Gan Ai Tang - 肝癌汤 - Liver Cancer Decoction

English:	Liver Cancer Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Fr. Akebiae	Ba Yue Zha	30g	Controls pain, Disperses clumps, Dredges the Liver, Expels Phlegm, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Regulates Qi, Removes toxins.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	30g	Clears Heat, cools invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Liver Fire, drains pus and reduces swelling.
Ganoderma	Ling Zhi	30g	Tonifies Qi and nourishes Blood.
Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae	Ban Zhi Lian	30g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxins, invigorates the Blood, reduces swellings, treats various types of cancer, promotes urination, reduces edema, mildly dispels Blood Stasis and stops bleeding. With Bai Hua She She Cao and Ba Yue Zha, for cancers of the digestive tract.
Cordyceps	Dong Chong Xia Cao	3g	Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, augments Jing and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing	9g	Drains abscesses, Invigorates the channels, Promotes lactation, Promotes the movement of Blood, Reduces swelling.
Concha Arcae	Wa Leng Zi	9g	Alleviates pain, Dissipates nodules, Dissolves Phlegm, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Resolves Stagnation, Softens hardness.
Poria	Fu Ling	9g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae	Bai Hua She She Cao	9g	Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins, reduces abscesses, promotes urination and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Ban Zhi Lian, for cancer.
Rx. Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo	30g	Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi and stops pain.
Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi	30g	Dredges Liver Qi, releases Stagnation, stops pain and conducts Heat out from below. With Yan Hu Suo, for intermittent epigastric and hypochondriac pain, hernia pain or menstrual pain with irritability due to Liver Stagnation with Heat.
Hb. Solani	Huang Shui Qie	30g	Anchors Liver Yang, Disperses Stagnation, Eliminates Dampness, Eliminates toxins, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Reduces inflammation, Relieves pain, Removes Heat.

Formula Actions

• Dredges the Liver
• Regulates Qi
• Controls pain
• Expels Phlegm
• Disperses clumps
• Invigorates the Blood
• Removes toxins
• Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

• Toxic Heat with Qi, Blood and Phlegm Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Tumor develops quickly Fluid inside the breast with a lump inside it Long-standing illness Pain Redness Ulceration Discharge of yellow or bloody, foul-smelling fluid Fatigue Fever Anxiety Dry mouth Thirst Dark urine Bitter taste Red eyes

Insomnia Noxious swellings Abscesses Flat abscesses Red face Chest pain Ulceration of the tumor Maybe a bloody secretion Foul odor Short urine T: Red or Reddish purple C: White or Yellow and greasy or Thick, sticky, dry and yellow P: Wiry and rapid or Rolling and rapid or Wiry, overflowing and rapid or Flooding

Treats

Chemo support for breast cancer with Liver metastasis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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