Breast Cancer Ang breast cancer ay kilala sa presence ng lump sa suso, na karaniwan ay single o multiple, may irregular edge, matigas, at minsan ay parang rubbery. Sa unang bahagi, maaaring ma-move. Humigit-kumulang 30% ng mga pasyente ay may sakit, na karaniwan ay dull pain. Kapag ang tumor ay nakakatawa sa skin, mayroong different degrees ng indentation, tinatawag na "dimple sign", at habang lumalala, maaaring magkaroon ng coarse, thickened skin ("peel-like"), at adhesion sa balat. Kung lumalala pa, maaaring magkaroon ng ulceration. Maaaring magkaroon ng discharge o blood from the nipple. Kung mayroong metastasis sa lungs, liver, bones, maaaring magkaroon ng mga katulad na sintomas. Ayon sa TCM, ang kondisyon ay madalas nauugnay sa emotional imbalance. Ang mga karaniwang folk remedies at proven formulas ay sumusunod. [Formula One] Shan Ci Gu 200g, Crab Shell 100g, Crab Claw (with tip) 100g. Ground into fine powder, made into pills with honey, each pill weighs 10g, take 3 times daily, 1–2 pills after meals. This formula is from Dr. Wu Ruiwen, a TCM doctor from Hebei, functions to detoxify and dissolve nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Two] Frankincense, Myrrh each 30g, Realgar 15g, Musk 4.5g. Take 9g per dose, with old wine. This formula comes from "Complete Collection of External Diseases Treatment," functions to reduce swelling, dissolve nodules, relieve pain, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Three] Scorpion 6g, Centipede 2 pieces, Walnut 4 pieces. Cut walnut in half, remove kernel, place the two herbs inside, then close the other half and tie together. Burn until smoke appears, grind into powder, divide into 2 doses, take with yellow wine, twice daily. This formula dissolves stasis and reduces nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Four] Softshell Turtle Shell several pieces, black date flesh as needed. Roast turtle shell until brown, grind into powder, mash black dates, mix together into pills, take 10g daily with plain water. This formula nourishes yin and strengthens stomach, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Five] Lotus Root Seed 120g, salt, yellow wine as needed. Soak lotus root seeds in salt water, stir-fry until dry, grind into powder, take 10g daily, once a day, with yellow wine. This formula disperses cold and relieves pain, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Six] Half Branch Lotus, Six Ear Grass, Wild Chrysanthemum each 30g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from Nanning Fanxiu Hospital, Guangxi, functions to clear heat and detoxify, suitable for breast fibroma. [Formula Seven] Raw Tuber, Walnut Husk, Honeysuckle, Forsythia each 15g. One dose daily, decoct with wine and water. This formula from "Yao Xi Zhou's Clinical Experience," functions to clear heat and detoxify, suitable for breast cancer that has broken open. [Formula Eight] Fresh Berberis Root 30g, lean pork as needed. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Fujian Herbal Medicine," functions to clear fire and detoxify, suitable for breast tumors. [Formula Nine] Snake Skin, Bee Nest, Whole Scorpion each equal amount. Grind into fine powder, take 3 times daily, 5.5g each time, with warm water. One month is one course. This formula from "Tumor Prevention," functions to activate blood and detoxify, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Ten] Gourd 1 piece, Angelica 15g, Licorice 15g, Frankincense 3g, Myrrh 8g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Chinese Oncology," functions to activate blood and resolve stasis, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Eleven] Centipede, Scorpion each 10g, Manchurian Bladderwort 12g, Seahorse 10g. Dry and grind into powder, take twice daily, 1g each time, with yellow wine. This formula from "Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors," functions to activate blood and detoxify, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twelve] Wang Bu Liu Xing, August Pear each 30g, Manchurian Bladderwort 12g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Cancer-Resistant Chinese Medicines," functions to activate blood and detoxify, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Thirteen] Wang Bu Liu Xing, Tian Hua Fen, Silver