Syndrome differentiation and treatment of liver depression and blood dryness type skin cancer

my country has records of traditional Chinese medicine treating skin cancer since the Sui Dynasty. After thousands of years of continuous improvement and summary by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, skin cancer is divided into different types according to the different symptoms of skin cancer patients in order to achieve the purpose of symptomatic treatment. Among the many types is the liver depression and blood dryness type, and its symptoms and treatment details are as follows.

The symptoms of skin cancer patients with liver depression and blood dryness type are as follows: small nodules appear on the skin, which are hard in texture, difficult to heal after ulceration, have raised edges, and are dark red in color, like a flower or cauliflower shape; they have an irritable temperament, are easily upset and angry, have a bitter fullness in the chest and flanks, have red edges and tips of the tongue or have ecchymosis, have a thin yellow or thin white tongue coating, and have a thready and stringy pulse.

Once the classification is determined, the treatment method of soothing the liver and regulating qi, nourishing blood and activating blood circulation should be adopted. The prescriptions used are as follows: Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder (Atractylodes macrocephala, Bupleurum, Angelica sinensis, Poria cocos, Licorice root, Peony bark, Gardenia, Peony root) modified. Peony bark, Bupleurum, Angelica sinensis, Cyperus rotundus, Trillium, Curcuma zedoaria, Peach kernel, Atractylodes macrocephala 10g each, Gardenia 12g, Red and white peony root, Poria cocos 15g each, White flower hedyotis diffusa, Herba strychnifoliae 30g each.

If the bleeding does not stop, add 10g each of raw Puhuang and raw Sanguisorba officinalis, and 30g of Herba Agrimoniae to clear away heat and stop bleeding. If the chest tightness is severe, add 10g each of Magnolia officinalis and Curcuma aromatica to regulate Qi and relieve depression.

However, since the severity of symptoms varies from patient to patient and their physical constitutions are different, you cannot take the medicine blindly by yourself but should take it under the guidance of a doctor.