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Shi Guan Ai Wu Hao Fang食管癌五号方

Formula Number Five for Esophageal Cancer

Medicinals
16

Composition

  • Qing DaiIndigo Naturalis6 g

    Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, disperses Stagnation, reduces swelling, clears Liver Fire, and drains Lung Heat.

  • Nan Sha ShenRx. Adenophorae15 g

    Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, dispels Phlegm and stops cough.

  • Dan ShenRx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae15 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood and reduces abscesses.

  • Fu LingPoria15 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle *Jiao.*

    • Zhi Ban Xia,e
    xpels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting, hiccups, coughs with clear, profuse Phlegm and loose and watery stools.
  • Dai Zhe ShiHaematitum15 g

    Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang, clears Liver Fire and strongly descends rebellious *Qi*.

  • Jin Yin HuaFlos Lonicerae30 g

    Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower *Jiao.*

    for toxic swellings and sores.
  • Shi HuHb. Dendrobii12 g

    Nourishes Yin, clears Heat, generates fluids and nourishes Stomach and Lung *Yin.*

  • Pi Pa YeFol. Eriobotryae12 g

    Transforms Phlegm, clears Lung Heat and descends Lung *Qi*.

    • Ban Xia
    for cough and wheezing.
  • Zhi Ban XiaRz. Pinelliae Preparatum9 g

    Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious *Qi, dissipates nodules, reduces Stagnation, treats sores, skin ulcerations and carbuncles and reduces swelling.*

    • Hou
    • Po
    for Phlegm-Dampness with Qi Stagnation to open Phlegm and Qi Obstruction with a sensation of fullness in the chest with coughing and wheezing, nausea, vomiting and a sensation of distention in the hypochondrium.
  • Cao Dou KouSm. Alpiniae Katsumadai6 g

    Dries Dampness, warms the Middle Jiao, stops vomiting and strengthens the Spleen.

    for Cold-Dampness in the Middle Jiao when Dampness predominates.
    for Cold Phlegm affecting the chest and diaphragm with vomiting.
  • Gu YaFr. Oryzae Germinatus12 g

    Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, strengthens and opens the Stomach, harmonizes the Center, strengthens the Spleen and encourages appetite.

  • Zhi KeFr. Aurantii6 g

    Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure and resolves hardenings.

  • Lai Fu ZiSm. Raphani12 g

    Reduces Food Stagnation, transforms accumulation, promotes digestion,eliminates distention, Descends Qi and

    reduces Phlegm.

    • Zhi Ke
    for distention, belching, and anorexia due to Food Stagnation.
    for Damp-Phlegm induced cough and wheezing.
    • Bai Zhu
    for Food Stagnation with Spleen Deficiency.
  • Hou PoCx. Magnoliae Officinalis12 g

    Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao, resolves Stagnation, descends Qi, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.

    • Zhi Ke
    for abdominal distention due to Qi and Food Stagnation.
    for Phlegm Obstructing the Qi, leading to coughing, vomiting or a sense of something stuck in the throat.
  • Bai ZhuRz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae6 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.*

    for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency.
  • Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae3 g

    Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi,

    resolves Phlegm, stops cough, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Actions

  • Eliminates Heat
  • Dispels Fire toxin
  • Clears Heat from the Blood
  • Resolves Stagnation
  • Provides nourishment to Yin
  • Removes Dampness by drying
  • Breaks down Phlegm
  • Directs Rebellious Qi downward
  • Dissipates nodules
  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Augments Qi

Patterns treated

Qi and Phlegm Stagnation

Manifestations

  • Worsening difficulty swallowing
  • Vomiting following meals
  • An overall poor state of health
  • Marked wasting of the body
  • A lack of energy
  • A distended feeling in the chest
  • Recurrent fullness and distention in the epigastrium and abdomen, aggravated after meals
  • Vomiting food that is only partly digested, roughly twelve hours after it was eaten
  • The act of vomiting eases the abdominal discomfort
  • The vomit may contain frothy mucus, either thick or thin
  • Possibly a palpable mass and/or a splashing sound felt in the epigastrium
  • Abundant salivation
  • A sense of oppression in the chest
  • Overall bodily weakness
  • Regurgitation of sour fluid
  • A feeling of nausea
Tongue body
Normal in appearance, or bluish and dark, or dry and stiff
Coating
A thin white coating, or somewhat white, or white with a greasy quality, or yellow with greasiness, or yellow and curd-like
Pulse
Slippery, or wiry, or wiry and large, or wiry and slippery, or weak, or moderate, thin and without force

Indications

Cases of esophageal cancer