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.)

Gallbladder Cancer #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao 15g Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Spina Prunellae Xia Ku Cao 15g Clears Hot Phlegm, Clears Liver Fire, Dissipates nodules, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
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.
Sm. Euphorbiae Lathyridis Qian Jin Zi 9g Breaks up Blood Stasis, Eliminates masses, Expels water, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Resolves swelling.
Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing 9g Drains abscesses, Invigorates the channels, Promotes the movement of Blood, Reduces swelling.
Concha Arcae Wa Leng Zi 9g Dissipates nodules, Dissolves Phlegm, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Resolves Stagnation, Softens hardness.
With Hai Zao and Kun Bu, for Phlegm nodules such as goiter.
Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin 9g Transforms hardness and dissolves stones.
Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu 9g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules, promotes urination, reduces swelling and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Sargassum Hai Zao 9g Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Promotes urination, Reduces edema, Reduces Phlegm, Softens areas of hardness.
Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao 9g Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and clears Heat.
Asafoetida A Wei 1.5g Regulates Qi, invigorates the Blood and clears Heat.
Mylabris Ban Mao 1.5g Attacks toxin, erodes sores, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, disperses clumps and causes cancer tissue to break and decay.

Formula Actions

  • Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels
  • Clears Hot Phlegm
  • Dissipates nodules
  • Regulates Qi
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

  • Toxic Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

  • 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
  • Abdominal distention and discomfort
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Dislike of oily foods
  • Lassitude
  • Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink
  • Diarrhea with foul smell or
  • Constipation
  • Fever
  • Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus or deafness
  • Women:
    Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell
    Pruritis vulvae
  • Men:
    Pain, swelling and burning sensations of testicles
    Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation
  • T: Pink
  • C: Yellow and greasy or sticky
  • P: Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid

Treats

  • Gallbladder cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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Modifications

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