What works behind herb for cancer?

In addition, there are many Chinese medicine formulas handed down from ancient time can treat cancer to a certain degree. Herb for cancer focuses on not only curing cancer itself by softening, resolving tumor and promoting blood circulation to remove stasis, but also prescribing herbs according to the holistic concept by methods such as strengthening vital Qi and immune system, nourishing Yin and generating fluid, and benefiting Qi and strengthening spleen.

Some of herbs might not have the anti-cancer effects directly, such as ginseng, Codonopsis, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia Radix, dendrobium, etc. However, all these herbs can play a role in strengthening vital Qi, thus greatly enhancing anti-cancer effects.

The features of herb for cancer

In general, the features of herb for cancer are as follows.

1. Herb for cancer is on the basis of holistic concept. Although cancer is growing in the local part of the body, cancer, in fact, is a systemic disease. For most of cancer patients, topical treatment can not cure cancer root and branch. However, method of herb for cancer thinks about the treatment for cancer from a whole concept. In other words, it considers the treatment both the cancer itself and the whole body. Therefore, herb for cancer can play an important role in improving the condition of cancer itself and the overall conditions.

2. Herb for cancer can make up for the shortages of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. While surgery works to remove the malignant cells and tissues, there might still be some cancer tissues left, metastasis of regional lymph node, or vascular thrombosis and so on.

• After the surgery, the application of herb for cancer can be used to prevent recurrence and metastasis;
• Radiotherapy and chemotherapy have considerable side effects for gastrointestinal and hematopoietic system, while the application of herb for cancer can reduce or relieve these side effects while enhancing the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy;
• For cancer patients who are in advanced stage or can not receive therapies of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the application of herb for cancer might be the best option.

3. Herb for cancer is with little side effects.

Herbs for cancer or surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy?

Which one would be better in treating cancer, herbs for cancer or surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy? First we must understand the efficacy of Chinese medicine and western medicine in treating cancer. Of course, surgery often performs better in the case of allowing sugary. However, in some certain cancers, particularly in advanced cancer patients, western medicine has no effective solutions. In such cases, herb for cancer would achieve better results. Sometimes, the treatment combining herb and Western medicine treatment can work better too. The key in treating patients of advanced cancer is to relieve pain, improve quality of life and inhibit the development of cancer cells. Therefore, the application of herb for cancer can control proliferation of cancer cells while obtaining the chances of longer survival even still with cancer.

Although herb for cancer has a certain anti-cancer effect, the results are often found not so satisfactory in the case of one certain herb being used alone. It is unrealistic to cure any cancer by using only one kind of herb for cancer. The key is to follow the basic rules of Traditional Chinese medicine and prescribe the right formula.

Because the colon cancer cells have spread to elsewhere in the body, the surgery is unlikely to eliminate them all. The worse is that sometimes after the surgery the colon cancer will come back in the bowel again, which can grow and completely block the bowel. In such case, the patients tend to have symptoms such as severe constipation and vomiting large amounts.

Methods to relieve constipation by metastatic liver cancer

To relieve the symptoms of constipation and vomit, according to western medication, there are two methods available as follows:

• First the bowel can be unblocked by putting in a tube called a stent;
• Second way is the surgery, in which the affected part of the bowel would be removed to unblock the bowel.

Apparently these two methods can lead another pain to the cancer patients. They have suffered too much and deserve a better way to relieve their pain. From the point of view of Chinese medicine, constipation and vomit caused by metastatic liver cancer, combined with other symptoms, must to be put into consideration to make a successful diagnosis.

The following is a typical case of constipation after metastatic liver cancer surgery and show you how the diagnosis proceed based on the theory of Six Channels in Chinese medicine.

Case of severe constipation after metastatic liver cancer surgery

Guo, male, 63-year-old man.
There was severe constipation one week after the metastatic liver cancer surgery. The physician prescribed lactulose and ever tried with enemas, but both of them failed to unblock the bowel.

Chief Complains:

• Severe constipation;
• Feeling bloated and full in lower abdomen;
• Pain;
• Bitter mouth and desire to vomit;
• Dry mouth and desire to dink;
• Chest tightness and shortness of breath;
• Orthopnoea;
• Irritability and insomnia;
• Palpitations;
• Occasional dizziness;
• Headache (with high blood pressure);
• Distension over the whole abdomen;
• No fart;
• Pain in lower abdomen when touched with hand;
• Feel hard in the part of stomach when touched with hand;
• Muscle both below the costal region feels tension and sensitive;
• Dark tongue in tone, with white, greasy, and slight yellow coating;
• Deep and astringent pulse.

