HERB FORMULAS

NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 20g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat.
With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders.
With Lian Qiao and Ban Lan Gen, for throat soreness and swelling.
With Dang Gui, reduces obstruction and toxicity for swollen, painful sores and necrosis of surrounding tissue.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 15g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps and clears Blood Heat.
With Ban Lan Gen, for any externally contracted Heat disorder.
With Ban Lan Gen and Da Qing Ye, for mumps and erysipelas.
With Jin Yin Hua, for Initial stage Wind-Heat.
Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding 30g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and clears Hot sores (Chuang Yung), internally and externally.
Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen 15g Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and benefits the throat.
Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye 15g Clears Heat, Resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and dissipates maculae.
With Jin Yin Hua, for toxic Heat sores, erysipelas, mumps, or sore throat.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 10g Breaks up Blood Stasis,invigorates Blood circulation and drains abscesses.
With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation such as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea with abdominal pain, clotting and scanty flow, swollen painful sores and chest pain due to Blood Stasis.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 10g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 10g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Liver Fire, drains pus and reduces swelling.
Scolopendrae Wu Gong 2g Attacks and relieves Fire toxins and dissipates nodules.
With Quan Xie, for toxic, swollen sores and scrofula and submandibular lymphadenitis.
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 10g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis regulates Qi, dissolves accumulations and alleviates pain.
Scorpio Quan Xie 3g Attacks and relieves Fire toxins and dissipates nodules.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Tao Ren and Hong Hua, for pain, swelling and other symptoms associated with Blood Stasis.
With Jin Yin Hua, reduces obstruction and toxicity for swollen, painful sores and necrosis of surrounding tissue.
Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao 30g Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins and reduces abscesses.
With Jin Yin Huan and Lian Qiao, for skin sores and carbuncles.
With Ban Zhi Lian, for cancer.
Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian 30g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxins, invigorates the Blood, reduces swelling and treats various types of cancer.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears the Heat
  • Dispels the toxins
  • Activates the Blood
  • Dissolves Stasis

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Purulent nasal discharge
  • 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
  • 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
  • Headache
  • Aching of the body
  • Exophthalmos
  • Blindness
  • Preference for cold drinks
  • T: Slightly purple with or without echymotic patches
  • C: Yellowish
  • P: Wiry and thready or Slippery and thready

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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