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MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA, LYMPHOSARCOMA, LYMPHOCARCINOMA

GENERAL

Clinical Manifestations	Malignant lymphoma is a malignant cancer in the body’s lymphatic system. The most common symptom is swollen glands.
Treatment Principle
Herb Formulas	Decoct 30-60g Rz. Dysosmae Pleianthae Ba Jiao Lian with millet wine in water and take daily. Decoct 30g Rx. Wikstroemiae Pu Yin for four hours to remove toxicity and take orally. Decoct 15-60g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling in water and drink daily. Take a quantity of Fr. Polygoni Orientalis Shui Hong Huang Zi and bake one half of it. Grind the unprocessed and baked halves together into a fine powder and take 6g with wine three times a day. Take a decoction of 1.5g powdered Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can in hot water twice daily.
Points	Calcine and grind Fr. Lagenariae Ku Hu Lu into a powder and blend with sesame oil to be applied as a paste to the lesion. Xian Zhong Pian Take 1.5-3g Hb. et Rx. Gei Lu Bian Qing in pill form, prepared with honey every day all year long. Immerse 30g of Hb. et Rx. Gei Lu Bian Qing in 400ml in white wine for some time, then take a teaspoonful of wine 3- four times a day. Decoct 45g Hb. et Rx. Gei Lu Bian Qing in 500ml water down to 250ml and take 1 teaspoonfull every 1/2 hour. Decoct 90g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji with thin pork and drink. Pulverize 120g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia and 180 g Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu, blend Succus Zingiberis Jiang Zhi and make into boluses for oral administration. Take 3.6g twice a day.

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 T: Pink C: Thin white or yellow or Thick, yellow and greasy (maybe sticky) P: Rapid and forceful or Soft and rapid
Treatment Principle	Clear Heat Cool and invigorate the Blood Resolve toxicity Promote urination Dissolve accumulations Inhibit the growth of cancer cells
Herb Formulas	Malignant Lymphoma #1
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PHLEGM-HEAT

Clinical Manifestations	Cough with sticky, yellow, difficult to expectorate sputum Rapid breathing with a harsh voice Restless fever Sore throat Constipation Dry stools Mania Shortness of breath Dyspnea Nausea Vomiting Chest and/or epigastric fullness Pain in the ribs T: Scarlet C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy or Yellow and smooth P: Rapid and smooth or Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle	Clear Heat Resolve Phlegm
Herb Formulas	Malignant Lymphoma #2 Malignant Lymphoma #3
Points	LI-11, LU-5, ST-40, UB-13

TOXIC HEAT

Clinical Manifestations	Swollen lymph glands High fever Irritability Fidgeting Dry mouth Dry throat Nausea Vomiting Incoherent speech Insomnia Dark urine Deep-rooted boils Maculae Carbuncles Hematemesis Hemoptysis Palpitations Furuncles Tinnitus Purpura Red face Rashes Deep-rooted boils Red eyes Itchy skin Fidgeting Dry lips Delirium Dysentery with fever Jaundice Epistaxis Hematuria Cloudy mind Diarrhea T: Red C: Yellow P: Rapid and forceful
Treatment Principle	Clear Heat Drain Fire Relieve toxicity Relieve inflammation
Herb Formulas	Malignant Lymphoima #4
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BLOOD HEAT

Clinical Manifestations	Initial stage Chronic, stubborn skin lesions Sores Enlarged lymph nodes Nodules Malignant abscesses and sores Syphilitic sores Red itching skin Hardness T: Pale with red spots P: Rapid and pecking
Treatment Principle	Clears Heat Cool the Blood Dissipates swellings Dispels noxious sores Disperses nodules and hardness
Herb Formulas	Zi Gen Mu Li Tang
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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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