Phytotherapy

Phytotherapy deals with “the use of products of plant origin for therapeutic purposes. It serves to prevent, alleviate or cure a pathological condition. Or with the aim of maintaining health”.

Herbal medicine is an alternative medicine therapy.

Chemotherapy is one of the treatments against cancer. It consists of the use of drugs called antineoplastic drugs. Thus, these act against tumor cells by preventing their multiplication or altering their metabolism. A significant percentage of these drugs are derived from natural products. In addition, the pharmaceutical industry is constantly searching for new compounds.

In conclusion, plants have been an important source of useful compounds against cancer. To date, 3,000 plant species with potential antitumor activity have been reported.

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Stage IV Kidney Cancer (Wilms Tumor) treated by Oncothermia and herbs

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Clinical case

A 17-year-old Korean woman was treated from October 25, 2014, until July 22, 2015 with an integrating medical treatment, in order to control the extent of her illness.

The integrative medical treatment included: oncothermia, thymosin-α1 and phytotherapy. Phytotherapy was administered in 8 ml. of inhalation of Soram nebulizer solution qd, Soramdan S 8 g po, Hangamdan S 1 g po, tid, Cheongjangtang 10-30 ml, and Spiam HC 8 g po. She received Oncothermia (2-3 times a week) and 1.6 mg of treatment with thymosin-α1 (Zadaxin) i.m.

Result

According to the result of the CT on July 15, 2015, the liver metastasis was no longer seen, while the lung metastasis remained stable without tumor progression.

Conclusion

In patterns of Wilms tumor progression after surgery and chemotherapy, integrative medical treatment can be significant for disease control.


Reference

Lee D, Kim SS, Seong S, Cho W, Yu H. Stage IV Wilms Tumor Treated by Korean Medicine, Hyperthermia and Thymosin-α1: A Case Report. Case Rep Oncol. 2016 Feb 20;9(1):119-25. doi: 10.1159/000443724. 

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