以上三例虽未获得痊愈康复，而于病情危重，进退惟谷之时，投以消散药仍有良效，然经数年之实践观察，余知仅用消散药物只能缓解病情、减轻病者痛苦，而尚难治愈，必须结合其他方法，辨证论治，方为妥善，但消散法仍不失为治疗癌症之一种重要而有效之手段，值得深入研究探索。
胰腺癌治验
赵某，男，7l岁，退休工人。患者体质强壮，素无慢性疾病。于1995年1月间左上腹隐痛，时作时止，未十分介意。至3月初疼痛加剧，有时不能忍受，始至医院就诊。3月14日普中心医院CT报告：“①胆囊增大，胆囊炎。②胰腺钩突占位可能。”初步诊断意见胰腺癌。建议手术切除，患者以年高病重而拒绝，经友人介绍邀余中药治疗。
1995年3月24日初诊。患者当时主要症状为全身乏力及左上腹疼痛，其特点为胀感多于痛感。胀急时极为难受，坐卧不安，且有气机自脐上向心胸上顶。疼痛阵发，有时剧痛可致呻吟。胃纳尚可，两便自调。无发热及胆囊、肠胃症状。脉大涩滞，一息四至。舌质淡红，苔薄白而腻，苔色微黄。据此脉症为气虚脾运不健，痰浊留滞与气血交凝，结为瘕积，久而蓄毒以成恶症。治拟益气健脾以扶持元气、加强运化。消痰软坚结合行气活血、解毒消瘕。方为：
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以上方随症加减，服至6月19日最后一诊，共诊十一次，服药八十四帖，后以症状消失，病痛缓解而自行停药。
至1996年8月，停药已十四月，又因上腹剧痛而住入前院。诊断为胆囊炎性肿胀，施行手术切除。剖腹后先予检查胰腺，见有已萎缩之癌肿病灶。证实患者原先所患确系胰腺癌，亦证实中药治疗已使痊愈。
按：本例患者经确诊后纯用中药治疗，则中药对其疗效无可置疑，故选择以作报道。分析患者所以速效之原因，大致有以下数点：
其一，思想开朗，情绪稳定。患者为体力劳动者，文化较低，不甚了解癌症之高度恶性性质，认为既然是病，服药即能治愈，故无精神压力。余所治之癌症患者中，凡获治效者，大多类此。部分病者甚至为家属所隐瞒。而文化素养较高之患者，思想敏捷，多愁善感，既不易隐匿病情，一旦知晓亦难遣释情怀。重重之精神负担，已镇其自身于不可逆之境，阻其药力于“神不使”之地，则“希望之于失望，正与绝望相同”矣，何愈病之云为!由此而论则癌症患者以不知自身之病情为好，而已知者莫要惊慌失措，务必正确对待，须知多得一分自在精神，则多一分治疗希望。倘能熟知自身病情，又与医家配合默契，则为更佳，定然有助于疗效提高，最为可取。
其二，信医诚笃，药专力宏。癌症为恶性程度极高之病，故患者及其家属惶极之余，难免病急乱投于医，所服之药亦难免鱼龙混杂，泥沙俱下。灵丹鸩酒，真伪难辨。则一身之阴阳气血尽为淆乱，未张之病魔邪气应激猖狂，于医家对病情之思维与认识．亦徒增迷惘，欲速其愈，反受其殃，以致该治者不治，可愈者难愈。本例患者信余独诊，不杂他药，余之思路及方药不受干扰，正巧药病相当，故得速愈。
癌症之治疗尚在探索之中，无有医家已有确切把握，因而不能要求病家专信一医，一旦贻误病机，追悔何及。但当谨慎选择，细心从事。由一医治疗一阶段，如疗效确实不佳，再更换经深思熟虑而选定之另一医。不可数方迭进，多药备尝。奠忘以科学头脑择医治病服药，斯为得矣。
其三，不乱服补品。本例患者三餐之外，不吃其他杂食，补益诸品及鳖鱼等物，概不服食。凡补益之物皆具药性，服用补品，不啻服药，与治疗之药协调者，尚无大碍，不协调，或更药性相反者，岂不偾事。故以不滥服补品为善于调摄矣。至于甲鱼，滋腻呆胃，滞痰恋湿，世俗云可抗癌，而余见癌症患者胃气不旺、痰湿内蕴者不少，屡进此物，益欤害欤?思之自明。
