TIAN Jianhui, LIU Haitao, DONG Changsheng, et al. Discussion on Defending Spirit in Cancer Prevention and Treatment[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2018, 59(24): 2093-2098.
TIAN Jianhui, LIU Haitao, DONG Changsheng, et al. Discussion on Defending Spirit in Cancer Prevention and Treatment[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2018, 59(24): 2093-2098.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2018.24.006.
Discussion on Defending Spirit in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
the comprehensive treatment of malignant tumors is limited to the physical level(tumor
human body
etc.)
neglecting the regulation of the body’s"spirit"level(heart
spirit
seven emotions
five minds
etc.)
while the disorder of "spirit" is the important key pathogenesis of cancer. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) believes that spirit is born with life and is the master of life
advocating that"shape and the spirit"is the key to for life nourishment and treatment
emphasizing the preservation of the spirit
the integration of spirit
and the nourishment of the spirit to protect the health but the disease
and the transformation of qi from spirit to regulate qi and blood transporting condition to treat disease. Chinese medicine clearly stated that spirit is health qi which governs the five zang viscera
and the five zang viscera will be affected and stasis will develop with the damage of the spirit. It has established complexion and vessel theory to evaluate the effects of spirit on prognosis which indicates that people survive with spirit and die without spirit. Chinese herbs
acupuncture and music can regulate the spirit
treating cancer and eliminating pathogenic factor should not be too excessive while strengthening spirit is the basis. Traditional Chinese medicine clearly puts forward that the spirit can help the righteousness
and put forward the theoretical construction
clinical and experimental research ideas for the academic development of regulating cancer to fully explore the important value of "spirit"in the treatment of malignant tumors
and provides new ideas to improve the clinical efficacy of malignant tumors.
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