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 #27

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Hb. Ardisiae Japonicae Zi Jin Niu 30g Alleviates pain, Expels Phlegm, Invigorates the Blood, Transforms Stasis.
Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian 30g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxins, invigorates the Blood, reduces swellings and treats various types of cancer.
Rx. Rhapontici Lou Lu 12g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, drains abscesses and swellings, expels pus and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

Formula Actions

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Transforms Stasis
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Fire Toxicity
  • Expels Phlegm
  • 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
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For Dampness with Qi Stagnation: For Damp-Heat:
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen
For a fever: + 6g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 9g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao
For Spleen Deficiency:
+ 9g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling

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