HERB FORMULAS

NAOPHARYNGEAL CANCER #24

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen 12g Cools the Blood, stops bleeding, clears Heat from the Stomach and Lungs and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Sheng Di Huang, for bleeding due to Heat in the Blood.
With Sheng Di Huang and Fu Ling, for hematuria due to Heat, even with significant underlying Deficiency.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 12g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, tonifies the Lungs, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 12g Nourishes Kidney Yin, clears Lung Heat, sedates Fire, moistens the Lungs, generates Fluids and resolves Phlegm.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 12g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin, stops coughing, nourishes Stomach Yin and generates Fluids.
With Tian Men Dong, for Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with consumptive coughing and occasional hemoptysis.
With Nan Sha Shen, for a dry throat, constipation, thirst and a red tongue with little coat due to pathogenic Warmth or Heat injuring the Stomach Yin or long-term Yin Deficiency.
With Nan Sha Shen and Yu Zhu, for insufficient Stomach Yin from Yang Ming Stage or Qi Level disease with profuse sweating.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
With Sheng Di Huang and Xuan Shen, for thirst, constipation, irritability and a low-grade fever due to Stomach Yin Deficiency in the aftermath of warm febrile disease where the fluids have been injured.
Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen 10g Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, dispels Phlegm, stops coughing, nourishes the Stomach, generates fluids and clears Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 10g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, and generates fluids.
With Mai Men Dong, Nan Sha Shen and Yu Zhu, for a dry mouth, thirst, dry lips and a red tongue due to Stomach Yin Deficiency.
With Xuan Shen, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing with soreness and swelling in the throat, dry mouth and a parched tongue.
Rx. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 10g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Poria Fu Ling 10g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardness, dissipates nodules, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
With Sheng Di Huang and Mai Men Dong, for a sore, dry throat due to Deficiency Fire.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 9g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Polygonati Odorati Yu Zhu 9g Nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Stomach and generates fluids.
With Nan Sha Shen and Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms associated with injured fluids due to Lung and Stomach Yin Deficiency.
With Dang Shen, for painful obstruction of the chest in cases with both Yin and Qi Deficiency.
with Sheng Di HUang, resolves cysts.
Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao 30g Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins and reduces abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Hb. Solani Lyrati Shu Yang Quan 20-30g Dispels Heat and Dampness, removes toxins, regulates the circulation of Qi, invigorates the Blood, dispels Phlegm and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 12-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs, guides the herbs to all twelve channels and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Yin
  • Clears Heat
  • Dissolves toxins

SYNDROMES

  • Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat

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
  • 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
  • Blindness
  • Thirst
  • Dryness of the tongue
  • Dry feces
  • T: Red
  • C: Peeled or Thin and yellowish
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
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