What are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma and what can patients eat more of them

What are the TCM treatments for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma? What can patients eat more of?

1. Syndrome differentiation and prescription selection 1. External attack by evil toxins, phlegm-heat in the lungs

Treatment: Clear the lungs and relieve the nose, eliminate phlegm and resolve nodules.

Prescription: Qingjin Huatan Decoction unified prescription with modifications. Scutellaria 12g, Gardenia 12g, Platycodon 12g, Ophiopogon 15g, Morus alba bark 15g, Fritillaria 12g, Anemarrhena 12g, Trichosanthes 15g, Tangerine peel 3g, Poria 15g, Licorice 6g. For those with more nasal congestion, magnolia flower and Angelica dahurica can be added; for those with runny nose, Imperata root and Rubia cordifolia root should be added to cool blood and stop bleeding.

2. Liver Qi stagnation, Qi stagnation and blood stasis

Treatment: Promote qi and blood circulation, soften and disperse lumps.

Prescription: Sanleng powder is modified according to the standard of syndrome treatment. 15g of Sanleng, 15g of Chi Fuling, 10g of Angelica sinensis, 15g of Biejia, 10g of Citrus aurantium, 10g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 10g of Aucklandia lappa, Bupleurum chinense and Curcuma aromatica can be added to soothe the liver, relieve depression and resolve stagnation; Peach kernel and safflower can be added to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and resolve stagnation.

What can patients eat more?

You can eat more foods to restore hematopoietic function, such as milk, eggs, pork liver, black chicken, placenta, jujube, black fungus, walnuts, black sesame, sea cucumber, vegetables, shark, etc. To improve liver and kidney function, you can choose liver-clearing and liver-softening foods, such as wolfberry, milk, carrots, lotus seeds, coix seeds, Huai yam, hawthorn, bitter melon, winter melon, bananas, watermelon, pomegranate, etc.