What Chinese medicines are currently available to treat pancreatic cancer?

If cancer occurs, scientific treatment must be carried out in time, otherwise the cancer cells will continue to grow and metastasize, which will be a very serious life-threatening situation. In particular, more care measures should be taken in life, and family members should communicate and chat with patients more to help eliminate tension. So, what are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for pancreatic cancer?

1. Pancreatic cancer of Qi and blood stasis type. This symptom is often manifested as chest and abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting or hiccups, poor appetite, persistent pain, or paroxysmal aggravation, especially at night. Abdominal lumps, thin body, and dull complexion. The tongue is cyanotic or ecchymotic, and the pulse is thin and stringy or astringent. In treatment, we use the Chinese medicine of 9 grams of Wulingzhi, 12 grams of processed Cyperus rotundus, 9 grams of Linderae odoratus, 30 grams of Corydalis yanhusuo, 9 grams of safflower, 15 grams of red peony root, 30 grams of Danshen, 9 grams of fried pangolin, 15 grams of August scorpion, 15 grams of Fritillaria thunbergii, 30 grams of Smilax glabra, and 30 grams of Tengli root.

2. Dampness and turbidity block the malignant pancreatic cancer. The symptoms of this type are chest and abdominal distension, heaviness of the head and body, nausea and vomiting, poor appetite, dull abdominal pain, yellow body and eyes, dark yellow color, dry mouth and no desire to drink, loose and thin stools, pale tongue, white and greasy coating, deep and thin or slow pulse. In treatment, we use 30 grams of Artemisia capillaris, 12 grams of Poria cocos, 12 grams of Poria cocos, 10 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 15 grams of Alisma orientalis, 10 grams of cinnamon twig, 20 grams of Smilax china, 10 grams of dried tangerine peel, 10 grams of fennel, 30 grams of Lithospermum officinale, 30 grams of Trichosanthes kirilowii, and 5 grams of Licorice.

3. Pancreatic cancer of liver-stomach disharmony type. The symptoms of this type are nausea, vomiting, belching, chest and flank distension, abdominal pain, irritability, fever, jaundice, dry stool, yellow and red urine, red tongue, yellow and greasy or dry fur, and stringy or slippery pulse. In treatment, we use the Chinese medicine of 30g of Bletilla striata, 30g of August sedge, 60g of raw coix seed, 15g of Curcuma zedoaria, 9g of Guangmuxiang, 15g of Cyperus rotundus, 15g of Corydalis yanhusuo, 9g of Bupleurum chinense, 10g of Citrus aurantium, 30g of Smilax glabra, and 15g of each of Jiao Sanxian. 30g of Smilax glabra.

4. Pancreatic cancer of yin deficiency and internal heat. The symptoms of this type are persistent low-grade fever, mental fatigue, upper abdominal distension, dry stool, yellow urine, poor appetite, red tongue coating with little fluid, and weak and rapid pulse. The Chinese medicine we often use for treatment is 10 grams of Adenophora australis, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 30 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of pollen, 15 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 10 grams of Licorice, 30 grams of Lycium bark, 30 grams of Hedyotis diffusa, 10 grams of Smilax glabra, 30 grams of Jiao Shenqu, and 6 grams of Rhubarb.