Chinese medicine treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Traditional Chinese medicine can also help relieve the symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The following traditional Chinese medicine can be used to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and patients can try it.

1. Fuzheng Shengjin Decoction

Drug composition: 12 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Imperata cylindrica, Codonopsis pilosula, and Glehnia littoralis, 10 grams each of Adenophora stellariae, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Rehmannia glutinosa, 9 grams each of Scrophularia ningpoensis, Polygonatum odoratum, and Lonicera japonica, 30 grams of Hedyotis diffusa, 20-30 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 3 grams of Licorice, and 12-15 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza.

Add or subtract: if the white blood cell count is low, add raw astragalus, wolfberry, and Millettia reticulata, and reduce the amount of Imperata root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Scrophularia ningpoensis, and Asparagus cochinchinensis; if there is a fever, add Artemisia annua, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Forsythia suspensa; if there is anorexia, add Jianqu, malt, hawthorn, and chicken's gizzard lining; if there is a headache, add Chuanxiong, Saposhnikovia diffusa, Angelica dahurica, and reduce the amount of Hedyotis diffusa, Imperata root, and Scrophularia ningpoensis; if there is constipation, add dried Trichosanthes kirilowii, hemp seed, and rhubarb; if there is insomnia and irritability, add Schisandra chinensis, mother of pearl, and jujube seed.

Usage: During radiotherapy, take 1 dose per day, decoct each dose 3 times, and drink instead of tea.

2. Two Ginsengs and Three Seeds Soup

Ingredients: 30 grams each of Scrophularia ningpoensis and Adenophora adenophora, 15 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Ligustrum lucidum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Astragalus membranaceus, Selaginella, Cuscuta australis, and Xanthium sibiricum, 12 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 25 grams each of Dendrobium candidum, Codonopsis pilosula, and Atractylodes macrocephala, 20 grams of Lithospermum officinale, 10 grams each of Sophora flavescens, Angelica dahurica, Dioscorea batatas, and Acorus calamus.

Add or subtract: for toothache, deafness, and epistaxis, add Saposhnikovia divaricata, Scutellaria barbata, Radix Rehmanniae, and Rhizoma Cynomorii; for dry throat, dry mouth, dizziness, and fatigue, add Rhizoma Phragmites, Pollen, and Fructus Trichosanthis; for neck lumps, add Sargassum, Kelp, Trichosanthes kirilowii, and Fritillaria cirrhosa; for thick and greasy yellow tongue coating and poor appetite, add Patchouli, Perilla frutescens, Coix seeds, and Rhizoma Cibotii; for stagnation of Qi and blood, severe headache, limited neck movement, and diplopia, tinnitus, add Herba Prunellae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Fructus Viticis, Fructus Lycii, Chrysanthemum, and Mint; for decreased white blood cells, add Psoralea corylifolia, Ginseng rubra, and Millettia reticulata; for redness and swelling of the neck skin after radiotherapy

Usage: Take 1 dose daily, decocted in water 3 times and taken in 3 doses.

3. Nasopharyngeal tablets

Drug composition: Sophora flavescens, Ophiopogon japonicus, Scutellaria barbata, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Oldenlandia diffusa, Radix Trichosanthis, etc.

Usage: Make the above medicine into tablets, take 4 times a day, 5 tablets each time, 15 days as a course of treatment.

4-Yi-Yang-Yin Decoction

Ingredients: 30g each of Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Houttuynia cordata, Scutellaria barbata (or 15g of American ginseng), 15g each of Scrophularia ningpoensis, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, 20g each of Dendrobium candidum and Pollen of Euphorbia obovata, and 6g of Licorice.

Add or subtract: for nasal congestion, add Xanthium sibiricum and Magnolia flower; for bloody nose, add Agrimoniae, Eclipta prostrata and Platycladus orientalis leaves; for headache, add Angelica dahurica and Notopterygium wilfordii; for sore throat, add Belamcanda chinensis, Arctium lappa and Sophora flavescens; for cyanosis and ecchymosis of tongue, add Salvia miltiorrhiza, Paeonia lactiflora and Safflower; for facial numbness, tongue deviation and diplopia, add Scolopendra subspinipes, Bombyx batryticatus and Uncaria rhynchophylla.

Usage: Take 1 dose per day during radiotherapy for 6 consecutive days, rest for 1 day, 4 weeks as a course of treatment, take three courses in a row until the end of radiotherapy. Maintain 5-6 doses per week within half a year after radiotherapy. For radiotherapy of more than half a year, take 3 doses per week for more than 2 years.

5. Nasopharyngeal detoxification agent

Ingredients: 30g each of wild chrysanthemum, Rhizoma Codonopsis pilosulae, sucrose, Polygonum multiflorum, Fructus Xanthium sibiricum, and Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, 15g of Spica Prunellae, 10g each of Codonopsis pilosula and Gentiana scabra.

Usage: Prepare 20 packets of powder and take after radiotherapy, twice a day, 1 packet (about 20 grams) each time. After the symptoms stabilize, the dosage can be reduced or taken once every other day.