英文摘要 |
Modern medicine can treat leukemia, but the methods it uses-chemotherapy and marrow transplants-have severely debilitating side effects on the patient’s health. Because of this, leukemia remains a fatal disease. The present report is the case study of a female patient diagnosed as suffering from acute monocytic myeloid leukemia, who was given Chinese medical treatment as a adjunct to modern therapy. Following chemotherapy, the patient showed a great decrease in her white blood cell count and platelets and left her in a critical condition. She was then gradually restored to health with variant forms of Yellow Earth Decoction (huang tu tang), a formula from Priceless Prescriptions of the Golden Coffer (jin gui yao lue). This report describes The course of treatment and the formulas used, and provides a commentary on the therapeutic strategy. |