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BONE CANCER, OSTEOSARCOMA

GENERAL

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Herb Formulas	For osteocytoma: Bone Cancer #3 For giant cell tumor of the bone: Take 4-8 pills of Ping Xiao Dan (Chinese Patent Medicine) three times daily For bone metastasis: Yang He Tang modified For cancer of maxillary antrum: Take 60g Rx. Actinidiae Chinensis Teng Li Gen stewed with meat for one month consecutively. It should relieve swelling, pain and nasal discharge and reduce the lump. Radiotherapy should be combined.
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TOXIC DAMP-HEAT

Clinical Manifestations	Local redness, swelling and pain Maybe fever and chills Anorexia Abdominal distention and discomfort Suffocating sensation in the chest Dislike of oily foods Nausea Vomiting Lassitude Scanty, dark urine Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink Diarrhea with foul smell or Constipation Fever Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth Dizziness Tinnitus or deafness Poor memory Aching, soreness or weakness of low back Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation Aching in bones Aching in leg and heel Lumbago: low back feels cold, weak and aching Feeling chilled Aversion to Cold
Treatment Principle	Promote urination Dispel Dampness Clear Heat Relieve Fire toxins Tonify the Liver and Kidneys Strengthen the sinews and bones
Herb Formulas	Bone Cancer #1 Cancer #24 With Kidney Yang Deficiency and Wind-Dampness: Bone Cancer #2
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YIN, YANG, QI AND BLOOD DEFICIENCY

Clinical Manifestations	Fatigue Loose stools Poor appetite Dizziness Pale face Weak voice Reluctance to speak Sweating with little or no exertion Palpitations Insomnia Dry skin Dry hair Poor memory Paleness Scanty periods Chills Cold limbs Inability to get warm Loose stools Profuse clear urine Spontaneous sweating Lassitude Tinnitus or deafness Aching, soreness or weakness of the low back Spermatorrhea or Premature ejaculation Aching in the bones Aching in the leg and heel Dry mouth Thirst Night sweats Five sole Heat Malar flush Low grade fever in the afternoon Dry throat, maybe recurrent sore throat Dry stools and/or Constipation Urine short and red Heightened libido T: Pale or Pale, thin and dry or Red C: Thin and white or None P: Weak or Thin and choppy or Slow, deep and weak or Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle	Tonify Yang Nourish Yin Strengthen Qi Nourish the Blood Strengthen the sinews and bones Dispel Dampness Inhibit the growth of cancer cells
Herb Formulas	For yellowish skull cancer: Skull Cancer #1
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KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY WITH INTERNAL COLD

Clinical Manifestations	Localized painful swellings without a head that bleed into the surrounding tissues and do not affect the color or texture of the skin The swellings are not hot to the touch No thirst Swollen and painful joints Wasting of the muscles of the thigh and calf T: Very pale or Pale-pink C: White P: Thready and forceless or Deep and slow
Treatment Principle	Warm Yang Tonify the Blood Disperse Cold Eliminate Stagnation
Herb Formulas	Yang He Tang
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Blood Heat

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Blood Deficiency

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Blood Dryness

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Blood Stagnation

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Damp-Heat

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Fire or Heat Toxin

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Toxic Heat and Dampness

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Liver and Kidney Deficiency

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Disharmony of the Chong and Ren Channels

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