Flower each 9g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Prevention and Treatment of Chinese Oncology," functions to activate blood and detoxify, suitable for early stage breast cancer before ulceration. [Formula Fourteen] Fivefold Gall, Male Rat Droppings, Honeycomb each equal amount. Grind into powder, take 3g each time, twice daily. This formula from "New Compilation of Remedies," functions to activate blood and dissolve nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Fifteen] Fivefold Gall, Frankincense, Myrrh each 60g, Brucea javanica (seed removed) 20g. Mix all ingredients into paste, add 1250ml vinegar, slow boil into ointment, apply on cloth, change every 2 days. This formula from "Clinical Notes on Tumors," functions to activate blood and detoxify, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Sixteen] Six-Eared Chrysanthemum, Wild Chrysanthemum, Half Branch Lotus each 30g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Practical Oncology," functions to clear heat and detoxify, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Seventeen] White Flower Snake Tongue Grass, Deer Horn Fern each 120g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "New Medical Materials," functions to detoxify and tonify yang, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Eighteen] Stinging Nettle, Earth Cow Knee, White Flower Snake Tongue Grass each 30g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Tumor Illustrations," functions to detoxify and activate blood, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Nineteen] Wolf Poison, Red Dates each 500g. Boil together, remove wolf poison. Eat red dates, 5 per time, 2–3 times daily. This formula from "Cancer-Fighting Herbs," functions to tonify qi and detoxify, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty] Monkey Peach Root, Wild Grape Root each 30g, Eight Immortals, Raw South Star each 3g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Diagnosis and Prevention of Tumors," functions to detoxify and resolve phlegm, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty-One] Tian Kui 4.5g, Beimu 9g, Calcined Oyster Shell 12g, Licorice 3g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Zhejiang Folk Herbs," functions to resolve phlegm and soften hardness, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty-Two] Chai Hu, Huang Qin each 15g, Su Zi, Dang Shen, Xia Ku Cao each 30g, Wang Bu Liu Xing 30g, Oyster Shell, Gu Lou, Gypsum, Chen Pi, Bai Shao each 30g, Chu Jiao 5g, Licorice 6g, 10 jujubes. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Thousand Excellent Formulas," functions to clear heat, detoxify, resolve phlegm, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty-Three] Bezoar 3g, Frankincense, Myrrh, Realgar, Toad Venom each 180g, Blue Vitriol 6g, Cinnabar, Sanguisorba each 9g, Cold Water Stone, Light Powder each 6g, Centipede 30 pieces, Snail 60 pieces, Borneol, Musk each 3g. Grind all into fine powder, make into pills like mustard seed size, take 5–6 pills each time, 1–2 times daily. This formula activates blood, resolves phlegm, detoxifies, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty-Four] Dandelion, Herbaceous Peony each 9g, Dragon’s Bone 6g, Gu Lou 60g, Double Flower 15g, Angelica 30g, Astragalus 15g, Gynura 6g, White芷, Chrysanthemum 15g, Red Peony 6g, Garlic 15g, Polygala, Cinnamon Bark each 9g, Licorice 6g. One dose daily, decoct and drink, divided into three doses before breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This formula from Fushun Xinning County Hospital, Liaoning, functions to clear heat, detoxify, activate blood, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty-Five] Seed of Young Plant, Strawberry Grass, Shi Jian Chuan, Iron Rhizome, Large Pearl Bulb, Five Finger Vine, Cow Knee each 10g, Eight Immortals 20g, Snake Tongue Grass, Half Branch Lotus, Tail Grass each 10g, Powdered Dan Cao 3g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula clears heat, detoxifies, breaks down accumulation, suitable for breast cancer caused by heat-toxin and blood stasis. [Formula Twenty-Six] Dang Shen, Tian Dong, Ta Ren each 9g, Xia Ku Cao, Hai Zao, Kun Bu each 12g, Wang Bu Liu Xing Zi, Shi Jian Chuan, Huang Yao Zi each 30g, Lou Lu, Chi Shao each 15g, Ting Li Zi, Shi Jia, Che Qian Zi each 30g, 10 jujubes. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from Longhua Hospital, Shanghai, functions to tonify qi, activate blood, soften hardness, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty-Seven] Angelica 12g, E Zhu, Shan Jia each 15g, Bi Jia 24g, Kun Bu, Hai Zao each 30g, Gu Lou 24g, Dan Shen 30g, Lou Lu, Wang Bu Liu Xing, Zao Ci each 12g, Tu Fu Ling 30g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from "Great Treatise on Chinese Surgical Treatment," functions to activate blood, detoxify, resolve phlegm, suitable for breast cancer with blood stasis and toxin retention. [Formula Twenty-Eight] Red Peony, White Atractylodes, Earth Bug, Chuan Lian Zi each 9g, Angelica, Chen He, Chuan Duan each 12g, Loofah Network, White Wei, Dan Shen each 15g, Chai Hu 6g, Raw Oyster Shell 30g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from Yichang Regional Hospital, Hubei, functions to resolve phlegm and dissolve nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Twenty-Nine] Whole Scorpion, Centipede each 12g, Raw Manchurian Bladderwort 15g, Silkworm 24g, Raw Rhubarb 30g, Chai Hu 12g, Bai Shao, Mu Xiang each 9g, Frankincense, Myrrh, Shan Zhi each 12g, Qing Pi, Chen Pi each 9g, Lian Qiao 12g, Chen Hong 9g, Chuan Bei Mu, Chi Shao each 12g, Dan Pi 6g, Dandelion 30g, Honeysuckle 15g, Raw Licorice 5g. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from Jingjiang Health School, Jiangsu, functions to regulate qi, activate blood, detoxify, dissolve nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Thirty] (1) Angelica, Beimu, Xiang Fu, Gu Lou each 15g, Sheng Di, Chi Shao, Zhi Zi, Chuan Shan Jia each 10g, Chen Geng, Qing Pi each 6g. (2) Green Walnut Branch, San Qi each 1500g, Gan Sui 2500g, Raw Licorice 1500g. Formula (1): decoct and drink, one dose daily. Formula (2): add 500ml water, simmer over medium flame until no taste left, filter, concentrate in copper pot, store in porcelain container, add a little borneol, seal. Apply the ointment on affected area, fix with tape, change every 48 hours. This formula from Cui He Shi, Yan Cheng TCM Tumor Hospital, Shanxi, functions to regulate qi, activate blood, soften hardness, dissolve nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Thirty-One] Artificial Bezoar 10g, Processed Frankincense, Processed Myrrh, Sea Dragon each 15g, Astragalus, Shan Ci Gu, Xiang Yuan, Stir-Fried San Xian each 30g, Xia Ku Cao, San Qi Powder, Shou Wu, Yi Ren, Di Ding, E Zhu, Xian Ling Pi each 60g. Grind into fine powder, make into pills with water, take twice daily, 3g each time. This formula from Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, functions to activate blood, detoxify, soften hardness, dissolve nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Thirty-Two] Gu Lou, Sheng Di each 150g, Tu Bei Mu, Sheng Xiang Fu, Calcined Oyster Shell each 120g, Lou Lu, Bai Jie Zi, Fu Ling, Stir-Fried Malt each 90g, Wang Bu Liu Xing Zi, Processed Pinellia, Angelica, Chen Ye, Stir-Fried Bai Shao, Xiao Qing Pi each 60g, Po Shan Jia 30g, Chen Pi 60g, Mu Tong, Chuan Xiong, Licorice each 30g. Grind into fine powder, take 3 times daily, 6g each time. This formula from Xiao Shuangzhuang, Jiading County, Shanghai, functions to regulate qi, resolve phlegm, activate blood, dissolve nodules, suitable for breast cancer. [Formula Thirty-Three] Angelica, Sheng Di, Bai Shao, Chuan Xiong, Chen Pi, Ban Xia, Chuan Bei Mu, Fu Ling, Qing Pi, Yuan Zhi, Chen Geng, Su Ye each 4g, Zhi Zi, Mu Tong, Licorice each 3g, Xiang Fu 6g, 1 slice of ginger. One dose daily, decoct and drink. This formula from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, functions to clear liver, activate blood, relieve depression, resolve phlegm, suitable for breast cancer patients in Stage II after surgery. [Formula Thirty-Four] Qing Pi, Raw Licorice, Shan Ci Gu, Tu Bei Mu each 10g, Dandelion, Xia Ku Cao, Tian Men Dong each 15g, Raw Astragalus, Goji Berry, Six God Curve, Roasted Hawthorn each 10g. Decoct and drink, one dose daily, divided into two doses. This formula from renowned TCM doctor Duan Fengwu, Beijing, functions to detoxify, dissolve nodules, regulate liver, strengthen constitution.
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