肿瘤特效验例闻见记
祖国医药学是一个伟大宝库，也是人类征服肿瘤之有力武器。经由许多年实践研究与总结，中医对于肿瘤病因病机之认识，渐趋一致：气滞、痰饮、湿浊、瘀血、热毒等实邪为致病之元凶；人体气血阴阳之亏虚为受病容邪之基地。因而医家从各自之理论认识、实践经验以及所居方域之气候、人情、水土、体质等不同，治法亦因而有所差异，然总不出扶正、祛邪两大法门。于扶正法中，有偏重益气者，有偏重养阴生津者，亦有使用养血滋阴或温润助阳法者，各随医家临证决策，随宜而定。而于祛邪门中，有强调癌症为蓄毒不流，郁结日久而成，其间致病之毒可为化学致癌物或各种物理辐射，亦可为病毒及生物损伤。故投以大剂清热解毒，或以毒攻毒，其理论根据为“邪去正自安”也。除独用抗毒法外，临床多以数法兼行，亦有以清热解毒、活血祛瘀、软坚散结为治疗肿瘤“三原则者”。而通达之论，则将各种病因病机综合推断，然后各据患者四诊八纲，因人而施。如有医家以“五因六法”为立法之本者：“正气亏虚-扶正固本；毒根深藏-清热解毒；久病必瘀-活血祛瘀；气郁痰结-理气化痰；肝郁气滞-疏盱解郁；以及癥瘕积聚本病本法-软坚散结。”以上所述虽仍支离破碎，信手拈来，未成系统，然皆为治疗肿瘤之正法，为当代中医遵循之准绳。不仅如此，即或民间治疗肿瘤，方法虽然繁多，总亦不越以上范畴。今择三例，皆经余亲自核实而疗效确凿者，详述其治法，以供读者参考。
患者徐某，年过知命。早岁曾为高级职员，后调至某粮店当营业员。年方半百时得胃腺癌症。化疗及中草药悉遵医嘱，与医家配合默契。虽屡经复发，尚能调摄自护。其时约在七十年代初，具体年月已不复记忆。忽一日旧疾发作，胃脘肿胀高突，疼痛不可忍，且滴水不能饮，以小匙少少与之亦必吐出。饮食更无以进，仅靠静滴葡萄糖液以维持生命。幸其老妻敏慧，痛哭流涕之余，闻说对口蕈可治此病，即急函各地亲朋好友，从速寻觅。竞得某地一老太将珍藏数十年之一枚稀世之物，奉送与彼。据云此物乃新死之人口含金器者，其气自口直上棺盖，日久于盖外对死者口处，生一毒蕈，即对口蕈也，采归阴干，妥为收藏，可治诸般毒疮。干品色紫黑，仅如绿豆大，该老太以十数层绢布包作一大团，可见其珍藏之谨也。徐家得蕈，如获至宝，急急放入小碗中，加清水数匙，待稍软润，即隔水蒸炖，炖毕速送医院，此时顿见奇迹：以小匙少少灌入徐某口中，竟不吐，连续将小半碗药汁饮尽，终不见吐，过数小时饮以葡萄糖开水，亦不吐，次晨喂以米饮，亦能受纳。于是蕈中加水炖取二汁，复喂饮如幻，最后连蕈吃下。由此呕吐立止，一周后，脘中胀痛消失，病灶恢复至发作前之程度，渐可正常饮食及自理生活。一月后竟上班复工。以后仍服某院之草药及接受化疗。五个月后，旧病再次反复，因无从觅取对口蕈，而终致不救。
某局会计俞先生，浙江海盐乡下人也，妻室及子女均在原籍，其长子19r70年弱冠之岁，患头痛，治之未效，痛势渐剧，至难以忍受。速来沪至华山医院神经科检查，确诊“脑间隔占位”性质未定，作放疗后返乡，有所好转，症未全消。其父觅得内服核桃枝煮鸡蛋方，即设法购买核桃枝，嘱其子依法制服。
核桃枝须采集手指粗之枝条，太粗者过老，太细者过嫩，均不合标准。每日以鲜枝200g，加水煮沸后文火煎熬四小时，盖核桃枝有毒，久煮可以去毒，同时加入原只鸡蛋四枚，蛋熟时取出去壳蛋白不可破碎，于蛋上以竹针刺小洞十数个，再人原汁中烧煮，至液汁渗透蛋中而止。上午煮就后，即于早午餐之间吃蛋一枚，饮汁一杯。于下午午饭与晚饭之间吃第二枚蛋，再饮汁一杯。晚饭后吃第三枚蛋，又饮汁一杯。尚余一蛋，留至次晨起床盥洗后吃，仍饮隔夜之液汁一杯。同时随即烧煮当日之药蛋。
