WU Mianhua's Experience in Staged Treatment of Radiation-Induced Brain Injury Based on the Theory of Stasis-Heat
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2026.20.003
- VernacularTitle:吴勉华从瘀热分期论治放射性脑损伤经验
- Author:
Xingkang SHEN
1
;
Weichen YUAN
1
;
Jiping DING
1
;
Hongguang ZHOU
1
;
1
Author Information
1. Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine，Nanjing，210029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
radiation-induced brain injury;
tumor;
stasis-heat;
cooling the blood and dispelling stasis;
experience of famous doctors;
WU Mianhua
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2026;67(20):2161-2165
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper summarizes Professor WU Mianhua's clinical experience in the staged treatment of radiation-induced brain injury （RIBI） based on the stasis-heat theory. It is believed that radiation fire-toxin is the initiating pathogenic factor of RIBI， and the core pathogenesis consists of the intermingling of stasis and heat， obstruction of collaterals by wind-phlegm， dual deficiency of qi and yin， as well as impairment of essence and depletion of marrow. In the early stage， the disease is mainly manifested as stasis-heat with fluid retention and obstruction of collaterals by wind-phlegm， with the lesion located in the brain collaterals. The therapeutic principle is to cool the blood and dissipate stasis， extinguish wind and unblock collaterals， and simultaneously eliminate phlegm and promote urination， according to which self-designed Liangxue Tongluo Formula （凉血通络方） is selected for treatment.In the middle stage， the key pathological features are the binding of phlegm， stasis and heat， and consumption of kidney essence， with the lesion invading the kidney essence. The therapeutic principle is to resolve phlegm and remove stasis， clear and relieve latent heat， replenish essence and tonify marrow， and the self-designed Qinghua Tianjing Formula （清化填精方） is selected for treatment. In the advanced stage， the disease is mostly manifested as dual deficiency of qi and yin and toxin-induced marrow exhaustion， with the lesion involving the brain marrow. The therapeutic principle is to replenish qi and nourish yin， remove toxin and tonify marrow， and the self-designed Yangyin Jiedu Formula （养阴解毒方） is selected for treatment.