Syndrome differentiation of constipation after metastatic liver cancer surgery

At the first glance, all the syndrome of constipation, distension over the whole abdomen, no fart, irritability and insomnia lead it to the scope of Da Cheng Qi Tang. However the patient of metastatic liver cancer complained mainly in pain, distension and fullness in lower abdomen, which can rule out the possibility of Da Cheng Qi Tang. And the deep and astringent pulse should indicate that stasis of blood and stagnation of food toxicity in vessels and channels, instead of Yin deficiency syndrome. Combined with other symptoms and tongue diagnosis, there is no doubt that it should be a Yang excess syndrome.

• Feel hard in the part of stomach when touched with hand;
• Severe constipation;
• Muscle both below the costal region feels tension and sensitive;
• Bitter mouth and desire to vomit.

The above-mentioned symptoms point to the disease involving in both channels of Shao Yang and Yang Ming, which fall into the scope of Da Chai Hu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction).

• Feeling bloated and full in lower abdomen;
• Pain in lower abdomen when touched with hand;
• Irritability and insomnia;
• Palpitations;
• Chest tightness and shortness of breath;
• Orthopnoea;
• Occasional dizziness;
• Headache (with high blood pressure).

The above-mentioned symptoms point to blood stasis in lower Jiao and uprush, which fall into the scope of Tao He Cheng Qi Tang.

• Dry mouth and desire to dink;
• Irritability.

The above-mentioned symptoms point to Yang Ming syndrome, namely the presentation of Shi Gao (Gypsum fibrosum).

Diagnosis: Disease involving in both channels of Shao Yang and Yang Ming, accompanied with blood stagnation in lower Jiao and uprush.

Treatment: Unblock the bowel, dispel the stasis of blood and reconcile Shao Yang.

Formulas: Da Chai Hu Tang and Tao He Cheng Qi Tang plus Shi Gao

• Chai Hu (Bupleurum) 12g;
• Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis) 10g;
• Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome) 12g;
• Zhi Shi (Aurantii Fructus immaturus) 10g;
• Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix alba) 12g;
• Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) 4 pieces;
• Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma recens) 10g;
• Dang Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 10g;
• Tao Ren (Persicae Semen)12g;
• Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) 10g;
• Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) 12g (mixed with boiled decoction separately);
• Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata) 10g;
• Shi Gao (Gypsum fibrosum) 45g.

Notes:

• 3 doses in total;
• A few amount each time with frequency service;
• Stop it once bowel unblocks.
• Due to the patient of metastatic liver cancer has nausea and desires to vomit, it should use ginger to rub the tongue if he wants to vomit during drinking decoction. But pay attention not overdo it and it is appropriate as long as not to spit decoction.

After finishing two doses intermittently the first day, the patient felt a little improved with sound sleep but constipation remained. The following day just one hour after he finished the decoction, he felt discomfort in abdomen and soon relieved large amount of black and smelling bowels, including 6 to 7 hard stools. He felt extremely comfortable after that and acclaimed this medicine as a ready-made panacea.

Because there were still symptoms such as dry mouth and bitter mouth, the patient of metastatic liver cancer needed to continue taking another 3 doses of Da Chai Hu Tang and Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan plus Shi Gao for cleanup.

Metastatic liver cancer is unlikely to be cured, but Chinese medicine can help relieve the symptoms of severe constipation and improve the life quality. Of course, all need to be based on a successful diagnosis first. Now you see that how important the syndrome differentiation is in Traditional Chinese medicine therapies.

Breast cancer causes

Improper treatment of breast hyperplasia of mammary gland can lead to breast cancer. Although there are a variety of causes for breast cancer, improper treatment accounts for a large part of that.

In addition to physical weakness and both deficiency of blood and qi, frequent anger impeding the rise of liver qi is also one of important causes for breast cancer.

Due to the stagnation of liver qi for a long term, mammary gland is easy to become a “death zone”. Because of improper treatment, mammary secretion becomes inadequate. For breast cancer, initially the pathogen of cold is excessive. After deficiency fire is eliminated, the cold will be more excessive. And then breasts will become a “forbidden area” to vital qi, which is the root cause of breast cancer. Vital qi can not fight against excessive cold and has no access to mammary gland, which eventually lead to the development of cancer.