俞子按上法一日不问，连续服用一年有半。初服三个月后，症渐缓解，以后诸症渐消，康复如平人，读书劳作，一切如常。年半后即停药，从此一直保持健康，以至结婚生子、成家立业，均无影响。余写此文前，适退休多年返乡养老之俞老先生来沪省亲，余借机再次询访，俞老谓其子已病愈二十六、七年．今已四十八岁矣。除反应略迟钝外，并无他异，可谓根治也已。听说当时俞子住于病房，同事病友告其曰：有人与其同病，以核桃枝煮蛋食之得愈，其人住武夷路某弄某号。俞先生亲往寻访咨询，确系脑瘤患者而得愈者，遂信心坚定，嘱子依法治疗。此外尚有区委李副书记(现已离休多年)，亦为俞老先生提供一个例证：李书记早年于部队工作，有一战友因头痛剧烈经有关医院确诊为“脑瘤”，当时尚无手术条件。患者带病随军，至山东休整时，适住一果农家中，该农自谓能治此病。即剪取核桃树枝条数根，斩断劈碎，煮水与饮，竟得疼痛显减。临行时果农赠送核桃枝数大捆，服后竟至症状全消。建国后，李与其于部队又共事近十年，病未复发。以后各自转业，李至上海，彼去福建则信息中断。核桃枝治肿瘤之疗效，尤其治疗癌症之疗效，尚未肯定，而上述三例虽属良性，亦是奇迹，是否该物对于脑肿瘤具有殊效，尚待研究。
核桃枝有毒，关于减毒方法，金有景先生于《抗癌食药本草》一书中提供三个途径，足资参考：“一是久煮，一般煮上四、五个小时，直接喝核桃枝煮的药汁，问题就不大了。二是群药共煮。三是加食物(瘦肉或猪羊等内脏)共煮。”录之以供参考。
例三
凤某，即针灸类病案中肾虚感寒、为针合谷复溜立效者，系某商店营业员。退休后久居浦东农村，不来治病，故十余年不通音闻矣。数月前机缘巧合，适相邂逅。其告余曰：1989年底彼患胃痛，大便隐血(++++)，北蔡卫生院摄片示胃小弯溃疡O．8cm，伴增生糜烂。由于治疗无效，病情加甚，复由川沙县人民医院胃镜检查，并切片化验，确诊为恶性病变。建议手术及化疗，因惧而不就。闻及川沙县某卫生院有一孙姓中医颇善治此病，即于彼医处服约七阅月，竟得病愈。1993年经周浦人民医院胃镜复查，证实其病灶消失。余嘱其将药方寄余研究，其随即寄来处方近三十张，查其日程为连续处方，有三首不同处方相继使用、余稍加归纳，录其方于下：
第一方：1990年2月22日起服至三月底，连续服用四十天。
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第二方：1990年4月1日起服至八月初，连续服用四个月。
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第三方：1990年8月5日起共服二十一帖。
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简析：上三方中共有之药为：黄芪、党参、白(苍)术、茯苓、莪术、丹皮、红枣、甘草，具有健脾益气、清热散结之功，由之奠定凤氏癌症治疗之方药基础，前后三方，均在此基础上加以扩充。
第一方侧重清热解毒、制癌与化痰散结，故方中重用蛇舌草、藤梨根、生地榆、瓜蒌皮、象贝母、赤芍等品，服用四十天，重创病灶，迅扫癌毒，实为治疗全过程中最关键之阶段。
第二方减去藤梨根、生地榆、瓜蒌皮、赤芍等解毒抗癌之品。仅留蛇舌草一味，可见肿瘤经前阶段之治疗已得有效控制，相对呈现正气不足，阴阳俱虚，故加入党参、白术、石斛、黄精、萸肉、鹿角霜、仙灵脾、破故纸、五味子之类，以健脾胃、扶中气、补肝肾、调阴阳，据用药情况分析，患者当时应属阳虚为甚，故温肾壮阳之品多于养阴之物。由此可见癌症患者之选方用药当以辨证为前提，确是阳虚，亦可适当投以温热助阳之品，不必以癌症内蕴热毒而肆用寒凉。
