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.)

Esophageal Cancer #5

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Calculus Bovis Niu Huang 1.5g Drains Heat and resolves Fire toxicity.
Alumen Ming Fan 1.5g Clears Heat, Dries Dampness, Expels Phlegm, Generates flesh, Purges Fire, Relieves toxicity, Restrains and inhibits sores, Transforms putrefication.
Baked Alumen Ming Fan 1.5g Strongly restrains and inhibits sores , generates flesh, stops diarrhea and bleeding and transforms putrefication.
Realgar Xiong Huang 1.5g Relieves toxicity, dries Dampness and expels Phlegm.
With She Xiang, Ru Xiang and Mo Yao, for abscesses and other hard suppurative lesions.
Succinum Hu Po 1.5g Dissipates Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes healing, Reduces swelling.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 1.5g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, reduces swelling, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Mo Yao, for chronic, ulcerated and nonhealing sores.
Myrrh Mo Yao 1.5g Alleviates pain, Dispels Blood Stasis, Generates flesh, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes healing, Reduces swelling.
Margarita Zhen Zhu 1.5g Clears the Liver, promotes healing and generates flesh.
Hydrargyrum Qing Fen 1.5g Generates flesh, promotes the healing of sores and resolves toxicity.
Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing 30g Dries Dampness, expels Phlegm, reduces swelling, inhibits the growth of cancer cells and alleviates pain.
Concha Arcae Wa Leng Zi 45g Dissipates nodules, Dissolves Phlegm, Invigorates the Blood, Resolves Stagnation, Softens hardness.
Arsenicum Pi Shuang 1.5g Eliminates phlegm and and erodes sores topically.
Moschus She Xiang 1.5g Activates the Blood, dissipates masses, reduces swellings, detoxifies, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
With Niu Huang, for a sore throat.
With Zhen Zhu, Xiong Huang and Niu Huang, for severe hot sores and ulcerations, especially of the throat.
With Ru Xiang and Mo Yao, for carbuncles, sores and hot swellings.

Formula Actions

  • Drains Heat
  • Resolves Fire toxicity
  • Expels Phlegm
  • Restrains and inhibits sores
  • Generates flesh
  • Transforms putrefication
  • Softens hardness
  • Dissipates nodules

Syndromes

  • Toxic Heat with Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

  • Progressive dysphagia
  • Vomiting after eating
  • Local redness
  • Swelling and pain
  • Maybe fever and chills
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin white or yellow
  • P: Rapid and forceful

Treats

  • Esophageal cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • This formula is extremely toxic and must be used with great caution.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

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