Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

Xiao Ji was added to stop bleeding from the bladder as the drug

treatment causes profuse bleeding.

While he was having the drug treatment, the Chinese herbs helped him

to boost his energy and minimize the side-effects. After 3 months of

drug treatment, the tongue coating had reduced considerably, but the

tongue body was still Reddish-Purple and his pulse was still Full,

Slippery and Wiry. In addition, the tongue had also lost its "spirit" on

the root indicating a Kidney deficiency. The carcinoma in the bladder

had gone. Thus, although from the point of view of Western medicine

he was "cured", the tongue and pulse showed that this was not the case.

In particular, the very Full, Slippery and Wiry pulse showed that the

pathogenic factors (i.e. the stasis of Blood and Damp-Heat causing the

carcinoma) were still present and, furthermore, the lack of spirit on the

root of the tongue showed a Kidney deficiency. Thus the principle of

treatment was changed again to nourish Kidney-Yin, resolve

Damp-Heat and move Blood. The formula used was a variation of Zhi

Bo Di Huang Wan Anemarrhena-Phellodendron-Rehmannia Pill:

Zhi Mu Radix Anemarrhenae asphodeloidis 6 g

Huang Bo Cortex Phellodendri 6 g

Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae 9 g

Shan Yao Radix Dioscoreae oppositae 6 g

Shan Zhu Yu Fructus Corni officinalis 4 g

Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis 6 g

Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 6 g

Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan radicis 6 g

Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis lachryma jobi 15 g

Tian Kui Zi Rhizoma Semiaquilegiae adoxoides 9 g

Shi Shang Bai Herba Selaginellae doederleinii 9 g

Bai Hua She She Cao Herba Oldenlandiae diffusae 6 g

Huang Qi Radix Astragali membranacei 12 g

E Zhu Rhizoma Curcumae zedoariae 6 g

Explanation The first eight herbs constitute the root formula.

Yi Yi Ren was added to drain Damp-Heat and soften hardness.

Tian Kui Zi, Shi Shang Bai and Bai Hua She She Cao resolve

Damp-Heat and have an anti-cancer effect.

Huang Qi tonifies Qi, and raises immunity to combat and prevent

cancer.

E Zhu breaks Blood and has an anti-cancer effect.