What to do if patients with gallbladder cancer have unbearable skin itching

Gallbladder cancer patients may experience symptoms such as dry skin and itchy skin due to treatment and psychological factors. Patients must not scratch at will with their hands to avoid infection that affects further treatment and physical recovery. In order to alleviate the patient's pain, the following treatment methods can be used.

Medicinal bath method

Prescription: 90 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 90 grams of Leonurus japonicus, 90 grams of Sophora flavescens, 150 grams of Tribulus terrestris, 60 grams of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 60 grams of Vitex rotundifolia, and 60 grams of Citrus aurantium.

Application: Crush the above medicine and sieve it for later use. Use 90g of the medicine each time and add 3000ml of water. Boil for 20 minutes and remove the residue. When the temperature of the medicine is suitable, soak the affected area or shower the whole body.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and relieves itching, cools blood and dispels wind.

Diet therapy

Ingredients: 100 grams of black mulberry, 100 grams of black sesame, 50 grams of Polygonatum sibiricum, 50 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 50 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, and appropriate amount of honey.

Preparation: Put polygonatum, radix rehmanniae, and ophiopogon japonicus into a casserole and add appropriate amount of water to boil. Take the juice once every 30 minutes, add water and boil again, repeat 3 times and combine the juice for later use. Put the juice, mulberry and sesame into a casserole and boil over high heat. Cook over low heat until it becomes viscous, add honey and stir evenly, boil for a while, and store in a bottle after cooling.

Usage: 10-20g each time, drink with boiling water, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Efficacy: Nourishes blood and liver, nourishes yin and moistens dryness, dispels wind and relieves itching.

Note: People with diabetes should not eat this product; avoid spicy food during use.

Umbilical filling method

Ingredients: equal amounts of safflower, lithospermum officinale, rhubarb, appropriate amount of borneol, and vaseline.

Preparation: Grind safflower, lithospermum officinale, yam and rhubarb into fine powder, add borneol and mix evenly, bottle and set aside. When using, take a little powder each time and add vaseline to make a butterfly shape, apply it to the navel, bandage it with dressing, fix it with adhesive tape, change the dressing once a day, and use it for 1 week.

Efficacy: Cools blood and relieves itching. Can be used for patients with gallbladder cancer and liver cancer who suffer from unbearable skin itching.