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.)

Liver Cancer #15

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Moschus She Xiang 3g Invigorates the Blood, dissipates masses, reduces swellings, detoxifies, opens the channels, alleviates pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Ru Xiang and Mo Yao, for carbuncles, sores and hot swellings.
Calculus Bovis Niu Huang 3g Clears the Liver, drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With She Xiang, Mo Yao and Ru Xiang, for boils, carbuncles, fibrocystic breast disease and a wide variety of painful swellings.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 30g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, reduces swelling and generates flesh.
With Mo Yao, for Blood Stasis obstructing the channels with epigastric, flank abdominal and joint pain.
Myrrh Mo Yao 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, alleviates pain, reduces swelling, generates flesh and promotes healing.
With Ru Xiang, disseminates and unblocks the organs and dredges the channels and collaterals to treat epigastric, flank, abdominal and joint pain.
Venenum Bufonis Chan Su 3g Alleviates pain, Attacks toxins, Reduces swellings, Relieves toxicity, Resists cancer, Stops panic.
Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong 9g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation, disperses lumps and masses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Da Huang, breaks up fixed abdominal masses from Blood Stasis.
Hirudo Shui Zhi 9g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis and reduces fixed masses
With Da Huang, regulates Yin and Yang to quickly attack and break up Blood Stasis.
Sanguis Draconis Xue Jie 3g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, alleviates pain, protects the surface of ulcers, prevents decay and generates flesh.
With Ru Xiang and Mo Yao, for pain, swelling or hemorrhage, especially in the chest and abdomen.
Cinnabaris* Zhu Sha 3g Sedates the Heart, calms the Spirit, expels Phlegm Clears Heat, relieves toxicity and prevents putrefaction.
With She Xiang and Niu Huang, for disturbed consciousness or convulsions from high fevers.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 10g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardness, dissipates nodules, transforms Phlegm-Heat, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Excess or Deficiency Heat patterns.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 6g Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Drains Fire, Drains Heat, Eliminates Phlegm, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes urination, Purges accumulations, Reduces Fire toxicity.
Fr. Amomi Sha Ren 3g Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and warms the Middle.
Concha Meretricis/ Cyclinae Ge Qiao 15g Clears Lung Heat, Descends Lung Qi, Dissipates nodules, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Softens hardness, Transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Euphorbiae Hong Da Ji 10g Reduces swelling and dissipates nodules.
Sm. Euphorbiae Lathyridis Qian Jin Zi 6g Breaks up Blood Stasis, eliminates masses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Scolopendrae Wu Gong 10g Attacks and relieves Fire toxins, relieves abdominal masses, dissipates nodules, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain.

Formula Actions

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis
  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Dissipates masses
  • Reduces swellings
  • Detoxifies,
  • Clears the Liver
  • Drains Heat
  • Alleviates pain
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

  • Blood Stagnation with Toxic Heat and Phlegm

Clinical Manifestations

  • Stabbing pain in the epigastrium which is worse with pressure
  • Substantial or insubstantial mass beneath the Heart which is painful on palpation
  • Vomiting food mixed with Blood
  • Dry, black stools
  • Melaena
  • Dry skin
  • Local redness
  • Swelling and pain
  • Maybe fever and chills
  • T: Normal or Purple or Purple spots
  • C: Thin white or yellow
  • P: Rapid and forceful or Deep and thready or Choppy

Treats

  • Liver cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • This substance is toxic and is not longer used.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

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