第三方于第二方中减去部分温肾药，而成益气健脾化湿，兼以温阳行气消癌之方。盖此时病势渐退，正气尚待恢复，将清热解毒以制癌肿之品全数撤去，以传统中药配成扶正祛邪同用之方，以为最后收功之治。
以上三个病例虽然未能获得完全康复，但在病情危重、进退两难的时刻，使用消散类药物仍然取得了良好的疗效。然而，经过数年的实践观察，我认识到仅使用消散药物只能缓解病情、减轻患者的痛苦，而难以彻底治愈，必须结合其他方法，进行辨证论治，这才是妥善的处理方式。但消散法仍然是治疗癌症的一种重要且有效的手段，值得深入研究和探索。
胰腺癌治疗验案
赵某，男性，71岁，退休工人。患者体质强壮，平时没有慢性疾病。1995年1月间，左上腹出现隐痛，时作时止，未引起重视。到了3月初，疼痛加剧，有时难以忍受，才去医院就诊。3月14日，普中心医院的CT报告：“①胆囊增大，胆囊炎。②胰腺钩突占位可能。”初步诊断为胰腺癌。建议手术切除，患者因年老病重而拒绝，经朋友介绍邀请我用中药治疗。
1995年3月24日初诊。患者当时的主要症状是全身乏力及左上腹疼痛，其特点是胀感多于痛感。胀痛剧烈时极为难受，坐卧不安，且有气机从肚脐上方向心胸部位上顶的感觉。疼痛阵发性发作，有时剧痛可导致呻吟。胃纳尚可，大小便正常。无发热及胆囊、肠胃症状。脉象大涩滞，一息四至（每分钟呼吸四次）。舌质淡红，苔薄白而腻，苔色微黄。根据这些脉症，判断为气虚脾运不健，痰浊留滞与气血交凝，结为瘕积（腹部肿块），日久蓄毒而成恶症（恶性肿瘤）。治疗拟定益气健脾以扶持元气、加强运化功能。消痰软坚结合行气活血、解毒消瘕。方药如下：
生黄芪30g 太子参15g 炒白术10g 丹参15g 当归10g 瓜蒌皮10g 川贝母10g 昆布10g 海藻10g 厚朴10g 炒枳实10g 焦山楂15g 三棱10g 莪术10g 炙鸡内金10g 半枝莲30g 石见穿15g 牡蛎30g 白花蛇舌草50g
以上方剂随症状加减，服用至6月19日最后一诊，共就诊十一次，服药八十四帖，后因症状消失，病痛缓解而自行停药。
至1996年8月，停药已十四个月，又因上腹剧痛而住入前院。诊断为胆囊炎性肿胀，施行手术切除。剖腹后先检查胰腺，发现已有萎缩的癌肿病灶。证实患者原先所患确系胰腺癌，也证实中药治疗已使痊愈。
按语：本例患者经确诊后纯用中药治疗，则中药对其疗效无可置疑，故选择以此作为报道。分析患者所以速效的原因，大致有以下数点：
其一，思想开朗，情绪稳定。患者为体力劳动者，文化较低，不甚了解癌症的高度恶性性质，认为既然是病，服药即能治愈，故无精神压力。我所治疗的癌症患者中，凡获治效者，大多类此。部分病者甚至被家属隐瞒病情。而文化素养较高的患者，思想敏捷，多愁善感，既不易隐匿病情，一旦知晓亦难排遣情怀。重重的精神负担，已将自身置于不可逆之境，阻碍药力于“神不使”（精神无法调动药效）之地，则“希望之于失望，正与绝望相同”，何谈治愈疾病！由此而论，癌症患者以不知自身病情为好，而已知者莫要惊慌失措，务必正确对待，须知多得一分自在精神，则多一分治疗希望。倘能熟知自身病情，又与医家配合默契，则为更佳，定然有助于提高疗效，最为可取。
