Chinese medicine formula for brain cancer

Brain cancer is a common malignant tumor of the nervous system. Patients often suffer from headaches and dizziness. Chinese medicine analyzes the patient's specific symptoms through syndrome differentiation and treatment, and applies specific Chinese medicine prescriptions, which is of great significance for the long-term care of cancer patients. So, here are some methods of Chinese medicine for treating brain cancer:

1. Phlegm and poison accumulation type: resolve phlegm, dissipate stagnation, detoxify and open the mind.

Main symptoms: headache and dizziness, numbness of limbs, heaviness and fatigue, stiff tongue and slurred speech, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, chest tightness due to excessive phlegm, fat tongue with teeth marks, thick and greasy white tongue coating, and slippery or stringy pulse.

Prescription: Di Tan Tang with added ingredients. 10g of Gastrodia elata, 10g of Pinellia tuber, 10g of Citrus aurantium, 10g of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, 10g of Tangerine peel, 10g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 30g of Poria cocos, 15g of Acorus chinensis, 5g of Scorpio, 2 centipedes, 15g of Tripterygium wilfordii, 20g of Cynanchum indica.

2. Qi and blood stagnation type: promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, disperse stagnation and open the orifices.

Main symptoms: headache, distension of the head, dull complexion, blurred vision, bluish lips, dark purple tongue or with ecchymosis, thin and wiry or stringy pulse.

Prescription: Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction with added ingredients. Peach kernel 10g, safflower 10g, red peony root 10g, earthworm 10g, Chuanxiong 10g, Angelica dahurica 30g, cicada slough 5g, white tribulus 10g, scorpion 10g, fenugreek 15g, musk 0.2g (wrapped in silk, decocted 3 times per bag).

3. Internal liver wind type: nourish yin and suppress yang, extinguish wind and clear heat.

Main symptoms: headache, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, convulsions

Prescription: Qiju Dihuang Pills with added ingredients. 10g of wolfberry, 10g of chrysanthemum, 15g of Rehmannia root, 10g of Cornus officinalis, 15g of Alisma orientalis, 10g of Cortex Moutan, 10g of Poria, 15g of Ligustrum lucidum, 15g of raw oyster, 15g of Prunella vulgaris, 1 bottle of pearl powder (0.6g, taken with water), 10g of Bombyx batryticatus, 30g of Rhizoma Cyathulae, 15g of Hedyotis diffusa.

4. Liver and gallbladder heat type: clear away heat and relieve fire, detoxify and dredge the bowels.

Main symptoms: headache and distension of the head, as if it were a needle or splitting, vomiting, dry stool and red urine, dark red or crimson tongue, yellow tongue coating, and stringy and rapid pulse.

Prescription: Longdan Xiegan Decoction with modifications. Gentiana 5g, Scutellaria 10g, Gardenia 10g, Rehmannia glutinosa 10g, Paeonia lactiflora 10g, Sodium Sulfate 5g, Semen Cassiae 15g, Hedyotis diffusa 30g, Kudi Tea 5g.

5. Spleen and kidney yang deficiency, liver blood deficiency type: those with yang deficiency should warm and nourish the spleen and kidney, nourish the brain and fill the marrow; those with blood deficiency should strengthen the spleen, kidney and liver, nourish the brain and calm the mind.

Main symptoms: dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, visual impairment, soreness of waist and knees, cold body and limbs, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, clear urine and loose stools, or dry throat and thirst, red cheeks and night sweats, fever in the five parts of the body, and deep, thin and weak pulse.

Prescription: Dihuang Yinzi with modifications. 30g of raw earth, 10g of cornus fruit, 10g of dendrobium, 10g of ophiopogon, 5g of schisandra, 15g of calamus, 30g of cistanche, 10g of morinda officinalis, 5g of cinnamon bark, 10g of polygala, 15g of poria, 10g of roasted aconite, 5g of ginger, 5 jujubes, and 3g of mint.

For those with yang deficiency, remove Dendrobium and Ophiopogon japonicus, and add 10g of Epimedium and 15g of Dioscorea batatas. For those with blood deficiency, remove Aconitum, Cinnamon bark, and Morinda officinalis, and add 30g of Viscum album, 10g of Angelica sinensis, and 15g of raw Astragalus membranaceus.