Diet therapy for breast cancer with the effect of promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling

Breast cancer patients may experience symptoms such as breast lumps and pain, which is caused by blood stasis. At this time, patients can take dietary therapy that has the effect of promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling, such as "Chrysanthemum Leaf and Panax Notoginseng Pig's Trotter Soup". Its ingredients, preparation method, and effects are as follows.

Ingredients: 20 grams of fresh Panax notoginseng, 10 grams of angelica, 8 grams of fenugreek, 250 grams of pig's trotter, 5 candied dates, and 15 grams of ginger.

Method: 1. Wash the pig's trotters, boil them in boiling water for 2 minutes, remove them, rinse them with cold water (soak them in cold boiled water for a while), and cut them into pieces; wash other ingredients (smash the ginger).

2. Put all the ingredients into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer for 2.5 to 3 hours. Season and serve.

Efficacy: Promote blood circulation, replenish blood, detoxify and reduce swelling.

Scope of application: Breast cancer is caused by blood deficiency and blood stasis. Symptoms include dull pain in the affected breast, hard breast lumps, low mobility, and severe pain when pressed; the skin of the breast becomes coarser and thicker, the skin color becomes darker, and the nipple is raised; the nipple often discharges bloody fluid, which is dark red in color, and the complexion is gray and dull; the tongue is dull, the tongue coating is thin white, and the pulse is stringy, fine and wiry.

Note: 1. This prescription is suitable for patients with dull breast pain, hard breast lumps, severe pain when pressed, bloody fluid discharge from the nipple, dull tongue, and stringy and thin pulse, which are caused by blood deficiency and blood stasis.

2. If there is no chrysanthemum leaf Panax notoginseng, you can use 8 grams of Sedum sedum or 8 grams of Panax notoginseng instead. Sedum sedum is the root or whole herb of the perennial fleshy herb Sedum sedum of the Crassulaceae family. It tastes sweet, slightly sour, and has a flat nature. Its effects are similar to those of chrysanthemum leaf Panax notoginseng, but it also has a calming effect.