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.)

Yan Zhong Wan - Pill For Enlarging The Esophagus

English: Pill for Enlarging the Esophagus
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Cutis Bufonis Chan Pi 20 skins Clears Heat and expels toxins.
Baked Squama Manitis Zhi Bie Jia 600g Dissipates nodules, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Softens hardness.
Rz. Polygonati Huang Jing 300g Tonifies Spleen Qi, nurtures Stomach Yin, moistens Lung Yin and Tonifies the Kidneys.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 1300g Invigorates, nourishes and cools the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, reduces abscesses, calms the Spirit and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Sparganii San Leng 150g Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, dissolves accumulations, alleviates pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 150g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, Dissolves accumulations, alleviates pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With San Leng, for Qi and Blood Stagnation with clumping and accumulation.
With Dan Shen and San Leng, for firm abdominal masses.
Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao 300g Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins, reduces abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 300g Dissipates nodules, Eliminates toxins, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Softens hardness, Transforms Phlegm.
Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao 300g Clears Summerheat or Damp-Heat, cools the Blood, clears Liver Heat, stops bleeding and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Zhi Bie Jia, for the final stages of a Warm febrile disease when the Yin Fluids have already been damaged and the pathogen still lurks deep within the Yin level.
Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi 150g Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang, clears Liver Fire, strongly descends rebellious Qi, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Expels toxins
  • Invigorates Blood circulation
  • Dispels Blood Stasis
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Softens hardness
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

  • Blood Stagnation with Toxic Heat and Phlegm

Clinical Manifestations

  • Progressive dysphagia
  • Vomiting after eating
  • Local redness, swelling and pain
  • Maybe fever and chills
  • Vomiting of saliva and undigested food
  • Chest pain
  • Emaciation
  • Loss of appetite, especially for meat
  • Stomach distention
  • Hard stools
  • Dull pain
  • A rancid taste in the mouth
  • T: Normal or Cyanotic
  • C: Thick and white or yellow
  • P: Rapid and forceful or Weak and choppy

Treats

  • Esophageal cancer
  • Colorectal cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

  • Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and make into tablets. Take 3-6g three times Daily.

Modifications

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