Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of pancreatic cancer

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of pancreatic cancer is based on the patient's clinical manifestations and is intended to improve symptoms, enhance the body's disease resistance, and prolong the patient's survival. Traditional Chinese medicine divides pancreatic cancer into multiple syndromes based on the different symptoms of pancreatic cancer patients, and traditional Chinese medicine treatment of pancreatic cancer is practiced in accordance with this theoretical system.

1. Liver-stomach disharmony syndrome

Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, belching, chest and flank distension, abdominal pain, irritability, fever, jaundice, dry and hard stools, yellow and red urine, red tongue, yellow and greasy or dry tongue coating, and stringy or slippery pulse.

Chinese medicine treatment plan: Modified Chaihu Shugan Powder. 30g of Bletilla striata, 30g of August jasmine, 60g of raw coix seed, 15g of Curcuma zedoaria, 9g of Guangmuxiang, 15g of Cyperus rotundus, 15g of Corydalis yanhusuo, 9g of Bupleurum chinense, 10g of Citrus aurantium, 30g of Smilax glabra, 15g each of Jiao Sanxian, 30g of Smilax glabra.

2. Qi and blood stasis syndrome

Symptoms: chest and abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting or hiccups, poor appetite, persistent pain, or paroxysmal aggravation, especially at night. Abdominal lumps, weight loss, and dull complexion. Tongue with cyanosis or ecchymosis, thin and stringy or astringent pulse.

Chinese medicine treatment plan: Gexia Zhuyu Decoction with modifications. 9g of Wulingzhi, 12g of processed Cyperus rotundus, 9g of Linderae rutaecarpa, 30g of Corydalis yanhusuo, 9g of Carthamus tinctorius, 15g of Paeonia lactiflora, 30g of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 9g of roasted pangolin, 15g of August scorpion, 15g of Fritillaria thunbergii, 30g of Smilax china, and 30g of Pear Root.

3. Qi and blood deficiency syndrome

Symptoms: pale complexion, weight loss, fatigue and weakness, pale nails, abdominal distension, dull pain in the chest and abdomen, abdominal mass, pale tongue or with petechiae and ecchymosis, thin white tongue coating, and deep, fine and rapid pulse.

Chinese medicine treatment plan: Shiquan Dabu Decoction with modifications. 15g of raw Astragalus, 15g of Codonopsis, 15g of whole Angelica, 12g of stir-fried Atractylodes, 15g of Rehmannia, 15g of Poria, 15g of Polyporus, 30g of Millettia reticulata, 9g of roasted turtle shell, 12g of Lycium barbarum, 15g of Fritillaria thunbergii, and 9g of roasted pangolin.

The above prescription is for reference only. If necessary, please decoct and take it under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner.