Lung Cancer #29

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	15g	Clears Heat and dries Dampness, Drains Fire and detoxifies Cools the Blood and stops bleeding and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs with fever, fullness in the chest, cough with yellow sputum and epistaxis or hematemesis.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	15g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Drains Damp-Heat, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces Fire, Reduces swelling, Relieves toxicity.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	18g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardness, dissipates nodules, transforms Phlegm-Heat, drains Fire and relieves toxicity. With Jin Yin Hua and Gan Cao, for boils, carbuncles and furuncles. With Sheng Di Huang and Mai Men Dong, for a sore, dry throat due to Deficiency Fire. With Sheng Di Huang, for Excess or Deficiency Heat patterns.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	18g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids.
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	30g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Gan Cao, for toxic swellings and sores. With Gan Cao and Xuan Shen, for sloughing ulcers from Heat toxicity. With Huang Qin, for suppurating boils that have not ulcerated, or have ulcerated but are not discharging pus.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	15g	Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops coughing. With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	6g	Stops coughing, calms wheezing and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough due to Dryness and Heat injuring the Lungs.
Hb. Menthae	Bo He	3g	Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes and benefits the throat.
Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	10g	Disperses Wind, clears Heat and detoxifies. With Bo He, for Wind-Heat patterns with fever, chills, headache, dizziness, sore eyes and sore throat.
Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke	10g	Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure and resolves hardenings.
Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	15g	Clears Lung Heat, Dissipates nodules, Eliminates pus, Reduces abscesses, Regulates Qi, Transforms Hot Phlegm.
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	10g	Clears Heat, Dissipates nodules, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Stops coughing, Transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops coughing, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, inhibits the growth of cancer cells, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Resolves toxicity
• Cools the Blood
• Regulates Qi
• Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

• Lung cancer due to Toxic Heat with Qi Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Hemoptysis Aversion to Heat Cough Asthma Local redness, swelling and pain

Maybe fever and chills T: Normal C: Thin white or yellow P: Rapid and forceful

Treats

Lung cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For fever with a yellow tongue coat:		For hemoptysis:
+ 240g Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	+ Four Miracle Pill Si Shen Wan
For water retention:
+ 60g Talcum	Hua Shi
+ 15g Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae	Ban Zhi Lian