4. Leukemia

4. Leukemia

Qin Bowei said: "Overall, leukemia is a deficiency syndrome. Although it may sometimes be infected by external pathogens, it should not be regarded as a typical excess or external pathogen syndrome."^⑧^ Yan Dexin also believes that "this disease is fundamentally a deficiency, although it may sometimes present with phlegm-heat, damp-heat, or blood stasis, these manifestations change very rapidly. In reality, it is caused by deficiency, making it a syndrome of deficiency at the root and excess at the manifestation."^⑨^ According to the theory that "the Kidney generates bone marrow," this disease should be related to Kidney deficiency; and according to the theory that "the middle jiao transforms qi into juice, which becomes blood," it should also be related to Spleen deficiency. In recent years, more and more places have been treating this disease using the method of strengthening the Spleen and tonifying the Kidney. Gu et al. used Jianzhong Yiqi Tang, a formula for strengthening the Spleen, combined with Jianbu Hu Qian Wan, a formula for tonifying the Kidney, to treat a case of subacute granulocytic leukemia with good results^⑩^. In 1967, I treated a case of acute monocytic leukemia, applying the method of strengthening the Spleen and tonifying the Kidney, with heavy use of Taizi Shen, Lu Dang Shen, Ginseng roots, and Beisha Shen to strengthen the Spleen, and Liu Wei Di Huang Tang to tonify the Kidney. After taking more than 400 doses, the patient achieved complete remission and has remained healthy for 15 years to date^⑪^.