HERB FORMULAS

NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER #20

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Zanthoxyli Niao Bu Su 30g Dispels Wind, resolves Dampness, disperses swelling and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen 30g Cools the Blood, Clears Heat, promotes urination and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Periostracum Serpentis She Tui 30g Dispels Wind, resolves toxins and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rx. Cynanchi Paniculati Xu Chang Qing 15g Removes Wind and Dampness, invigorates Blood, resolves toxins, stops pain and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 15g Tonifies Lung Qi and nourishes Lung Yin.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 15g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 24g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
With Bai Mao Gen, cools the Blood, draws out toxicity and reduces searing Heat for Ying Stage Heat with fever, thirst, a scarlet tongue and rashes.
Hb. Rubi Parvifolii Mao Mei 60g Dissipates Blood Stasis, removes toxicity, kills parasites and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Removes Wind and Dampness
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Cools and invigorates the Blood
  • Dissipates Blood Stasis
  • Disperses swelling
  • Alleviates pain
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Purulent nasal discharge
  • Epistaxis, usually a small amount of Blood (initial stage)
  • Nasal obstruction (early stage)
  • Tumor in the nose
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • If the tumor infiltrates to the submucosal layer, the surface of the membrane will be smooth and the nasopharynx will be depressed
  • Headache
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Aching of the body
  • Preference for cold drinks
  • Numbness and heaviness of the extremities
  • Soreness and fixed pain of joints
  • Stiffness or numbness of the muscles or skin
  • Pain worse on cloudy or rainy days
  • Maybe peripheral or systemic edema
  • Pain is alleviated by pressure and warmth
  • Pain lingers and is recalcitrant to treatment
  • Worse during cloudy or wet weather
  • Limited movement
  • Edema
  • Maybe stifling sensation in chest
  • Maybe anorexia or indigestion
  • Maybe abdominal distention
  • Maybe loose or semi-liquid stools
  • T: Pink or Pale or Slightly purple with or without echymotic patches
  • C: Yellowish or Greasy and white
  • P: Slow, moderate and soft or Wiry and thready or Slippery and thready

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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