TCM Anti-Cancer ⁽⁷⁹⁾

Readers often ask me to recommend a reading list for studying TCM anti-cancer treatment. I have always felt apprehensive about prescribing book lists, because I know my own level is limited and I am not qualified to direct others in how to read and study…

The patient, a woman surnamed Zhang, born in 1986 and from Hanzhong, Shaanxi province, in 2001, at age 15, accidentally noticed swelling of her right leg. At her local township hospital, the primary-care doctor suspected calcium deficiency. After taking calcium tablets for a whole summer…

Although I have repeatedly mentioned in many articles that cancer patients should avoid taking herbal decoctions long-term, I still want to write a dedicated piece to emphasize this and to raise awareness among patients and their families. It is true that the medical records of…

"Liu Shen Quan Xie Wan" comes from Dong Tian Ao Zhi (Secret Origins of the Cave-Sky). It is composed of: Quan Xie (scorpion, roasted dry, remove legs and tail hooks) 3 liang (90 g), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried) 3 liang (90 g), Ban…

Tu Kuixian (1916–2003) was, before his death, head of internal medicine at the Changzhou Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He once treated a patient with bone metastasis from follicular adenocarcinoma of the thyroid. The patient first came to Dr. Tu on August 25, 1981.

“Qi Xian San” (Seven Sages Powder) originates from the Guan Zhu Fang Yao Bu (citing the Waike Zuan Yao). Its composition is: Zaojiaoci (Gleditsiae Spina), Zaojiaoci (Gleditsiae Fructus), Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix), and Jinyinhua (Lonicerae Flos), each 1 liang (30g),…

Colleagues and patients repeatedly ask me how one should go about learning to fight cancer with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). I am writing this article to share some of my own reflections. One thing I should state in advance: I am not an authority in…

In Professor Yin Huihe's Zhongyi Neike Xinlun (New Discourse on TCM Internal Medicine), Professor Yin specifically discusses the treatment of jiju (accumulations and gatherings) and guzhang (abdominal distension). The jiju of TCM encompasses modern tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and the female reproductive organs, while…

Yuye Tang (Jade Fluid Decoction) comes from Yixue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu (Records of Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine), an empirical formula of the late-Qing/early-Republic physician Zhang Xichun. Its typical indications are thirst and excessive urination. According to traditional TCM theory, Yuye Tang chiefly…

Cancer patients, whether with gastric cancer or other cancers, may develop gastric bleeding due to gastric ulcer or gastric perforation caused by various factors. Gastric bleeding is an emergency requiring immediate management; if not handled properly, the patient's life is at risk. Especially in advanced…