HERB FORMULAS

NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER #8

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 30g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat.
With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders.
Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao 15g Clears Liver Fire, clears Hot Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
With Zhe Bei Mu, cools and relieves toxicity to disperse and transform Phlegm and treat goiter, scrofula and swollen or inflamed lymph glands.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 15g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps and clears Blood Heat.
With Jin Yin Hua, for Initial stage Wind-Heat.
With Chao Zhi Zi, for Heat entering the Pericardium and Heat remaining in the Heart channel with sores in the mouth, or on the tongue, dark, scanty urine, or urinary discomfort.
Periostracum Serpentis She Tui 3g Dispels Wind and resolves toxins.
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 10g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
With Lian Qiao, clears Heat toxin, transforms turbid Phlegm, , opens Stagnation and disperses clumped swellings.
Scolopendra Wu Gong 3pcs Attacks and relieves Fire toxins and dissipates nodules.
Dry-fried Fr. Gardeniae Chao Zhi Zi 10g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, cools the Blood, relieves toxicity, reduces swelling and activates the Blood.
Cacumen Platycladi Carbonisatus Ce Bai Tan 10g Cools the Blood, stops bleeding and expels Phlegm.
Halloysitum Rubrum Chi Shi Zhi 15g Contains the Blood. stops bleeding and promotes healing of wounds.
Fumi Carbonisatus Pulvis Bai Cao Shuang 10g Controls bleeding and disperses Accumulation.
Dry-fried Cx. Lycii Chao Di Gu Pi 15g Cools the Blood, drains Yin Deficiency Fire, clears and drains Heat in the Lung and stops bleeding.
Dry-fried Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Chao Ku Shen 15g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, disperses Wind, kills parasites and stops itching.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Fire toxicity
  • Disperses External Wind-Heat
  • Clears Liver Fire
  • Clears Hot Phlegm
  • Dissipates nodules
  • Cools the Blood
  • Stops bleeding

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat with Blood Stasis

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
  • Severe headache
  • 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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MODIFICATIONS