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Acupuncture and Herb to treat Hepatosplenomegaly

Updated: Sep 23, 2019


how to treat Hepatosplenomegaly by TCM
Hepatosplenomegaly

Hepatosplenomegaly is a disorder where both the liver and spleen swell beyond their normal size, usually due to an infection such as mononucleosis or viral hepatitis. It may also be a sign of another more serious illness such as a lysosomal storage disorder. Patients with splenomegaly should avoid physical contact with physical activity because the swollen spleen is more likely to tear, causing uncontrolled bleeding.


1. For patients with hepatomegaly or splenomegaly who have not cured for a long time, they should focus on cultivating the spleen and stomach, and use some drugs to eliminate phlegm and blood stasis, such as rehydration of liver and spleen. Do not blindly attack. Do not use trigeminal, scorpion, leeches, mites, etc. for long-term use to prevent damage to the liver. Treatment of cirrhosis mainly causes the liver to soften, the spleen to shrink, and the existing esophageal varices to reduce or subside.


2. In the clinical treatment found that some patients with liver cell function damage is lighter, but the spleen is more swollen, the reason or previous repeated exogenous, multiple fever, camp loss, or due to spleen deficiency, stomach loss and drop Long-term abdominal distension, loose stools, anorexia, dyspepsia, due to the loss of duty due to transportation, subtle sputum, spleen enlargement.


3. So in the treatment, the first should emphasize self maintenance, the second should be based on different causes of different prescriptions of different prescriptions, in order to achieve better results. For most patients with chronic liver disease with hepatosplenomegaly, it is necessary to relieve liver and spleen, nourish yin and promote blood circulation, benefit Qi and stomach. Commonly used such as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus, Amomum vulgaris, Atractylodes Rhizome, White peony, Bupleurum, Yujin, Angelica , Danshen, peach kernel, safflower, armor, Zeeland; rehmannia, medlar, fragrant, woody and other dialectical drugs can be selected.


4. For patients with cirrhosis of the splenomegaly, but also focus on soft Jiantong, commonly used such as Codonopsis, Astragalus, Angelica, Salvia, armor, vinegar, turmeric, Zeeland, raw oysters, scorpion, leeches, three Seven, Xiao Yan and so on. For the spleen patients, the application of Huatan, Ruanjian Sanjie traditional Chinese medicine prescription, combined with spleen interventional therapy to relieve spleen and spleen treatment.


How to treat chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Chinese medicine is described above. In the treatment of hepatosplenomegaly, it is necessary to pay attention: if the liver is reduced, the spleen is increased, and the esophageal varices are not relieved, it is not a good effect. . On the contrary, in the treatment of the spleen retracted liver only softened without retraction, and even increased, after investigation, such as no signs of cancer, often liver regenerative compensation phenomenon, is a good effect. This type of patient tends to have improved symptoms and liver function, and the prognosis is better.


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