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CC BY 4.0 · Chinese medicine and natural products 2022; 02(01): e11-e18
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1754431
Review Article

Therapy of Suppressing Yang and Astringing Yin for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Insomnia

Ranpei Zhu
1   The First School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
,
Xu Sun
2   Integrative Medicine, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
,
Yuling Zheng
1   The First School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
› Author Affiliations Funding This work was supported by “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand” Talents Project of Chinese Medicine Inheritance and Innovation (Qihuang Project)—Qihuang Scholars (284 Official Letter of People's Education of Chinese Medicine 2018); Special Scientific Research Project of National Clinical Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2019JDZX001); Special Scientific Research Project of National Clinical Research Base of Chinese Medicine (2019JDZX028); Key Scientific Research Project of Henan Province Colleges and Universities (20A360005); and Henan Province Science and Technology Research and Social Development Project (202102310497).
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Abstract

The pathogenesis of cancer-related insomnia (CRI) mainly includes, first, the flow of cancerous toxin leading to the disorder of visceral qi; second, cancer-related radiotherapy and chemotherapy belonging to “exogenous pathogenic factors” to a certain extent, which can further aggravate visceral disorders. The therapeutic principle of Chinese medicine is to tranquilize the mind on the basis of regulating viscera, suppressing yang, and astringing yin. On this theoretical basis, Professor Zheng Yuling created a representative prescription of Zhenjing Anshen Granules which can achieve the co-regulation of the heart, liver, and kidney, tranquilizing the mind and nourishing the blood. Clinically, the selection of prescriptions and medicines needs to be considered due to factors such as different treatment stages and differences in patients' constitutions.

Keywords

cancer-related insomnia (CRI) - suppressing yang and astringing yin - Zhenjing Anshen Granules - syndrome differentiation and treatment - Yuling Zheng

Credit Autorship Contribution Statement

Ranpei Zhu: Conceptualization visualization and writing - original draft. Xu Sun: Methodology, writing review & editing. Yuling Zheng: Conceptualization, supervision, writing review & editing.




Publication History

Received: 12 September 2021

Accepted: 31 October 2021

Article published online:
07 July 2022

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