Summary of professor Lu Ming’s academic thoughts on the application of Bupleurum prescription in the treatment of hepatic tumors

Abstract

Objective The incidence rate and mortality of malignant tumors are growing rapidly worldwide. Professor Lu Ming has discovered that in the long-term clinical process, Bupleurum prescription is used in the treatment of head and neck tumors, breast cancer, upper and middle esophageal cancer, liver cancer, bile duct tumor, pancreatic cancer and gynecological tumors. The tumors in these locations are related to the route of the liver meridian and are thus creatively referred to as “hepatic tumors”. This paper summarizes Professor Lu Ming’s treatment experience of Chaihu Decoction based on Treatise on Febrile Diseases, which mainly includes Xiaochaihu Decoction, Dachaihu decoction, Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang Decoction and Chaihu Shugan powder, which are added and subtracted from Xiaochaihu Decoction. Based on the combination of disease differentiation and treatment with syndrome differentiation, certain good clinical effect has been achieved.