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 #33

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Depositum Urinae Hominis Ren Zhong Bai 15g Clears Heat, reduces pathogenic Fire and resolves Blood Stagnation.
Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia 15g Anchors Yang, Dissipates nodules, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Nourishes Yin, Softens hardness.
Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao 6g Purges accumulations, guides out Stagnation, softens hardness, moistens Dryness, clears Heat and drains Fire reduces swelling.
Rx. Kansui Gan Sui 0.6g Clears Heat, Disperses hardenings, Drains water downward, Eliminates congested fluids and thin mucus, Expels Phlegm, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Reduces swelling.

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Reduces pathogenic Fire
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Anchors Yang
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Softens hardness
  • Dissipates nodules
  • Purges accumulations
  • Guides out Stagnation
  • Expels Phlegm
  • 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
  • Diarrhea with foul smell or
  • Constipation
  • Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink
  • 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

  • Liver cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

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