the observation period.

I have a patient, Mr. Liu, who found multiple nodules in his lungs during his physical examination last year, the three big ones are 15mm, 7mm and 6mm, because the 15mm nodules are larger, and there are solid components, visible burrs and pleural traction, the doctor recommended excision after evaluation, Mr. Liu did surgery at the beginning of last year and removed the 15mm nodule. The other two nodules were relatively stable and were followed up.

But after the operation, the nodule biopsy showed that it was malignant, and Mr. Liu was not calm for a moment, so the remaining two would not also be cancerous, right? Although the nodule did not enlarge after 3 months, he was often worried that he would not be able to eat and sleep well.

When I was inquired about my coming here, I gave him the syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis, phlegm turbidity and obstruction of the lungs, and used the corresponding Chinese medicine**. After a course of treatment, Mr. Liu re-examined the CT and found that both nodules had shrunk to 5mm and 3mm. He was very happy and said that he would continue Chinese medicine**, and he was very confident that the nodules would be dissipated.

I told him the principle of nodules in traditional Chinese medicine, we should add soft and hard knots on the basis of improving physical fitness, that is, not only to disperse the nodules that have been formed, but also to regulate the physique well, so that the body no longer provides the conditions for the growth of nodules, so that lung nodules no longer grow. Because our body is like a house, we need to expel the "evil qi" and invite the "righteous qi" in, so that the environment is getting better and better, the evil qi will no longer come in, and the nodules will naturally not grow again.

He lamented that the strategy of Western medicine for nodules is like "whack-a-mole", which one will be hit first to see which one emerges first. And Chinese medicine treats nodules, this is called "drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle"!

Dr. Guo Yuqin, director of the Department of Chinese and Western Respiratory Medicine of Beijing Sihui West District Hospital, said that if you have pulmonary nodules, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and other problems, or do not know your constitution and need help with syndrome differentiation, you can leave me a message, and I will do my best to help everyone.

Let's start with the cause of this nodule.

From the perspective of Western medicine, the cause of nodules is related to infection, granulomatous hyperplasia, and even allergies. Unless it is a relatively large density and a long time, this Chinese medicine cannot be eaten. However, some of the new ones include some inflammation, some allergies, and some of them will go down if they take Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine is helpful for newly formed nodules, and we have conducted some small case observations. In the process of using traditional Chinese medicine, the nodules in the lungs appear to become smaller and even disappear. We have a female patient who has been conditioned by Chinese medicine, and although the nodules are still there, she has normal menstruation.

It turned out that she had irregular menstruation, and a lot of blood spots and lines on her hands disappeared. Not every single one of them, though. Because TCM will not only prescribe for your nodules, it will do conditioning according to the overall condition of the person.

For example, if we look at the tongue coating, if the patient is deficient, we will replenish the qi; If the liver qi is stagnant and the blood is stagnant, prescribe some drugs to relieve the liver qi and activate the blood. In fact, as long as the nodule does not continue to grow larger and denser in shape, as long as it is stabilized, it is already very good. Traditional Chinese medicine regulates the balance of the whole body.

Although it is not possible to improve all nodules, the benefits to the whole body are obvious through comprehensive conditioning.

Judging from the length of the nodule, if the nodule has been in the lungs for 10 or 20 years, it is impossible to take Chinese medicine at this time. Some pulmonary nodules are inflamed, and we give them to them. If it is infectious, we will use some methods of clearing heat and detoxifying, activating blood and removing blood stasis, which will achieve better results.

If the lung nodule is tumor-like, it may require comprehensive management. Traditional Chinese medicine for pulmonary nodules is based on the symptoms, including prognostic measures.

Some patients will have such a misunderstanding, I came to the TCM hospital just to take some Chinese medicine to make my nodules disappear. In fact, some are achievable, and some are not. Some early-stage tumors or adenoma will not develop further after surgery, so there is no need to see Chinese medicine again.

The first plan of lung nodules is determined by cause and type, and traditional Chinese medicine is only one of them.

Small nodules in the lungs should be divided into different situations, and the specific situation should be treated on a case-by-case basis, and there will not be much danger in time.

If it is a small lung nodule after a lung infection, it can be eliminated by taking medicine. However, if it is pulmonary sarcoidosis or lung malignancy, you need to go to the hospital in time**.

In fact, there is a certain danger, and you can also choose to go to the hospital for some examinations and **, which can also be eliminated by taking medicine, but it will take a little longer.

The severity of small nodules on the lungs mainly depends on the benign or malignant nature of the nodules. Benign nodules have smooth, non-lobulated margins or very deep lobulations, and are generally uniform in density and solid in nature. Benign nodules are relatively simple, so they are usually not serious, and some do not even require them, and follow-up observation is sufficient.

Malignant nodules may be asymptomatic in the early stages, but they can grow rapidly in size over a short period of time, and they can metastasize to other organs, usually severely. The morphology of malignant nodules is consistent with the following characteristics: the edges are not smooth, the time of nodule enlargement conforms to the law of tumor growth, and the appearance of vascular shadows in the nodules.

Therefore, if a nodule is found on the lungs, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time for active diagnosis and treatment, so as not to delay the condition.

In the outpatient clinic, patients often come to ask whether the lung nodules can be eliminated by drugs, and there are also many patients who have eliminated the lung nodules because they are worried about the lesions and come to ask why the nodules have been eliminated. In fact, the energy saving of lung nodes cannot be eliminated by taking medicine, and specific problems must be analyzed!

Up to the current clinical reports, the effect of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating pulmonary nodules is limited, and pulmonary nodules generally do not disappear, and the effect is uncertain. Pulmonary nodules are a kind of Western medicine disease name, and Chinese medicine does not have a special disease name to correspond to pulmonary nodules. Commonly used are Prunella vulgaris, turtle insects, Dilong, Salvia and other drugs, according to the syndrome differentiation may also be used to replenish the qi, phlegm or clear heat and detoxify (remove the body's heat, poison and evil qi) Chinese medicine, however, the efficacy of Chinese medicine ** to eliminate lung nodules is uncertain.

Pulmonary nodules in Western medicine are mainly given pathological puncture to clarify the type of nodules, if it is benign, regular follow-up can be given, if it is cancerous, surgery should be given at this time. If the pulmonary nodule is benign, regular follow-up is required; If Zhenhui sedan fruit becomes cancerous, surgery should be given**, and on the basis of surgery**, traditional Chinese medicine** can be taken to improve symptoms and promote physical recovery.

The question of whether pulmonary nodules can be eliminated by taking Chinese medicine is asked by many patients and friends in the outpatient clinic, and they generally ask this sentence and also want me to prescribe some medicines, including Chinese patent medicines. In fact, there are many causes of pulmonary nodules, and about 70% of the probability is benign, there can be hamartoma, inflammation, lymph node manifestations, scarring or proliferative lesions of tuberculosis.

In addition, 30% of them are considered to be cancerous, and there are nearly ten reasons for what I just said, and each of the actual drugs is different, and there are many cases where there is no need to use drugs. In terms of the use of traditional Chinese medicine, the simple dispersion of knots and the removal of stasis and the simple clearing of heat and detoxification are actually only effective for some inflammation, but it has no effect on most nodules, so it is not recommended to use traditional Chinese medicine for lung nodules.