Treatise On Blood Syndromes

put forward that "to treat all blood syndromes is all about rectifying the liver"

which suggests that differentiation and treatment of blood syndromes should focus on regulating the liver. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) can be classified into the category of "blood syndromes" in traditional Chinese medicine. Based on the idea that the liver is the governor of the free movement of qi

which then guarantees the sound flow of blood

and the liver also stores blood

and well-regulated blood is the prerequisite of health

the treatment method of MDS from the perspective of the liver mainly include: soothing the liver and regulating qi as the core

while invigorating blood and dissolving stasis are the auxiliary; clearing liver heat and draining fire as the core

supplemented with enriching yin and nourishing the blood; clearing the liver and dissolving phlegm as the core

complemented with emolliating the liver and extinguishing wind; supplementing the blood and nourishing the liver as the core

while also warming and moistening to aid qi transformation

so that the liver returns to its healthy state

and the free flow of qi and blood is restored.