其二，信医诚笃，药专力宏。癌症为恶性程度极高的病，故患者及其家属惶急之余，难免病急乱投医，所服之药亦难免鱼龙混杂，泥沙俱下。灵丹鸩酒，真伪难辨。则一身之阴阳气血尽为淆乱，未张之病魔邪气应激猖狂，于医家对病情的思维与认识，亦徒增迷惘，欲速其愈，反受其殃，以致该治者不治，可愈者难愈。本例患者信任我独诊，不杂他药，我的思路及方药不受干扰，正巧药病相当，故得速愈。
癌症的治疗尚在探索之中，无有医家已有确切把握，因而不能要求病家专信一医，一旦贻误病机，追悔何及。但当谨慎选择，细心从事。由一医治疗一阶段，如疗效确实不佳，再更换经深思熟虑而选定的另一医。不可数方迭进，多药备尝。莫忘以科学头脑择医治病服药，斯为得矣。
其三，不乱服补品。本例患者三餐之外，不吃其他杂食，补益诸品及鳖鱼等物，概不服食。凡补益之物皆具药性，服用补品，不啻服药，与治疗之药协调者，尚无大碍，不协调，或更药性相反者，岂不坏事。故以不滥服补品为善于调摄矣。至于甲鱼，滋腻呆胃，滞痰恋湿，世俗云可抗癌，而我见癌症患者胃气不旺、痰湿内蕴者不少，屡进此物，益欤害欤？思之自明。
肿瘤特效验例闻见记
祖国医药学是一个伟大宝库，也是人类征服肿瘤的有力武器。经由许多年实践研究与总结，中医对于肿瘤病因病机的认识，渐趋一致：气滞、痰饮、湿浊、瘀血、热毒等实邪为致病之元凶；人体气血阴阳之亏虚为受病容邪之基地。因而医家从各自之理论认识、实践经验以及所居方域之气候、人情、水土、体质等不同，治法亦因而有所差异，然总不出扶正、祛邪两大法门。于扶正法中，有偏重益气者，有偏重养阴生津者，亦有使用养血滋阴或温润助阳法者，各随医家临证决策，随宜而定。而于祛邪门中，有强调癌症为蓄毒不流，郁结日久而成，其间致病之毒可为化学致癌物或各种物理辐射，亦可为病毒及生物损伤。故投以大剂清热解毒，或以毒攻毒，其理论根据为“邪去正自安”也。除独用抗毒法外，临床多以数法兼行，亦有以清热解毒、活血祛瘀、软坚散结为治疗肿瘤“三原则者”。而通达之论，则将各种病因病机综合推断，然后各据患者四诊八纲，因人而施。如有医家以“五因六法”为立法之本者：“正气亏虚-扶正固本；毒根深藏-清热解毒；久病必瘀-活血祛瘀；气郁痰结-理气化痰；肝郁气滞-疏肝解郁；以及癥瘕积聚本病本法-软坚散结。”以上所述虽仍支离破碎，信手拈来，未成系统，然皆为治疗肿瘤之正法，为当代中医遵循之准绳。不仅如此，即或民间治疗肿瘤，方法虽然繁多，总亦不越以上范畴。今择三例，皆经余亲自核实而疗效确凿者，详述其治法，以供读者参考。
患者徐某，年过知命（五十岁）。早岁曾为高级职员，后调至某粮店当营业员。年方半百时得胃腺癌症。化疗及中草药悉遵医嘱，与医家配合默契。虽屡经复发，尚能调摄自护。其时约在七十年代初，具体年月已不复记忆。忽一日旧疾发作，胃脘肿胀高突，疼痛不可忍，且滴水不能饮，以小匙少少与之亦必吐出。饮食更无以进，仅靠静滴葡萄糖液以维持生命。幸其老妻敏慧，痛哭流涕之余，闻说对口蕈可治此病，即急函各地亲朋好友，从速寻觅。竞得某地一老太将珍藏数十年之一枚稀世之物，奉送与彼。据云此物乃新死之人口含金器者，其气自口直上棺盖，日久于盖外对死者口处，生一毒蕈，即对口蕈也，采归阴干，妥为收藏，可治诸般毒疮。干品色紫黑，仅如绿豆大，该老太以十数层绢布包作一大团，可见其珍藏之谨也。徐家得蕈，如获至宝，急急放入小碗中，加清水数匙，待稍软润，即隔水蒸炖，炖毕速送医院，此时顿见奇迹：以小匙少少灌入徐某口中，竟不吐，连续将小半碗药汁饮尽，终不见吐，过数小时饮以葡萄糖开水，亦不吐，次晨喂以米饮，亦能受纳。于是蕈中加水炖取二汁，复喂饮如幻，最后连蕈吃下。由此呕吐立止，一周后，脘中胀痛消失，病灶恢复至发作前之程度，渐可正常饮食及自理生活。一月后竟上班复工。以后仍服某院之草药及接受化疗。五个月后，旧病再次反复，因无从觅取对口蕈，而终致不救。
