Nasopharyngeal Cancer #20
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Composition
Dispels Wind, resolves Dampness, disperses swelling and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Cools the Blood, Clears Heat, promotes urination and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Dispels Wind, resolves toxins and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Removes Wind and Dampness, invigorates Blood, resolves toxins, stops pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Tonifies Lung Qi and nourishes Lung *Yin*.
Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of *Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain*.
Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
cools the Blood, draws out toxicity and reduces searing Heat for Ying Stage Heat with fever, thirst, a scarlet tongue and rashes.Dissipates Blood Stasis, removes toxicity, kills parasites and alleviates pain.
Actions
- Dispels Wind and Dampness
- Eliminates Heat
- Clears toxicity
- Cools the Blood and promotes its circulation
- Disperses Blood Stasis
- Scatters swelling
- Eases pain
- Suppresses the proliferation of cancer cells
Syndromes traités
Damp-Heat combined with toxicity
Manifestations
- Discharge of pus from the nose
- Nosebleeds, generally involving only a minor amount of blood, during the initial stage
- A blocked nose, present in the early stage
- A tumor located inside the nasal cavity
- Lumps appearing in the neck
- The appearance of Vernet's syndrome
- Paralysis of the palate
- The palate becoming asymmetrical
- The mouth's opening no longer being evident
- The occurrence of migraine headaches
- Trouble swallowing
- A choking feeling when taking in liquids
- A hoarse quality to the voice
- Protrusion of the eyeballs
- Loss of vision
- Generally produces no symptoms early on
- The growth can present as a cauliflower-shaped nodule, as an ulcer on the nasopharynx, or as an area of membrane erosion with an abnormal color
- Involvement of the cranial nerves can show up as paralysis of the eyeball, reduced facial sensation or diminished pain perception, difficulty opening the mouth, the tongue deviating to one side on protrusion, speech impairment, paralysis of the soft palate, and absence of the gullet reflex
- Should the growth extend into the submucosal layer, the membrane's surface remains smooth while the nasopharynx becomes sunken
- Head pain
- Ringing sensations in the ears
- Loss of hearing
- A generalized aching feeling throughout the body
- A tendency to favor cold drinks
- The limbs feeling numb and heavy
- Joint soreness together with pain that stays in one place
- The muscles or skin feeling stiff or numb
- Pain that intensifies during cloudy or rainy weather
- Possible edema, either localized to the limbs or throughout the body
- Pain that eases with pressure and warmth
- Pain that persists and resists treatment
- Aggravated in cloudy or wet weather
- Restricted range of motion
- Swelling from fluid retention
- Possibly a feeling of oppression in the chest
- Possibly poor appetite or difficulty digesting food
- Possibly a bloated abdomen
- Possibly stools that are loose or partly liquid
- Corps de la langue
- The tongue may be pink, pale, or somewhat purple, with or without patches of ecchymosis
- Enduit
- The coating may be tinged yellow, or greasy in texture and white in color
- Pouls
- Slow-moving, relaxed, and soft, or wiry and fine, or slippery and fine
Indications
Malignancy of the nasopharynx