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.)

Lung Cancer #53

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen 10g Generates Body Fluids, Strengthens the Spleen, Tonifies Qi, Tonifies the Lungs.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 10g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Poria Fu Ling 10g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, alleviates pain, stops coughing and treats dyspnea.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 10g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, softens the Liver and relieves pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Nourishes the Blood, strongly enriches Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow and arrests coughing and wheezing.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 30g Tonifies Qi and Blood, tonifies the Lungs, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh, expels toxins, relieves numbness and pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with chronic non-healing sores, numbness, painful obstruction and paresthesia.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 10g Awakens the Spleen, Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Promotes Blood flow, Promotes the movement of Qi, Reduces swelling, Transforms turbid Dampness.
Pasta Acaciae seu Uncariae Er Cha 10g Drains Dampness, absorbs suppuration, stops bleeding, generates flesh, clears Heat, clears the Lungs, transforms Phlegm, and generates fluids.
Cordyceps Dong Chong Xia Cao 6g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, augments Jing, nourishes Lung Yin, transforms Phlegm, stops bleeding and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

Formula Actions

  • Tonifies Qi
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

  • Qi and Blood Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

  • Chronic coughing
  • Wheezing
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dilute sputum
  • Fatigue
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Loose stools
  • Poor appetite
  • Dizziness
  • Pale face
  • Weak voice
  • Reluctance to speak
  • Sweating with little or no exertion
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Dry skin
  • Dry hair
  • Poor memory
  • Paleness
  • Scanty periods
  • T: Pale or Pale, thin and dry
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Weak or Thin and choppy or Deep, feeble and thready

Treats

  • Lung 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.