• Wa Leng Zi, A Wei and Hai Fu Shi soften hardness and dissolve masses.

Variations

• If there is Yin deficiency add Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae and Bei Sha
  Shen Radix Glehniae littoralis.

Patent Remedy

Ba Zhen Wan and Tong Jing Wan
(Eight Precious Pill and Penetrating the Menses Pill)

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis

Chuan Xiong Radix Ligustici wallichii

Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae

Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata

Ren Shen Radix Ginseng

Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata

E Zhu Rhizoma Curcumae zedoariae

San Leng Rhizoma Sparganii

Chi Shao Radix Paeoniae rubrae

Hong Hua Flos Carthami tinctorii

Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae

Explanation

The first remedy tonifies Qi and Blood and the second "breaks" Blood and eliminates stasis in
the lower abdomen.

The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Pale, Bluish-Purple body.

Prognosis and Prevention

The subject of prognosis in abdominal masses cannot be separated from that of Western
diagnosis. In the case of abdominal masses perhaps more than any other, a Western diagnosis is
essential. Although Chinese medicine is effective in treating masses, we should never treat them
blindly without first establishing what they really are.