Breast cancer

There are a lot of breast cancer treatments, but for the deficiency breast cancer, it is no way to use surgery, which will only increase the consumption of vital qi, contribute to the pathogen of cold, add more pain to the patients, and shorten the patients’ life.

Therefore, Chinese medicine should be used to cope with deficiency breast cancer. Although Chinese medicine takes more time and relatively slower, but the effect is very prominent once the proper formulas are given.

Deficiency breast cancer treatment

The syndrome differentiation of Chinese medicine for breast cancer lies mainly in strengthening vital qi and eliminating pathogens, namely eliminating the pathogen of cold on the basis of strengthening vital qi, which is the root theory of Chinese medicine in breast cancer cure.

Cancer is not horrible, and the most horrible thing is the timidity of the cancer patients before the treatment. So the already weak vital qi will not function properly, and can not fight against cancer any more.

Therefore, first confidence must be established for patients suffered from breast cancer. Increased confidence will help the exertion of the potential of the body, which offers great help on cancer treatment. This is the first step in overcoming cancers.

In specific course of treatment for breast cancer, due to the pathogen entering too deeply and resulting in stagnation in meridians, first of all it needs to remove stagnation and choose medication according to the specific patient’s condition. In general, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang can be adopted for some time first as initial treatment. During the process, various pathological changes will emerge. It needs to change the medications according to the specific symptoms, which is also the principle of treating all difficult diseases.

If the patients’ vital qi is too weak and pathogen of cold is too excessive, which is incurable to any medication. On the contrary, as long as the patients’ vital qi is enough, coupled with the right medication, cancer is still able to cure.

Finally, during treatment the patients suffered from breast cancer must keep enthusiastic, at the same time intake more nutrition. Coupled with the right medication, breast cancer will be able to cure.

Clinically on the basis of symptoms commonly used principles in treatment of breast cancer are as follows:

Herbal therapy for breast cancer

(1). Stagnation of liver qi
Main syndrome: distending pain in breast, oppression in bilateral costal, unchanged color of breast lumps, hard texture, irritability, dizziness, pink tongue, thin white coating and string pulse.

Therapy: Soothing the Liver qi, dramatically removing blood stasis and resolving stasis blood.

(2). Accumulated phlegm and fire
Main syndrome: breast lump swelling pain, increased significantly, and even festers with offensive odor, dry throat, tongue pain, constipation, red tongue, yellow slippery coating, and smooth string pulse.

Therapy: Clearing heat-toxicity, removing phlegm and resolving blood stasis.

(3). Spleen and stomach deficiency
Main syndrome: ochriasis complexion, fatigue, shortness of breath, few words, loss of appetite, abdominal distention after eating, wizened, pale tongue, scalloped rim, thin white coating, thin pulse.

Therapy: invigorating spleen and replenishing qi, softening and resolving hard mass.

(4). Liver and kidney deficiency
Main syndrome: breast lumps, hard and uneven, or fester with offensive odor, wearing out, blackened complexion, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, dizziness, ringing in the ears, upset, insomnia, tender red tongue, little coating, thin string pulse.

Therapy: nourishing liver and kidney, dramatically removing blood stasis and resolving stasis blood.

Acupuncture treatment protocols for breast cancer

Acupuncture therapy is an important component of Chinese medicine, which is widely used in various diseases. Acupuncture as a means for cancer treatment is a new study topics in recent years. At present clinical studies have shown that acupuncture, by the use of acupoints along meridians and appropriate practices, can relieve the breast cancer patients tremendously on pain, fever, abdominal distension, constipation, anuresis, insomnia and dreaminess, menstrual disorders and other symptoms.

Commonly used acupuncture points: Rugen (S18), Jianjing (Gb21), Danzhong (CV17), San yin chiao (Sp 6), Tsusanli (St 36), Hsinshu (Bl 15), Pi’ shu (Bl 20), Ke shu (Bl 17).

Adjuncting acupuncture points: Chien wai shu (Si 14), Bingfeng (SI 12), Pohu (B 42), Shentang (B 44), Tan shu (Bl 19), Yishe.

Press Ear Acupoints can be also added to treat breast cancer. For deficiency pattern of breast cancer patients, moxibustion may be chosen too, acupuncture points as the same above.

Symptomatic treatment Chinese medicine for breast cancer treatment

In addition to the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment of breast cancer based on the patterns, symptomatic treatment can be applied too. Symptomatic treatment treats the breast cancer patients according to the systemic health conditions and toxicity reaction during the process of receiving other therapies.

(1) Breast cancer patients are in fragile health after surgery. It would be a big trauma physically and psychologically for breast cancer patients after they receiving radical surgery. The patients may experience loss of both qi and blood. Treatments are advised to mainly tune and supplement both qi and blood, and assistantly clear toxic substance and eliminate pathogens.

(2) The number of white blood cells drops after breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. One of the most common toxicity side effects of chemotherapy is bone marrow suppression and white blood cells reduction. Treatments are advised to mainly nourish blood, and assitantly combine with detoxification.

(3) Digestive tract reaction is also one of the most common toxicity side effects after breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The breast cancer patients are often with syndrome of appetite loss, food intake reduced even nausea and vomiting. Treatment is advised to mainly strengthen spleen and stomach, and assistantly combined with detoxification.

(4) Radiation pneumonitis is one of the most common toxicity side effects after breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy. Treatment is advised to nourish Yin and clear lung heat.

(5) Lymphedema in upper extremity is one of common complications after breast cancer patients receiving radical mastectomy. Treatment is advised to benefit qi and activate blood circulation, dredge collateral to detumescence.

Symptomatic therapy of Chinese medicine is effective in alleviating a variety of symptoms. Alleviate the suffering of patients can enhance patients’ physique. Then breast cancer patients can continue to finish the necessary radiotherapy and chemotherapy, eventually prolong life and improve quality of life.

For the cancer treatment by Chinese medicine, we have a lot of talk already. But in reality do you know how many patients are willing to accept cancer treatment by Chinese medicine? The statistics show it is not a promising situation. Despite western medicine use methods of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy to torture, or even kill the patients finally, people are still willing to pay good money for that suffering! And even death from it, patients won’t blame the incapability of modern medicine either. It is because they have been advised in front that modern medicine can not cure cancer at all.

But it is a completely different issue for Chinese medicine. In treating cancer patients by Chinese medicine, if it is not an instant improvement, there may be a lot of criticism and pressures from all sides. The patient won’t cooperate with you any more, let alone with the long-term cancer treatment; even if patients’ situation improve quickly, patients will still give up halfway and terminate the therapy just because decocting and drinking herbal tea cost too much trouble. Eventually cancer patients will turn to Western medicine again. Just as what they said, these life-saving methods – radiotherapy and chemotherapy can kill cancer cells, inhibit its spread. They won’t mention the fact that while cancer cells are being killed, the normal body cells (white blood cells and red blood cells … …) are being destroyed as well. Cancer cells fail to be killed either, on the contrary it turns out that more and more cancer cells reproduce.

At last it leads to the body’s immune being weakened sharply and getting worse. In terminology of Chinese medicine, it is called “deficient vital qi and excessive pathogens.”

Breast cancer case

In year of 2000, there was one cases of diagnosis and treatment of a female breast cancer patient. Liu, 52-year-old teacher, suffered from lung cancer after surgical removal of part of a breast for breast cancer. In the following two years, she should receive radiotherapy every 3 months, let alone chemotherapy, which spoiled the body’s immune system as total a mess.

Every day symptoms of lasting fever and chills can be seen, accompany with sore body, edema, dizziness and vomit, palpitations and shortness of breath, abdominal fullness, appetite loss, dry stool, blackened nail, yellow green dull complexion and walking difficultly. Intramuscular injection was given to allay the fever every day, but in vain. Potion overflowed by itself after needle was pulled out due to patient’ muscle can not absorb the potion at all. The number of erythroblasts and leukocyte was down to several hundreds and hemoglobin down to about 5g. It just got nowhere despite all methods had been tried. Later she was introduced to an experienced Chinese medicine practician to give it a try. After 6 doses, fever was down, edema diminished, appetite recovered, walk vigorously, urine and stool were back to normal. After 18 doses, patient was overjoyed that the body was back to normal every aspect.

Later an examination showed that the number of erythroblasts and leukocyte rose to standard value and hemoglobin 12g. Liu considered that she had recovered from breast cancer and refused to take decoction any more. No one could convince her at that time. 2 months later, all symptoms were back again after receiving chemotherapy. Then she turned to the Chinese medicine for one week medication and regained the strength again. After that she refused to continue the decoctions. It was just a vicious circle, eventually she died from it in autumn of 2003.

