Liver Cancer #16
- Medicinals
- 12
Composition
Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies *Qi, generates Body Fluids and treats chronic febrile disorders.*
Tonifies Qi and Blood, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh, expels toxins, relieves numbness and pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Invigorates and nourishes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, speeds healing of chronic sores and alleviates pain.
Dispels Blood Stagnation, unblocks the channels and vessels and disperses abdominal masses.
Breaks up Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and drains abscesses.
Dredges the Liver, regulates Qi, controls pain, expels Phlegm, disperses clumps, invigorates the Blood, removes toxicity and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Spreads and regulates Liver *Qi and alleviates pain*.
Tracks down Wind, unblocks the collaterals, stops pain, attacks and relieves Fire toxins, dissipates nodules and rashes and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Calms the Liver, benefits Yin, anchors Floating *Yang, softens hardness, dissipates nodules and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.*
Calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating *Yang*.
Actions
- Strengthens Qi
- Harmonizes Qi
- Promotes vigorous movement of the Blood
- Disperses Stasis
- Drives out Phlegm
- Disperses nodules
- Suppresses the proliferation of cancer cells
Patterns treated
Qi Deficiency, accompanied by Stagnation of both Qi and Blood (in the late stage).
Manifestations
- Exhaustion
- Loose, unformed stools
- Loss of appetite
- A sensation of dizziness
- A pale complexion
- A feeble voice
- Disinclination to talk
- Perspiring with minimal or no physical effort
- Pain that is fixed in place, stabbing, and/or severe, or
- Pain that shifts from place to place
- A feeling of distention
- Feelings of depression
- Being easily irritated
- Pressure worsens the pain
- Dark complexion
- Masses that are stationary and can be felt on palpation
- Hemorrhage containing clots
- Lips with a purple hue
- Nails with a purple tinge
- Skin that lacks moisture
- Patches of skin discoloration, whether blue, dark, or purplish, covering small or large areas
- Enlarged varicose veins together with spider veins
- Coldness in the hands and feet
- A propensity to bleed dark blood or pass clots
- Tongue body
- Tongue body pale purple, at times bearing purple or red spots; it turns red-purple when Heat is present, and blue-purple when Cold is present.
- Coating
- A white coating
- Pulse
- Either Empty, or Choppy, or Wiry together with Choppy.
Indications
Cancer of the liver
Modifications
- +for Vomiting:
- +Zuojin Bolus (Patent) zuo Jin Wan