HERB FORMULAS

STOMACH CANCER #17

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Arecae Bing Lang 30g Regulates Qi, reduces accumulations, drains downward, relieves nausea and unblocks the bowels.
With Mu Xiang and Qing Pi, for Food Accumulation and Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 30g Promotes the movement of Qi, adjusts and regulates stagnant Qi in the Intestines, strengthens the Spleen, prevents Stagnation, dispels Damp-Heat, harmonizes the Liver and Spleen and alleviates pain.
With Qing Pi, for abdominal pain, distention and belching.
With Bing Lang and Da Huang, for epigastric and abdominal fullness, distention, and pain with constipation.
Rz. Sparganii San Leng 30g Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, dissolves accumulations and alleviates pain.
Per Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi 30g Spreads Liver Qi, breaks up Stagnant Qi, dissipates accumulations, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 30g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu 30g Expels Phlegm and descends Qi.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 30g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and eliminates Phlegm.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Stasis.
Arillus Longanae Long Yan Rou 30g Tonifies and augments the Heart and Spleen, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia 45g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang, invigorates the Blood, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 45g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi, stops vomiting, harmonizes the Stomach, dissipates nodules and reduces Stagnation.
With Sheng Jiang, for vomiting due to Cold, thin mucus.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 12g Warms the Middle, stops vomiting, normalizes the flow of Qi at the center and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting due to many causes including Stomach Cold.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Regulates Qi
  • Reduces accumulations
  • Drains downward
  • Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood
  • Dries Dampness
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Stops vomiting
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm Accumulation with Blood Stasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Abdominal mass
  • Loss of appetite, especially for meat
  • Stomach distention
  • Dull pain
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Vomiting of saliva and undigested food
  • A rancid taste in the mouth
  • Sharp, stabbing epigastric pain with fixed location
  • Pain is severe after eating
  • The pain may radiate to the back
  • Dislike of pressure and heat on epigastrium
  • Pain predominates over distention or
  • Pain but no distention
  • Dysphagia
  • Epigastric rumbling
  • Sharp, stabbing epigastric pain with fixed location
  • Pain is severe after eating
  • The pain may radiate to the back
  • Dislike of pressure and heat on epigastrium
  • Pain predominates over distention or
  • Pain but no distention
  • Dysphagia
  • Epigastric rumbling
  • Vomiting purple/black blood or "coffee grounds"
  • Anorexia
  • Weight loss
  • Weakness
  • Dry stools with blood like tar (melaena)
  • Constipation
  • Dry, rough skin
  • May be abdominal or epigastric lumps or masses
  • T: Pale or Dark purple with purple spots or dots
  • C: White, Grayish white or yellow or White and moist
  • P: Wiry and choppy or Choppy or Deep and thready or Tense and smooth or Tense and small

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind into a powder and take 9g at a time with a decoction of Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang.

MODIFICATIONS