Stomach Cancer #32

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	30g	Nourishes Stomach Yin and generates fluids.
Rz. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	9g	Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin. With Bai Zhu and Fu Ling, for Spleen Deficiency with loose watery stools. With Shen Qu and Ji Nei Jin, for a weak Spleen and Stomach with Food Stagnation. With Yu Zhu and Shi Hu, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency with Stomach Yin Deficiency.
Poria	Fu Ling	9g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	15g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces abscesses.
Hb. Dendrobii	Shi Hu	9g	Nourishes Stomach and Lung Yin.
Rz. Polygonati Odorati	Yu Zhu	9g	Nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Stomach and generates fluids.
Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli	Ji Nei Jin	12g	Strongly reduces Food Stagnation, improves the Spleen’s transportive function, transforms hardness and dissolves stones. With Bai Zhu, increases appetite.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, moistens the Intestines, unblocks the bowels, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Massa Medicata Fermentata	Shen Qu	9g	Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, harmonizes the Stomach and moves Qi. With Bai Zhu, for Food Stagnation and diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	9g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism. With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Stomach Yin
• Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach
• Reduces Food Stagnation
• Invigorates the Blood
• Breaks up Blood Stasis
• Alleviates pain

Syndromes

• Stomach cancer due to Stomach Yin Deficiency with dysphoria, fever and intense thirst.

Clinical Manifestations

Incessant, dull pain with a cutting sensation in the Stomach A vague, dull , burning epigastric pain, worse when the Stomach is empty and may improve with pressure The pain is worse at night The patient may wake with pain in the early hours of the morning Discomfort in the upper abdomen Anorexia or Indeterminate, gnawing hunger with no desire to eat May desire Cold, bland foods or a liquid diet Mild nausea, worse in the morning when hungry Maybe dry retching or Hiccups Vomiting Hematemesis (fresh Blood) Weight loss Dry skin, hair and mucus membranes Melaena Edema Ascites Anemia Dysphoria

Fever Hepatomegaly Abdominal tumor The tumor is firm and irregular A wan, sallow complexion No appetite or Famished but with no desire to eat Abdominal distention after meals Dry throat, mouth, mucus membranes and skin Intense thirst with a desire for cool drinks Dry, tarry or pellet-like stools Constipation Irritability with low grade fever Malar flush Nightsweats Five-sole Heat With Kidney Yin Deficiency Dizziness Tinnitus Low back pain Weak and painful knees T: Red with a peeled center or Red and dry or Shiny and dry or Dry and cracked C: Little and dry P: Thready and rapid or Thready and wiry

Treats

Stomach cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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