胃癌是我国最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,全国每年约有10余万人死于此病,占恶性肿瘤死亡率的第一或第二位,如癌(瘤)发生在胃内所谓“静区”(以胃体部多见),先前可无症状而骤然发生急性上消化道出血。卢湾区中心医院自1976～1981年共收治急性上消化道出血(肝硬化合并食管静脉曲张除外)的患者共760例中有胃肿瘤35例,其中胃癌31例占出血病因的第四位。入院后均用单味大黄止血。大黄乃属掌叶大黄(Rheum Palma-tum),少部分属药用大黄(Rheum officinale),现报道如下: Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies in China. About 100,000 people die each year in the country, accounting for the first or second place in the death rate of malignant tumors. For example, cancer (tumor) occurs in the so-called “quiet zone” in the stomach. "(Predominantly seen in the body of the stomach), there may have been a sudden and sudden acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. In Luwan District Central Hospital from 1976 to 1981, a total of 760 patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (excluding cirrhosis complicated with esophageal varices) had gastric cancer in 35 cases, of which 31 cases accounted for the fourth cause of bleeding. After admission, they were all stopped with rhubarb. Rhubarb is Rheum Palma-tum, and a small part of Rheum officinale is reported as follows: