HERB FORMULAS

NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER #14

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Bambusae Zhu Ye 300g Clears Heat, relieves irritability and generates Body Fluids.
Hb. Xanthii Cang Er Zi 500g Disperses Wind and Dampness and opens nasal passages.
Rz. Paridis Chong Luo 500g Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, reduces swelling and inflammation and stops pain.
Hb. Solani Nigri Long Kui 300g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, invigorates the Blood and reduces swellings.
Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen 150g Clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, moistens Lung Dryness, relieves toxicity, expels pus and reduces swelling.
Rz. Fagopyrum Cymosum Ye Qiao Mai Gen 250g A decoction of the roots is used in the treatment of insect bites, dysmenorrhea, inflammation, lumbago, snakebite and traumatic injuries.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind and Dampness
  • Opens nasal passages
  • Drains Heat
  • Relieves Fire toxicity
  • Reduces swelling and inflammation
  • Stops pain
  • Invigorates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat with Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Masses of the neck
  • Vernet's syndrome
  • Platoplegia
  • Asymmetry of the palate
  • Disappearance of the mouth opening
  • Migraines
  • Dysphagia
  • Choking sensation while drinking
  • Hoarseness
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Usually asymptomatic at the early stage
  • The tumor may appear as a cauliflower-like nodule or ulceration on the nasopharynx or as membrane erosion of abnormal color
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Cranial nerve involvement is reflected by:
    Paralysis of the eyeball
    Facial hypothesia or hypoalgesia
    Difficulty opening the mouth
    Inclination of the tongue when it protrudes
    Aphasia
    Paralysis of the soft palate
    Disappearance of the gullet response

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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