某局会计俞先生，浙江海盐乡下人也，妻室及子女均在原籍，其长子1970年弱冠之岁，患头痛，治之未效，痛势渐剧，至难以忍受。速来沪至华山医院神经科检查，确诊“脑间隔占位”性质未定，作放疗后返乡，有所好转，症未全消。其父觅得内服核桃枝煮鸡蛋方，即设法购买核桃枝，嘱其子依法制服。
核桃枝须采集手指粗之枝条，太粗者过老，太细者过嫩，均不合标准。每日以鲜枝200g，加水煮沸后文火煎熬四小时，盖核桃枝有毒，久煮可以去毒，同时加入原只鸡蛋四枚，蛋熟时取出去壳蛋白不可破碎，于蛋上以竹针刺小洞十数个，再人原汁中烧煮，至液汁渗透蛋中而止。上午煮就后，即于早午餐之间吃蛋一枚，饮汁一杯。于下午午饭与晚饭之间吃第二枚蛋，再饮汁一杯。晚饭后吃第三枚蛋，又饮汁一杯。尚余一蛋，留至次晨起床盥洗后吃，仍饮隔夜之液汁一杯。同时随即烧煮当日之药蛋。
俞子按上法一日不问，连续服用一年有半。初服三个月后，症渐缓解，以后诸症渐消，康复如平人，读书劳作，一切如常。年半后即停药，从此一直保持健康，以至结婚生子、成家立业，均无影响。余写此文前，适退休多年返乡养老之俞老先生来沪省亲，余借机再次询访，俞老谓其子已病愈二十六、七年．今已四十八岁矣。除反应略迟钝外，并无他异，可谓根治也已。听说当时俞子住于病房，同事病友告其曰：有人与其同病，以核桃枝煮蛋食之得愈，其人住武夷路某弄某号。俞先生亲往寻访咨询，确系脑瘤患者而得愈者，遂信心坚定，嘱子依法治疗。此外尚有区委李副书记(现已离休多年)，亦为俞老先生提供一个例证：李书记早年于部队工作，有一战友因头痛剧烈经有关医院确诊为“脑瘤”，当时尚无手术条件。患者带病随军，至山东休整时，适住一果农家中，该农自谓能治此病。即剪取核桃树枝条数根，斩断劈碎，煮水与饮，竟得疼痛显减。临行时果农赠送核桃枝数大捆，服后竟至症状全消。建国后，李与其于部队又共事近十年，病未复发。以后各自转业，李至上海，彼去福建则信息中断。核桃枝治肿瘤之疗效，尤其治疗癌症之疗效，尚未肯定，而上述三例虽属良性，亦是奇迹，是否该物对于脑肿瘤具有殊效，尚待研究。
核桃枝有毒，关于减毒方法，金有景先生于《抗癌食药本草》一书中提供三个途径，足资参考：“一是久煮，一般煮上四、五个小时，直接喝核桃枝煮的药汁，问题就不大了。二是群药共煮。三是加食物(瘦肉或猪羊等内脏)共煮。”录之以供参考。
凤某，即针灸类病案中肾虚感寒、为针合谷复溜立效者，系某商店营业员。退休后久居浦东农村，不来治病，故十余年不通音闻矣。数月前机缘巧合，适相邂逅。其告余曰：1989年底彼患胃痛，大便隐血(++++)，北蔡卫生院摄片示胃小弯溃疡O．8cm，伴增生糜烂。由于治疗无效，病情加甚，复由川沙县人民医院胃镜检查，并切片化验，确诊为恶性病变。建议手术及化疗，因惧而不就。闻及川沙县某卫生院有一孙姓中医颇善治此病，即于彼医处服约七阅月，竟得病愈。1993年经周浦人民医院胃镜复查，证实其病灶消失。余嘱其将药方寄余研究，其随即寄来处方近三十张，查其日程为连续处方，有三首不同处方相继使用、余稍加归纳，录其方于下：
第一方：1990年2月22日起服至三月底，连续服用四十天。
生黄芪18g 生地榆15g 猪茯苓各12g 蓬莪术8g 制苍术9g 生甘草18g 蛇舌草30g 陈皮6g 佛手12g 赤芍12g 藤梨根15g 红枣20g 牡丹皮15g 瓜蒌皮12g 象贝母10g 明党参12g
第二方：1990年4月1日起服至八月初，连续服用四个月。
