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Can the theory of aristolochic acid poison be established

Can the theory of aristolochic acid poison be established

4hw.org: as the saying goes, it is advocated by traditional Chinese medicine, so many of them are poisonous but can cure stubborn diseases. As long as the syndrome is treated, toxic drugs are also safe; if the syndrome is not treated, non-toxic drugs are also harmful.

Recently, "Aristolochia carcinogenesis" has become a hot topic. This incident originated from a paper published in the Journal of translational medicine, which suggested that aristolochic acid might be a risk factor for liver cancer, but did not provide direct evidence of aristolochic acid leading to liver cancer. In response, a spokesman for the State Food and Drug Administration said that according to the analysis of large epidemiological samples and large data, liver cancer patients in China are mainly caused by hepatitis B virus infection. Whether there is a direct relationship between aristolochic acid and aristolochic acid, there is no strong data support.

According to the results of the above study, 78% of 98 cases of liver cancer in Taiwan and 47% of 89 cases of liver cancer in mainland China showed the characteristics of aristolochic acid related mutations. In fact, gene mutation is not equal to cancer. The internal relationship between aristolochic acid and liver cancer is not clear. However, under the repeated dissemination of the media, the headlines become more and more sensational. For example, "what's aristolochic acid? It's responsible for 80% of liver cancer in Taiwan and nearly 50% of liver cancer in mainland China!", "injury to liver and kidney and strong carcinogenesis!" aristolochic acid "must be remembered, and" this research fire, aristolochic acid causes liver cancer?! "& hellip; & hellip; these titles make the public who don't know the truth jumpy. Many people just look at the title and don't look at the original To explore the causal relationship between aristolochic acid and liver cancer, it is better to believe that aristolochic acid exists or not. A paper without a definite conclusion has become so eloquent and frightening.

In recent years, the saying that traditional Chinese medicine is poisonous has been widely spread. The traditional Chinese medicine injures the liver and the kidney, mostly staying at the level of the legend which is unclear. However, some media and websites not only question the toxicity of traditional Chinese medicine, but also infer that "don't eat poisonous traditional Chinese medicine indiscriminately" and smear the whole traditional Chinese medicine industry with the accusation of "no need".

In traditional Chinese medicine, "poison" refers to the bias of drugs. According to the severity of the drug, there are big poison, regular poison, small poison and non-toxic. The toxic components of traditional Chinese medicine are often the effective components for treating diseases, that is, to attack poisons with poisons. For example, strychnine from strychnine and croton oil from Croton are both toxic and effective components. The side effects of toxic traditional Chinese medicine can be alleviated or eliminated by processing or compatibility. Traditional Chinese medicine is toxic and non-toxic, the key is whether to treat the syndrome. The ancients said: 'the harm of medicine lies in medicine, not in medicine'. As long as the syndrome is treated, toxic drugs are also safe; if the syndrome is not treated, non-toxic drugs are also harmful. As Xu Lingtai, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said: 'although licorice and ginseng are used by mistake, they are poisonous and so on. Without the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, misuse or abuse of traditional Chinese medicine will lead to problems. If under the guidance of the doctor, according to the safe dosage and time of medication, no toxic reaction will be caused.

Many people worry that Aristolochia will affect the whole Chinese medicine industry. When Chinese medicine prescribes prescriptions, according to the principle, if a certain drug is banned, even alternative drugs cannot be found, and the prescriptions are not complete, we can only look at the medicine and sigh. How can Chinese medicine see a doctor? In contrast, Aristolochia is another scene in foreign countries. There is a kind of medicinal material named tetrandrine in Aristolochiae. Its extract tetrandrine is a promising candidate drug against Ebola virus. Researchers from the United States and Germany published relevant papers in the journal Science. Chinese people use science to compare the toxicity of real Chinese medicine, while foreign scientists pay more attention to the effectiveness of toxic Chinese medicine. As a result, the treasure of the old ancestors became a money spinner for foreigners.

The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to inherit and develop the cause of traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is a precious wealth left by our ancestors. To inherit, develop and make good use of it, we need a good atmosphere of public opinion. When there is a lot of noise, all sectors of society, especially all kinds of media, should take off their tinted glasses, less stigmatized imagination, more responsibility, clean up the source, restore the original appearance of qihuangshu, and don't let "unnecessary" destroy traditional Chinese medicine.