Differentiation and Treatment ofChemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting with Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on the Theory of "Yin Qi Descends,While All Yang Qi Ascends"
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Differentiation and Treatment ofChemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting with Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on the Theory of "Yin Qi Descends,While All Yang Qi Ascends"
Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineVol. 67, Issue 11, Pages: 1173-1177(2026)
LI Borun,PANG Bo,LI Yi,et al.Differentiation and Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting with Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on the Theory of "Yin Qi Descends,While All Yang Qi Ascends"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(11):1173-1177.
LI Borun,PANG Bo,LI Yi,et al.Differentiation and Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting with Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on the Theory of "Yin Qi Descends,While All Yang Qi Ascends"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(11):1173-1177.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2026.11.008.
Differentiation and Treatment ofChemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting with Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on the Theory of "Yin Qi Descends,While All Yang Qi Ascends"
This paper discussed the differentiation and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in traditional Chinese medicine, based on the theory of "
yin qi
descends, while all
yang qi
ascends” from
Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor
(《黄帝内经》). The core pathogenesis of CINV is attributed to chemotherapy-induced injury to the middle
jiao
(焦), resulting in the separation of
yin
and
yang
and loss of their mut
ual communication. Acute and explosive CINV is often characterized by "all
yang qi
ascends", with stomach
yang
constraint transforming into fire, and
qi
counterflow leading to vomiting, which can be treated by unblocking stomach
yang
, draining fire and scattering the counterflow, with
Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder
(藿香正气散) and medicinals of clearing function. For delayed cases, which are often due to "
yin qi
descends", and the accumulation of turbid
yin
obstructs and constrains the deficient
yang
, the treatment should focus on promoting
qi
flow to eliminate turbidity, unblocking and boosting
yang qi
, and
Chengqi
-
series Formulas
(承气类方) or
Xiao Banxia Decoction
(小半夏汤) can be considered. Refractory and anticipated cases usually involve stomach-kidney deficiency and
zang
-
fu
(脏腑) organs disharmony, making
yin
and
yang
difficult to restore balance, for which the treatment should focus on nourishing both the stomach and kidneys and harmonize the
zang
-
fu
organs, with formulas such as
Fuzi Lizhong Decoction
(附子理中汤) or
Xiaoyao Powder
(逍遥散) modified as appropriate.
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