LIU Likun's Experience in Treating Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with Mahuang Shengma Decoction(麻黄升麻汤)
ZHOU Bowen
LI Menghua
LI Xiaoli
LIU Likun
Abstract：This article summarizes Professor LIU Likun's experience in treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma with Mahuang Shengma Decoction(麻黄升麻汤).It is believed that this disease is characterized by deficiency of both qi and yin as the root cause,with phlegm,blood stasis,heat and toxins as the manifestations.The key to treatment lies in tonifying qi,nourishing yin and strengthening the body's resistance,while addressing the pathological factors of phlegm,blood stasis,heat,and toxin.Based on clinical experience,it is believed that the Mahuang Shengma Decoction,which combines cold and heat and has the functions of tonifying deficiency and clearing excess,precisely aligns with the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.In clinical practice,Mahuang Shengma Decoction is used as the basis for treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma.According to the patient's condition on deficiency and excess,the proportion of heat-clearing and warming medicinals in the formula is adjusted.Based on the degree of the patient's pathogenic qi stagnation,the dosage of Mahuang(Ephedrae Herba)is skillfully used.Based on clinical symptoms,channels-based differen-tiation and treatment is given,and the dosage of each medicinal is adjusted according to the syndrome to achieve the effects of promoting the circulation,relieving obstruction and depression,and regulating cold and heat simultaneously,tonifying deficiency and clearing excess,and treating both symptoms and root causes.One test case is attached.
Keywords：Mahuang Shengma Decoctionnasopha-ryngeal carcinomaphlegmblood stasisheat and toxicitydeficiency of both qi and yintreating both deficiency and excesscombining cold and heatchannels-based differentiation and treatment
Publication Date：2026-02-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 190-193,212 )