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BRAIN CANCER

GENERAL

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LIVER AND KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY WITH YANG RISING AND HEAT

Clinical Manifestations	Dizziness Impaired vision Night blindness Tinnitus Throbbing headache with distended feeling Flushed face Blurred vision Red, dry eyes with feeling of grit in eye Dry mouth and throat with bitter taste in mouth Palpitations Headache Nervousness Insomnia with much dreaming Dry throat Thirst Five Sole Heat Night sweats Light or late menses or Amenorrhea Severe, splitting headaches with dizziness Sudden tinnitus or Sudden deafness Flushed face Red, swollen, painful eyes Irascibility with violent angry outbursts Thirst Vomiting sour or bitter liquid Restlessness Constipation or dry stools Maybe rib pain T: Red and dry or Red tip and edges C: Little or None or Thick, yellow, dry and rough P: Thready and wiry or Wiry and rapid (when Yang is Rising and Excess, pulse is forceful) or Thready and rapid when Yang is not prominent
Treatment Principle	Relieve toxicity Dry Dampness Expel Phlegm Dissipate nodules PacifY the Liver Drain Liver Fire Anchor and sedate Liver Yang Tonify the Liver and Kidneys
Herb Formulas	For craniopharyngoma: Brain Cancer #1
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WIND-COLD-DAMP BI WITH KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY AND BLOOD STAGNATION

Clinical Manifestations	Excruciating sharp, stabbing joint pain Pain alleviated by warmth and aggravated by Cold Pain with fixed location Few joints are involved The joints cannot be flexed or extended No local redness or Heat Painful area often feels cold to the touch Pain worse at night and better during the day Pain mostly affects low back and lower extremities Pain intense but short lived Pain changes over days or weeks Ankylosis (stiffness) of joint Aversion to Cold Maybe chills with a slight fever Anhidrosis Dark complexion Bleeding with clots Purple lips Purple nails Dry skin Blue, dark or purplish discoloration of skin in small or large areas Varicose and spider veins Cold hands and feet Tendency to hemorrhage dark blood or clots Feeling chilled Lumbago: low back feels cold, weak and aching General debility Pale face Urinary frequency with abundant, clear urine or Oliguria with edema Maybe nocturia Lassitude Withdrawn, subdued behavior Knees feel cold and aching Dizziness Tinnitus Impotence Spermatorrhea Premature ejaculation Low libido Female infertility ("uterus cold and infertile") Maybe anorexia Maybe loose stools Maybe chronic diarrhea or "cock crow" diarrhea T: Pale and swollen or Blue purple C: Thin and white P: Deep and thready - maybe slow or Choppy or Wiry and choppy or Superficial and tight or Wiry and tight - maybe slow
Treatment Principle	Resolve toxicity Expel Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Warm the Kidneys Invigorate the the Blood Break up Blood Stasis Reducesswelling Inhibit the growth of cancer cells
Herb Formulas	Brain Cancer #2
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TOXIC HEAT

Clinical Manifestations	Fever Thirst Epistaxis Spots on the skin Constipation Scanty, red urine Hemorrhaging Loss of consciousness T: Red C: Yellow P: Tight
Treatment Principle	Clear Heat Resolve toxicity Invigorate the Blood Reduce swellings Inhibit the growth of cancer cells
Herb Formulas	Brain Cancer #3 With Phlegm: Brain Cancer #4
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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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