生黄芪30g 党参12g 焦白术15g 甘草3g 川石斛20g 制黄精30g 制萸肉5g 鹿角霜12g 仙灵脾9g 破故纸12g 五味子10g 蛇舌草30g 蓬莪术12g 象贝母12g 黛蛤散12g(包) 猪云苓各12g 乌贼骨12g 炒丹皮24g 红枣12g 诃子12g
第三方：1990年8月5日起共服二十一帖。
生黄芪30g 大党参各12g 焦白术15g 焦苡仁12g 鹿角霜12g 蓬莪术15g 牡丹皮12g 猪云苓各12g 广木香5g 炒白芍15g 破故纸12g 绿梅花6g 娑罗子12g 青防风6g 佛手片12g 红枣20g 甘草3g 炒乌贼12g
简析：上三方中共有之药为：黄芪、党参、白(苍)术、茯苓、莪术、丹皮、红枣、甘草，具有健脾益气、清热散结之功，由之奠定凤氏癌症治疗之方药基础，前后三方，均在此基础上加以扩充。
第一方侧重清热解毒、制癌与化痰散结，故方中重用蛇舌草、藤梨根、生地榆、瓜蒌皮、象贝母、赤芍等品，服用四十天，重创病灶，迅扫癌毒，实为治疗全过程中最关键之阶段。
第二方减去藤梨根、生地榆、瓜蒌皮、赤芍等解毒抗癌之品。仅留蛇舌草一味，可见肿瘤经前阶段之治疗已得有效控制，相对呈现正气不足，阴阳俱虚，故加入党参、白术、石斛、黄精、萸肉、鹿角霜、仙灵脾、破故纸、五味子之类，以健脾胃、扶中气、补肝肾、调阴阳，据用药情况分析，患者当时应属阳虚为甚，故温肾壮阳之品多于养阴之物。由此可见癌症患者之选方用药当以辨证为前提，确是阳虚，亦可适当投以温热助阳之品，不必以癌症内蕴热毒而肆用寒凉。
第三方于第二方中减去部分温肾药，而成益气健脾化湿，兼以温阳行气消癌之方。盖此时病势渐退，正气尚待恢复，将清热解毒以制癌肿之品全数撤去，以传统中药配成扶正祛邪同用之方，以为最后收功之治。
Although the above three cases did not achieve complete recovery, administering dispersing and resolving medicines still yielded good effects during critical stages of the illness when progress was stalled. However, through years of practical observation, I have come to know that using only dispersing and resolving medicines can only alleviate symptoms and reduce patient suffering, but is difficult to cure the disease completely. It is necessary to combine other methods and conduct syndrome differentiation and treatment (Bian Zheng Lun Zhi) for proper management. Nevertheless, the method of dispersing and resolving remains an important and effective means for treating cancer and deserves in-depth research and exploration.
