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.)

Prostate Cancer #5

English:
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu 3-15g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules, promotes urination and reduces swelling.
With Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Sargassum Hai Zao 6-16g Reduces Phlegm, softens areas of hardness, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Rz. Sparganii San Leng 3-10g Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, dissolves accumulations and alleviates pain.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 6-12g Clears Heat, Drains Fire, Moistens Dryness and clears Deficiency Fire, Nourishes Yin.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit, Reduces abscesses.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 3-15g Alleviates pain, Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates Blood, Regulates Qi flow, Speeds healing of chronic sores.
Polyporus Zhu Ling 5-18g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and Dispels Damp-Heat.

Formula Actions

  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Softens Phlegm nodules
  • Clears Heat
  • Drains Fire
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis
  • Regulates Qi
  • Dissolves accumulations
  • Alleviates pain
  • Promotes urination
  • Dispels Damp-Heat

Syndromes

  • Phlegm and Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

  • Noxious swellings
  • Abscesses
  • Flat abscesses
  • Red face
  • Chest pain
  • Ulceration of the tumor
  • Maybe a bloody secretion
  • Foul odor
  • Short urine
  • T: Reddish purple
  • C: Little or Yellow
  • P: Wiry and rapid or Flooding or Tight or Thin

Treats

  • Prostate cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For strengthening the immune system:
+ Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng

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