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 #4

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Calculus Bovis Niu Huang 30g Clears the Liver, drains Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.
Fr. Akebiae Ba Yue Zha 30g Dredges the Liver, regulates Qi, controls pain, expels Phlegm, disperses clumps, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood, Removes toxin and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Smilacis Chinensis Ba Qia 90g Eliminates toxins, treats sores and carbuncles, relieves swelling and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparata Zhi Ban Xia 15g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi, dissipates nodules, reduces Stagnation and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Arisaematis Zhi Tian Nan Xing 15g Dries Dampness, Expels Phlegm, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 30g Expels toxins, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Promotes urination, Relieves pain, Strengthens the Spleen, Tonifies Qi and Blood.
Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu 30g Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, harmonizes the Stomach and moves Qi.

Formula Actions

  • Promotes urination
  • Dispels Dampness
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Relieves Fire toxins
  • Tonifies Spleen Qi

Syndromes

  • Toxic Phlegm-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
  • Restless fever
  • 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
  • Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus or deafness
  • Prolonged, nagging epigastric pain and distention
  • Patient tends to be overweight
  • Rapid breathing with a harsh voice
  • Cough with sticky, yellow, difficult to expectorate sputum
  • Sore throat
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • Dry stools
  • Alternating constipation and diarrhea
  • Variable appetite
  • Mania
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dyspnea
  • Chest and/or epigastric fullness
  • A heavy sensation in the body
  • Lethargy
  • Women:
    Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell
    Pruritis vulvae
  • Men:
    Pain, swelling and burning sensations of testicles
    Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation
  • T: Pink or Scarlet
  • C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy or Yellow and smooth
  • P: Rapid and smooth or Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid

Treats

  • Liver cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

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