Nasopharyngeal Cancer ⁽¹¹⁾

Yesterday I introduced Professor Shen Yannan's empirical formula for cervical lymphoma. Today, taking a case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with lymphatic metastasis treated by Professor Shen himself, we will further study his experience. Huang, male, 50 years old, worker. First visit March 8, 1984. The patient…

Professor Hua Liangcai is one of the founders of TCM andrology in China and formerly served as president of the Hainan Provincial Hospital of TCM. Professor Hua graduated from the Medical Department of the Beijing College of TCM in 1962; after graduation he stayed on…

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor arising from the nasopharyngeal mucosa. Regions such as Guangdong in China are high-incidence areas, so NPC is also called "Guangdong cancer." NPC most commonly arises in the pharyngeal recess, a longitudinal deep fossa located behind the torus tubarius…

The formula "Mendong Yinzi" appears in several sources. In "Zheng Yin Mai Zhi" (Treatment of Disease Causes by Symptom, Pulse, and Pattern), it consists of Tiandong (Asparagus root), Maidong (Ophiopogon), Sangbaipi (Morus bark), Zhiqiao (bitter orange), Jiegeng (Platycodon), Jingjie (Schizonepeta), and Gancao (Licorice), in appropriate…

Maxing Erchen Decoction comes from Chinese Pediatrics. It is developed by adding mahuang (Ephedra) and xingren (Apricot kernel) to Erchen Decoction (Two-Aged Decoction). The commonly used dosage is: banxia (Pinellia) 15g, juhong (Tangerine red) 15g, fuling (Poria) 9g, zhigancao (Honey-fried Licorice) 5g, mahuang (Ephedra) 3g,…

Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma may develop lifelong dry mouth and dry tongue after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In the past the author also tried many methods to solve this problem, but all relied on medication. Today the author encountered a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who…

The late Dr. Duan Fengwu was a senior pioneer in TCM anticancer work in China. For decades he worked at the Guang'anmen Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, engaging in TCM anticancer research and clinical practice, and he possessed rich clinical experience.

Yesterday I wrote an article introducing the effects of Centipeda minima (Ebushicao), "Centipeda minima: A Fine Herb for Treating Nasal Conditions and Allergies". Some readers asked me to further explain how to use Centipeda minima to make medicine at home for treating rhinitis and nasal…

Ebushicao is the whole herb of Centipeda minima of the Asteraceae family, also called Yuanyuangsui, Jichangcao and Diyuan sui, produced mainly in Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangsu and Guangdong. Traditional TCM considers it pungent and warm, entering the Lung and Liver meridians. It expels wind and unblocks…

Ling Yunpeng was a veteran TCM physician in China who mastered both internal medicine and external medicine. Dr. Ling inherited the family tradition of external medicine from childhood and practiced for more than thirty years with rich experience. He believed that “the practice of external…