Brain Tumor ⁽⁷⁾

Professor Jiao Shude treated patients with intracranial space-occupying lesions during his lifetime. Although the intracranial masses in these patients were not biopsied to confirm malignancy, Professor Jiao's treatment strategy can still serve as a reference for brain-tumor patients and for TCM physicians treating brain tumors.

Chen Maowu (1926-1994) was a renowned TCM physician of Jiangxi Province. During his lifetime he used his empirical formula "Brain Tumor Mixture" (Naozhong Heji) to treat many patients with brain tumors, with good results. The basic formula of his Brain Tumor Mixture is as follows:…

Oncologists are often asked by people around them whether cell-phone radiation causes brain cancer. In the past many voices have claimed that cell-phone radiation is carcinogenic, and that using cell phones, communication base stations, or communication transmitters may cause brain cancer. But a WHO survey…

The formula "Naodesheng Wan" (Brain-Revitalizing Pills) comes from the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, Part I, 2005 edition. Its composition is: Sanqi (Notoginseng) 78 g, Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome) 78 g, Honghua (Safflower) 91 g, Gegen (Kudzu Root) 251 g, Shanzha (Hawthorn Fruit,…

Zhongfeng Huichun Tablets (Stroke-Recovery Tablets) are recorded in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, Volume I, 2005 edition. Their composition is: Danggui (Angelica Root, wine-processed) 30 g; Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, wine-processed) 30 g; Honghua (Safflower) 10 g; Taoren (Peach Kernel) 30 g;…

The 4th issue of Jiangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1998) carried an article by Dr. Chen Guosheng of Baishui Central Health Center, Longhai, Fujian Province, titled “Experience in Treating Brain Tumors by the Spleen-Strengthening and Phlegm-Transforming Method” (p. 24 of that issue). It introduced…

Between March 1982 and March 1990, Dr. An Maobin of the Qingdao Cancer Hospital treated four cases of brain glioma by applying Wang Qingren's modified Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction combined with western medical therapy, with notable clinical efficacy. The Chinese medicine empirical formula he used was…