Clinical Distribution and Molecular Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine ZHENG in Cancer
Figure 2
Clinical distributions of TCM ZHENG in common cancers. Annual publications for each common cancer were calculated and presented as a histogram. Publications involved with clinical trials and case series, where information on more than 10 cases with ZHENG description was available, were further selected. Thirty-two articles reported on lung cancer, 26 on liver cancer, 19 on gastric cancer, 21 on breast cancer, 29 on colorectal cancer, and 17 on pancreatic cancer. Finally, for each type of cancer, the distribution frequency of ZHENG was calculated and presented in pie chart. Note: Qi-Yin-Liang-Xu, deficiency of both Qi and Yin; Fei-Pi-Qi-Xu, lung-spleen Qi deficiency; Yin-Xu-Nei-Re, Yin asthenia and internal heat; Tan-Re, phlegm-heat; Xue-Yu, blood stasis; Pi-Xu, spleen deficiency; Gan-Shen-Yin-Xu, liver-kidney Yin deficiency; Qi-Zhi, Qi stagnation; Gan-Dan-Shi-Re, liver-gallbladder dampness-heat; Yu-Du-Zu-Zhi, stagnation of blood stasis and toxin; Gan-Wei-Bu-He, liver-stomach disharmony; Qi-Xue-Liang-Xu, deficiency of both Qi and blood; Yin-Xu-Nei-Re, Yin deficiency due to stomach heat; Tan-Shi-Nei-Zu, stagnation of phlegm-dampness; Gan-Qi-Fan-Wei, liver Qi invading stomach; Shi-Re-Yun-Jie, stagnation of dampness-heat; Pi-Shen-Yang-Xu, asthenic splenonephro-yang; Yu-Du-Nei-Zu, stagnation of blood stasis and toxin; Han-Shi-Kun-Pi, cold-dampness disturbing spleen.
