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 #9

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao 30g Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder, relieves jaundice and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Yin Da Huang, for Early-Stage Damp-Heat Jaundice when Heat is stronger than Dampness.
Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao 15g Clears Liver Fire, clears Hot Phlegm, dissipates nodules and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Zhe Bei Mu, cools and relieves toxicity to disperse and transform Phlegm and treat goiter, scrofula and swollen or inflamed lymph glands.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 9g Clears Heat, relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps, promotes urination and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 15g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 6g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, reduces Fire toxicity, eliminates Phlegm and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Huang Lian, for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat Accumulation.
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 15g Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi, unblocks the bowels, removes Stagnant Food, transforms Phlegm, reduces distention and resolves hardenings.
With Da Huang, for diarrhea, dysentery and abdominal pain due to Damp-Heat.
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 9g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops coughing, dissipates nodules and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Lian Qiao, clears Heat toxin, transforms turbid Phlegm, opens Stagnation and disperses clumped swellings to treat cough with thick yellow sputum, scrofula and goiter from Phlegm-Fire.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 6g Stops coughing, calms wheezing, moistens the Intestines, unblocks the bowels and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, speeds the healing of chronic sores and alleviates pain, benefits the Gallbladder and reduces jaundice.
Rx. Sparganii San Leng 9g Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain, dissolves accumulations and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With E Zhu, for hepatosplenomegaly with distention, pain and immobile, palpable epigastric, sub-costal and abdominal masses
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 9g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, dissolves accumulations, alleviates pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With San Leng, for Qi and Blood Stagnation with clumping and accumulation leading to pain with distending pain in the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, uterine myoma and ovarian cysts.

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up Blood Stasis
  • Eliminates Phlegm
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

  • Toxic Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

  • Jaundice
  • 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
  • Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink
  • Diarrhea with foul smell or
  • Constipation
  • 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
  • Pancreatic cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

  • This formula treats combined Liver and Pancreatic cancer.

Modifications

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