During that therapy, explanation has been repeated many times to her. But she still stuck to that paranoid that cancer cells can be killed only by chemotherapy and Chinese medicine can not kill any cancer cells at all. According to a so-called cancer specialist, cancer cells proliferate rapidly if chemotherapy does not perform in time.

Alas! Why today’s Chinese people have such aversion to Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)? It is such a pity.

Features: Over proliferation of cancerous cells

Treatment of western medicine: When resection is not suitable in non-early stage, therapy of combined treatment is the proper choice.

When cancer patients can not stand chemotherapy or are not suitable to apply chemotherapy for other chronic severe diseases, the intervention of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the proper choice.

The basic idea:

To adjust constitution;
To relieve symptoms;
To improve quality of life, which stands for three nos:

1. No lack of cheerful spirit;
2. No body weight loss;
3. No appetite loss to keep people alive to receive medical treatment. To extend the life span by combination of three methods of resolving, strengthening and tonifying.

Benefits:
1. Fewer side effects;
2. Patients receptive;
3. Treatment of low-cost

Common folk remedies often used in cancer treatment: tonkinensis, aconite tuber and toad venom …

Liver cancer: It is a wrong idea of promoting the blood circulation for removing blood stasis.

The current common treatments: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy;

Some treatments still waiting for further study: photochemical therapy, gene therapy, biological therapy.

Cancer treatment by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) focuses on adjusting constitution, relieving symptoms, improving quality of life and extending the life span. The treatment cost is so low that it is easily accepted by patients.

Xiao Chai Hu Tang- Minor Bupleurum Decoction

Hong Shen (Red Ginseng) 6-12g Chai hu (Bupleurum) 6-12g Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) 6-12g Ban xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma preparatum) 6-12g Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) 3-6g Sheng Jiang (dried ginger) 3-6g Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) 10-20g

1. Applicable to cancers with fever, nausea, vomiting, and blood system cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer and lung cancer etc.

Xiao Chai Hu Tang is suitable for cancer treatment in the lag phase or in the chronic phase.

——Combined with Guizhi decoction to treat bone marrow dysplasia caused by fever, the amount of Bupleurum required to reach a big dosage of 30g . Usually fever will be down in 3-5 days. In addition, red ginseng, cinnamon and cassia twig can be also added up to 20g, or 10g each.
——More than 30g of Forsythia would be added in treatment of gastric cancer, liver cancer when abdominal pain and vomiting occurs. There are not only the short-term effects of stopping the pain and vomiting, but also extending the life span in a long run. A large amount of forsythia can stop vomiting, especially caused in treatment of gastric cancer
——Plus Fu Ling (Poria), Zhu Ling (Polyporus umbellatus), Lian Qiao (Forsythia) for chronic myelogenous leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and working with the hydroxyl urine, can stabilize the condition.

2. This formula also applies to constitution adjustment when those patients are in good condition and without anemia, generally in small doses, often with Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Tian Dong (Asparagus), Gui zhi (cassia twig), Fu ling (Poria), Zhu ling (Polyporus umbellatus), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes), Rou gui (cinnamon), Zhe xie (Alisma).

3. Added 30-60g of Forsythia can be used for lymphoma, lymphocytic leukemia and tumor metastasis when lymph nodes occur. “Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic”: “Treat chills and fever, fistula and scrofulosis, swollen carbuncle and severe tumefaction, wart, stagnation of pathogenic heat, Gu Du (poison produced by venomous insects.)”

Zhang Xi-chun: “A catholicon for tumefaction.”

4. Animal studies suggest that it is with anti-tumor effect.

Wu Ling San

Bai zhu (Atractylodes) 15-3-30g Fu ling (Poria) 15-30g Zhu ling (Polyporus umbellatus) 15-30g Zhe xie (Alisma) 20-40g Gui zhi (cassia twig)10-20g / Rou gui (Cinnamon bark) 6-12g

1. Applying in tumor associated with diarrhea, edema, or ascites, which can be seen mostly in liver cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, especially after chemotherapy. Zhang Zhongjing called Shui ni zheng, which means that one person is thirsty and want to drink water, but vomit or diarrhea occurs once water runs into stomach.

——Spit: thirst, but drink little water, or like to drink hot water, and spit once water runs in.
——Diarrhea: Diarrhea or loose stool with less urine, swelling tendency to appear serious pleural effusion, ascites.

Role:
——To alleviate the physical symptoms, to alleviate a sense of thirst, so that stool forms;
——To eliminate the spirit of neurological symptoms such as headache, dizziness, palpitations, muscle beating and so on.

