Anti-Cancer ⁽³²⁾

Baihua Shebicao is the whole herb of Hedyotis diffusa (family Rubiaceae, genus Hedyotis). It is named for its white flowers and leaves shaped like a snake's tongue. It is mainly distributed in southeast and southwest China, and is also known by such names as Sheshecao,…

The basic approach of TCM in treating cancer is a comprehensive strategy combining supporting the healthy qi (fuzheng) with eliminating the pathogen (quxie). Ideally, TCM cancer treatment should achieve results that both improve the patient's quality of life and inhibit the tumors and cancer-toxin within…

Zhongjiefeng (Sarcandra glabra) is a plant of the genus Sarcandra in the Chloranthaceae family; clinically the whole plant or its root is used as medicine. The name Zhongjiefeng (literally "knot-breaking wind") already indicates that its main use is in treating diseases of swollen, painful joints.

Xiaojin Dan is a formula from Waike Zhengzhi Quansheng Ji (Complete Compendium on the Diagnosis and Treatment of External Diseases). Like Xihuang Wan, it is a secret ancestral formula of Wang Hongxu, a famous Qing-dynasty TCM external-medicine physician, and a famous TCM formula still widely…

Kushen (Sophora flavescens, shrubby sophora root) is one of the Chinese herbs with relatively strong anticancer activity. Not only TCM doctors but most Western oncology doctors acknowledge its anticancer effect; Kushen injection is a new herbal preparation commonly used by Western oncologists. Modern pharmacological studies…

The Ming-dynasty physician Li Zhongzi specialized in treating ji-ju diseases (some of which correspond to today's various digestive-tract and pelvic tumors). Li Zhongzi had several formulas using rather vigorous herbs that were nevertheless very effective in attacking cancerous masses. This article first introduces one of…

The original article was written in August 2012. Yesterday I went again to the home of Dr. Li, a former Western-medicine specialist at Chaoyang Hospital and a lymphoma patient who has been fighting cancer for seven years, to visit her and learn Western medicine from…

Xuanfuhua (Inula Flower) is an important Chinese medicinal for treating hiccups, regurgitation, dysphagia (esophageal obstruction), and cough. In Zhang Zhongjing's Jingui Yaolue (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet), Xuanfuhua Daizheshi Tang (Inula and Haematitum Decoction) is a famous formula for hiccups, regurgitation, and dysphagia; its chief…

Yanghe Decoction (Yanghe Tang) Prepared Rehmannia (Shudi) 30 g, Deerhorn Glue (Lujiaojiao) 10 g, White Mustard Seed (Baijiezi) 6 g, raw Licorice (Shenggancao) 3 g, Cinnamon Bark (Rougui) 3 g, Ephedra (Mahuang) 1.5 g, Blast-fried Ginger (Paojiang) 1.5 g Main indications: yin-type abscesses and deep…

This is an old essay of mine, first published under the pen name Huaici Jushi on Sina Blog; it was later reposted by many people. I have now rearranged the old piece and post it here, hoping that cancer patients and their families who read…