Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Colon Cancer #6

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao 30g Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins, promotes urination, reduces abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng 30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, cools the Blood and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
With Hong Teng and Bai Jiang Cao, for abdominal pain due to inflammation.
Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian 30g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxins, invigorates the Blood, reduces swellings, promotes urination, reduces edema and treats various types of cancer.
With Bai Hua She She Cao, for cancer.
Hb. Solani Lyrati Shu Yang Quan 30g Dispels Heat and Dampness, Dispels Phlegm, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Regulates the circulation of Qi, Removes toxins.
Hb. Solani Nigrum Long Kui 30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, invigorates the Blood, promotes urination, reduces swellings and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Ban Zhi Lian, for cancer.
Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao 30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, expels pus, eliminates Phlegm, reduces abscesses, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, stops pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Pu Gong Ying, disperses Stagnation due to Heat Toxin with abdominal pain and distention, abdominal masses and jaundice.
Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng 15g Clears Heat, Disperses Stasis, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces abscesses, Resolves toxicity, Stops pain.
Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying 15g Clears Heat, Dissipates nodules, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Reduces abscesses, Relieves Fire toxicity, Resolves Dampness.
Fr. Sophorae Huai Jiao 15g Clears and directs Heat downward, cools the Blood, moistens the Intestines and stops bleeding.
Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu 15g Cools the Blood,stops bleeding and clears Toxic Heat.

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Dispels Blood Stasis
  • Reduces swellings
  • Reduces abscesses
  • Dissipates nodules
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

  • Toxic Damp-Heat With Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

  • Hemafecia
  • Abdominal distention and pain
  • Anal pain
  • Low back and waist pain and aching
  • Oliguria
  • Frequent urination
  • Pain and fullness in ribs on both sides
  • Maybe pain in the right hypochondrium
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting sour and bitter fluids
  • Anorexia
  • Maybe alternating chills and fever
  • Concentrated, dark urine
  • Local redness, swelling and pain
  • Maybe fever and chills
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Dislike of oily foods
  • Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink
  • Lassitude
  • Diarrhea with foul smell or
  • Constipation
  • Fever
  • Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus or deafness
  • Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell
  • Pruritis vulvae
  • T: Pink
  • C: Yellow and greasy or sticky
  • P: Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid

Treats

  • Colon Cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For Blood in the stool: For lower abdominal pain with tenesmus:
+ Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Hua Mi + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For constipation: For abdominal pain:
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou + Rx. Linderae Wu Yao
+ Fr. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao + Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.