Treatment of gastric cancer of phlegm-dampness condensation type with traditional Chinese medicine

If gastric cancer patients are bedridden for a long time and lack exercise, and do not pay attention to their diet, they are likely to have symptoms related to phlegm-dampness condensation syndrome, manifested as fatty and greasy food, endogenous phlegm and dampness, often with nausea, vomiting, heavy head and body, loose stools, pale and fat tongue, thin and greasy tongue coating, and slippery pulse.

At this time, Chinese medicine can be used for treatment. Chinese medicine treats both the symptoms and the root causes. It can not only significantly alleviate the patient's symptoms, but also fundamentally improve the patient's physical condition. The treatment of phlegm and dampness condensation type gastric cancer should adopt the method of softening and resolving phlegm, descending qi and detoxifying. The prescription is as follows.

Ingredients: 60g raw oyster (fried first), 20g kelp, 20g seaweed, 1.8g strychnos nux vomica, 15g bombyx batryticatus, 10g cannon armor slices, 10g aconite, 30g bark scutellaria, 10g inula flower (fried in a package), 15g magnetite, 15g calcined tile, 1.8g raw pinellia, 30g lithospermum officinale, 10g house gecko, and 30g oldenlandia diffusa.

Add or subtract: for chest tightness, add angelica sinensis, rose, citron slices, and green-calyx plum; for pain, add Jinlingzi powder and raw Chuanwuwu; for physical weakness, add ginseng and astragalus; for poor appetite, add barley malt; for constipation, add rhubarb; for occult blood in stool, add agrimony and callicarp.

Usage: In the above medicine, the dosage of raw cut strychnos nux vomica and raw pinellia should start at 1.8g (reduced for children), and 0.3g each should be added after every 5-10 doses, and can be increased to 10g. Other medicines are used in common dosages. Take 1 dose per day, decoct twice in water, mix well and take in divided doses.

Note: Patients should not take medication without authorization and should take it under the guidance of a doctor.