Cancer Pain ⁽³³⁾

Children with neuroblastoma often develop leg pain as the disease progresses. I have used many formulas to address their leg pain; after screening, three have proved effective in practice. All three are historically proven formulas for leg pain, not my own inventions. The first is…

Danggui Niantong Tang is from Yixue Qiyuan. It consists of: Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma) 15 g, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) 9 g, Shengma (Cimicifgae Rhizoma) 3 g, Gegen (Puerariae Radix) 6 g, Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 3 g, Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) 9 g, Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis body)…

Dr. Pu Fuzhou had an empirical formula for rapid pain relief called 'Sansheng Qutong Fang' (Three-Raw Pain-Dispelling Formula). It consists of equal parts raw Wutou (Aconiti Radix; Caowu/Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix may also be used), raw Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma) and raw Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma). Preparation: grind…

Xiaojin Wan (Xiaojin Pill) is a family secret formula handed down by Wang Hongxu, a famous physician of the Qing dynasty. It disperses nodules and reduces swelling, resolves stasis and stops pain. Xiaojin Wan can be used for initial-stage yin-type ulcers with unchanged skin color,…

Chaijie Jiedu Wan (Chai-Guided Toxin-Resolving Pill) is a formula I created for treating COVID infection. The composition is: Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) 10 g, Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) 10 g, Renshen (Radix Ginseng) 10 g, Zhi Gancao (processed Radix Glycyrrhizae) 6 g, Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 10…

In the Waike Dacheng (Comprehensive Book of External Medicine) by the Qing-dynasty famous surgeon Qi Kun, there is a formula called "Shunqi Huoxue Tang." It is a classic formula of orthopedics and traumatology, mainly used for contusions of the chest and abdomen. "Shunqi Huoxue Tang"…

Jinlingzi San is recorded in Taiping Shenghui Fang (Taiping Holy Prescriptions for Universal Relief). It is composed of equal parts (one liang each) of Chuanlianzi (Fructus Toosendan) and Yanhusuo (Rhizoma Corydalis). Because Chuanlianzi is also called Jinlingzi, the formula is named Jinlingzi San. When used,…

Wuji San comes from the Xian Shou Li Xu Duan Duan Mi Fang (Secret Recipes from the Immortal for Treating Trauma and Mending Fractures), a classic of TCM orthopedics and traumatology. Wuji San was originally created for traumatic injuries, but because of its striking clinical…

Cancer pain severely impairs patients' quality of life. Some patients cannot achieve relief with medication alone, but pain can be controlled through minimally invasive procedures. Minimally invasive pain relief is a relatively new approach that has emerged in recent years; it is effective to some…

Cancer pain plagues many cancer patients and many clinicians alike, especially refractory cancer pain. Some patients, due to tumor size, location, and internal environment, experience refractory cancer pain that causes great suffering and is hard to relieve despite every method of Chinese and Western medicine.