Esophageal Cancer ⁽²⁴⁾

Qige San (Obstruction-Opening Powder) comes from Yixue Xinwu (Medical Insights) by the Qing-dynasty physician Cheng Guopeng (courtesy name Zhongling). In the "dysphagia and choking" (ye ge) section of Yixue Xinwu, Qige San is described as a formula that "opens dysphagia and obstruction, and has repeatedly…

The late Dr. Duan Fengwu was the son of Duan Futing, a famous TCM external-medicine specialist in China, and one of the founding experts of Guang'anmen Hospital of TCM. In his lifetime, Dr. Duan was known for his skill in treating external conditions; in his…

Tongyou Tang is a classic formula by the Jin-Yuan physician Li Dongyuan. It moistens dryness and unblocks obstruction, nourishes yin and blood, resolves stasis and breaks concretions. It is indicated for gastrointestinal dryness-heat with damaged yin fluids and failure of downbearing, presenting as dysphagia, constipation,…

Sal ammoniac (naosha) is one of the Chinese herbal medicines that genuinely works against esophageal cancer; purple sal ammoniac (zi naosha) is especially effective. Recently I observed several patients treated with purple sal ammoniac products for esophageal carcinoma, and all achieved very obvious short-term results—results…