Nasopharyngeal Cancer #5

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi	9g	Dredges Liver Qi, Releases Stagnation, Stops pain and conducts Heat out from below.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	9g	Alleviates sores (internally and topically), Calms the Spirit, Disperses Wind, Opens the Orifices, Promotes Blood flow, Reduces swelling, Removes filth, Vaporizes Phlegm.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	12g	Nourishes Blood, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	12g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dissipates nodules (transforms Phlegm-Heat), Drains Fire, Relieves toxicity, Softens hardness.
Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou	15g	Clears Lung Heat, Dissipates nodules, Eliminates pus, Reduces abscesses, Transforms Hot Phlegm.
Concha Ostreae (raw)	Mu Li	30g	Softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Sp. Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao	30g	Clears Liver Fire, clears Hot Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
Spina Gleditsiae	Zao Jiao Ci	15g	Discharges pus, Draws out toxicity, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces swelling.
Borax (added last)	Peng Sha	1.5g	Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm, Prevents putrefication, Reduces swellings, Relieves toxicity.

Formula Actions

• Dredges Liver Qi
• Releases Stagnation
• Stops pain
• Relieves toxicity
• Dissipates nodules
• Clears Heat
• Dissolves Phlegm
• Reduces swelling

Syndromes

• Nasopharyngeal Cancer - Lower Nose

Clinical Manifestations

Metatastic tumors of the cervical lymph nodes with pronounced cancerous swelling Emotional depression Irascibility A bitter taste in the mouth

Dry throat Movable hard tumor in the neck T: Red tip C: Thin and white P: Wiry and thready

Treats

Nasopharyngeal cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For extreme thirst and a relatively large swelling on the neck:		For a yellow tongue coat:
+ 30 Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For Qi Deficiency:		+ 30g Hb. Oldenlandia	Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ 30g Fr. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi