Taking Chinese medicine for 3 years cured ovarian cancer

In September 2005, Ms. Li accidentally felt a hard mass above her left clavicle, about 2.5 cm in diameter. She went to a cancer hospital for a puncture biopsy, which showed adenocarcinoma cells. Ultrasound and CT scans showed pelvic mass, left ovarian mass, and retroperitoneal lymph node enlargement. She was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer and was given three courses of chemotherapy with Ansutai + carboplatin. During the chemotherapy, she developed degree II bone marrow suppression, and the left supraclavicular lymph nodes basically disappeared. She went to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor on February 28, 2007.

Initial symptoms

Symptoms: dry cough, itchy throat, no sore throat, no fever, dry mouth, normal appetite, frequent dreams at night, normal bowel movements. Pale and dark tongue with thin white fur, floating pulse. The syndrome is spleen and kidney deficiency, and exogenous pathogens. Treatment should be to strengthen the body, tonify the deficiency, relieve the exterior and harmonize the interior, moisten the lungs and stop coughing.

Prescription: Bupleurum, roasted loquat leaves, raw astragalus, jade butterfly, siler, purple guan, glossy privet fruit, red peony root, white peony root, black plum, ophiopogon, Polygonum multiflorum, clematis, stir-fried spiny jujube seeds, cyperus rotundus, stir-fried atractylodes, and Fritillaria cirrhosa.

Second visit after taking the medicine for 1 month

Symptoms: Dry cough, itchy throat and other symptoms are completely relieved, with occasional headaches, backache, fatigue and edema of both lower limbs, general appetite, fullness in the stomach after eating, frequent dreams when sleeping, normal bowel movements, pale and dark tongue with thin white fur, and stringy and slippery pulse. Liver depression and spleen deficiency, internal stasis and toxicity. Treatment should be to soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen, remove stasis and detoxify, and promote diuresis and reduce edema.

Prescription: Bupleurum, red peony root, white peony root, cinnamon twig, Chuanxiong, Cyperus rotundus, Polygonum multiflorum, Alisma orientalis, Cornus officinalis, Clematis, tangerine peel, Amomum villosum (crushed), raw astragalus, Ligustrum lucidum, Polyporus, Poria, and Hedyotis diffusa.

Continue taking the medicine for 1 month and then visit the doctor for the third time

Symptoms: Generally, the patient is fine, with dry mouth, easy fatigue, normal appetite, poor sleep, and loose stools. The tongue is pale and dark, with teeth marks on the edges, thin white fur, and deep pulse. The syndrome is spleen and kidney deficiency, and blood stasis and toxins have not been eliminated. Treatment should be to strengthen the spleen and kidney, remove blood stasis and toxins, and calm the mind.

Prescription: Bupleurum, cinnamon twig, oyster, Codonopsis pilosula, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Panax notoginseng, Polygonum cuspidatum, raw Astragalus, roasted Astragalus, Herba Centipelagoes, Millettia reticulata, stir-fried Ziziphus jujuba seeds, Poria, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, roasted ginger, Coptis chinensis, lily, Dipsacus asper, red peony root, white peony root, stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, Herba Centipelagoes, and Cyperus rotundus.

Ms. Li has been taking medication for nearly three years and her condition has been stable. Regular checkups of tumor markers and biochemical tests have shown no abnormalities, and there has been no recurrence.