Clinical Use:
——Combined with Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang for the treatment of multiple myeloma with frequent fever;
——Combined with Zhen Wu Tang for the treatment of liver cancer and cirrhosis.

2. Combined with Xiao Chai Hu Tang (called Chai ling Tang) for cancer patients’ conventional constitution adjustment during or after chemotherapy. Currently there are ready medicines in Japan- but with only little clinical study.

3. Big fat tongue is an important indicator of using Wu ling san.

Zhi Gan Cao Tang

Zhigan cao (prepared RADIX GLYCYRRHIZAE) 3-15g Ren shen (Ginseng) 10-20g Mai dong (Ophiopogon japonicus) 10-30g Sheng di (root of rehmanniae praeparatum)10-20g Ejiao (Donkey-hide gelatin) 6-12g Rou gui (Cinnamon bark) 6-12g Gan jiang (Dried ginger) 5-10g Hou ma ren (hemp seed) 6-12g / Gan Qi Zi (Dried red meddar berry) 10-20g Hong zao (red dates) 15-30g

1. A nutritional formula for patients with extreme weight loss and anemia, especially in treatment of esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer and lung cancer. Extreme physical weakness, especially in circulatory failure caused by the hemorrhage.

Zhang Zhongjing used to stop bleeding and stimulate heart, also known as Fu mai tang, which means to recover the pulse.

Sheng di and Ejiao— stop bleeding;
Ginseng, cassia twig, licorice root and Ophiopogon japonicus—stimulate heart and stop palpitation;
30 pieces of red jujub—add plenty of sugar and energy to the body.

Zhi Gan Cao Tang constitution: Extreme lean, looking haggard, anemia, dry skin, dry stool and hard to move the bowels, with a clear sense of palpitation.

2. More ophiopogon japonicus can be added, and Asparagus can be added too.

Ophiopogon japonicus: “Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic”: “Treat extreme lean and shortness of breath”; “Bie Lu”: “to bring people with healthier body and brighter complexion.”

Asparagus: “Bie lu”: “nourish the skin”; “Yao xing lun”: “to nourish skin smooth and lustrous”

3. Plus Long gu (fossil fragments), Mu li (oysters), Chinese yams (Rhizoma Dioscoreae)

Long mu (fossil fragments and oysters): treat sense of palpitation— tumors often with palpitations and shortness of breath while moving

Chinese Yam: Strengthen spleen, stimulate appetite; with starch, which will help absorb the active ingredients of Longmu.

4. Used as long-term greasy nourishment, take 20-30 doses; add rock sugar, longan and honey.

5. Need to stew for a long time with rice wine or yellow wine.

6. Medication with braised pig’s legs and other colloid-rich food such as beef tendon, ducks wings, duck feet.

7. Results found:

The near future — Good spirit and appetite or not, easy stool or not;

Long-term —- Body weight regain or not, nutritional status improve or not.

8. Diarrhea, abdominal distension: adverse reactions.

Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang

Zhi fu zi (Prepared Common Monkshood Daughter Root) 6-12g Dang shen (Codonopsis pilosula) 10-20g / Hong shen (red ginseng) 6-12g Gan jiang (dried ginger) 10-20g Bai zhu (Atractylodes) 10-20g Gan cao (Licorice) 6-12g

1. For diarrhea and abdominal distension after chemotherapy, with yellow dark complexion, apathetic, loss of appetite, limb skin pigmentation, weak pulse. Cinnamon bark and Poria can be added too.

2. For diarrhea of pancreatic cancer (Seen in Yin Wong), liver cancer, colon cancer and other digestive tumors diarrhea.

What a shame it is that how they could deny and abandon this traditional medical technique, which has been used for thousands of years and ever saved their father’s fathers’ lives.

From my point of view, I am pretty sure that at least Chinese medicine can do in cancer treatment as follows:

1. After chemotherapy and radiation treatment, Chinese medicine can increase the quantity of leucocyte, namely improve immune system;

2. After chemotherapy and radiation treatment, Chinese can improve body’s overall health;

3. To relieve pain, build up patient’s health and improve the quality of life;

4. According to research of modern science, many herbal medicines and decoctions have certain anti-cancer effect. They can be used together with chemotherapy and radiation treatment. And often it has a better result than only using chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

As we explore the more into this ancient technique to find a better cancer treatment, surely Chinese medicine will repay us with more amazing things. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a gem awaiting us to rediscover again!