**A Verified Case of Pancreatic Cancer Treatment**
Patient Zhao, male, 71 years old, retired worker. The patient had a strong constitution and no history of chronic diseases. In January 1995, he experienced dull pain in the left upper abdomen, intermittent in nature, which he did not pay much attention to. By early March, the pain intensified, becoming sometimes unbearable, prompting him to seek medical attention at a hospital. On March 14, 1995, a CT report from Puzhong Hospital stated: "1. Enlarged gallbladder, cholecystitis. 2. Possible space-occupying lesion in the uncinate process of the pancreas." The preliminary diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. Surgical resection was recommended, but the patient refused due to his advanced age and severe condition. Introduced by a friend, he invited me to treat him with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
First consultation on March 24, 1995. The patient's main symptoms at the time were general fatigue and pain in the left upper abdomen. The characteristic was a sensation of distension more than pain. During episodes of acute distension, he felt extremely uncomfortable, unable to sit or lie down peacefully, with a sensation of Qi rising from above the navel towards the chest and heart. The pain was paroxysmal, and sometimes severe pain caused groaning. Appetite was acceptable, and bowel movements were normal. There was no fever or symptoms related to the gallbladder or intestines/stomach. The pulse was large, choppy, and stagnant, with four beats per breath (approximately 40-50 bpm depending on breath rate interpretation, literally 'four beats per respiration cycle'). The tongue body was pale red, with a thin, white, greasy coating slightly yellowish in color. Based on these pulse and symptom manifestations, the pattern was identified as Qi deficiency with impaired Spleen transportation and transformation, leading to the retention of Phlegm-Turbidity congealing with Qi and Blood stagnation, forming abdominal masses (Zha Ji), which accumulated toxicity over time to become malignant tumors (E Zheng). The treatment principle was to tonify Qi and strengthen the Spleen to support Yuan Qi and enhance transportation/transformation. This was combined with resolving Phlegm and softening hardness, promoting Qi circulation and activating Blood, and detoxifying while resolving masses. The prescription was as follows:
Sheng Huang Qi (Raw Radix Astragali) 30g, Tai Zi Shen (Pseudostellaria Root) 15g, Chao Bai Zhu (Stir-fried Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 10g, Dan Shen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root) 15g, Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root) 10g, Gua Lou Pi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis) 10g, Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria Cirrhosa Bulb) 10g, Kun Bu (Laminaria/Kelp) 10g, Hai Zao (Sargassum) 10g, Hou Po (Magnolia Bark) 10g, Chao Zhi Shi (Stir-fried Fructus Aurantii Immaturus) 10g, Jiao Shan Zha (Charred Crataegus Fruit) 15g, San Leng (Rhizoma Sparganii) 10g, E Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae) 10g, Zhi Ji Jin (Honey-processed Gallus Gallus Domesticus Gizzard Lining) 10g, Ban Zhi Lian (Scutellaria Barbata Herb) 30g, Shi Jian Chuan (Prunella Vulgaris Herb) 15g, Mu Li (Oyster Shell) 30g, Bai Hua She She Cao (Hedyotis Diffusa Herb) 50g.
The above prescription was modified according to symptoms. The last consultation was on June 19. There were eleven consultations in total, and eighty-four doses of decoction were taken. The patient stopped medication on his own after symptoms disappeared and pain alleviated.
In August 1996, fourteen months after stopping medication, the patient was hospitalized again due to severe upper abdominal pain. The diagnosis was inflammatory swelling of the gallbladder, and surgical resection was performed. Upon laparotomy, the pancreas was examined first, revealing a shrunken tumor lesion. This confirmed that the patient indeed suffered from pancreatic cancer and that TCM treatment had led to a cure.
Commentary: Since this case was treated purely with TCM after confirmation, the efficacy of TCM is unquestionable, hence it is selected for reporting. Analyzing the reasons for the rapid effect, there are roughly the following points:
First, an open mind and stable emotions. The patient was a manual laborer with low education, unfamiliar with the highly malignant nature of cancer. He believed that since it was a disease, taking medicine would cure it, thus having no psychological pressure. Among the cancer patients I treated who achieved therapeutic effects, most were similar. Some patients even had their condition concealed by family members. In contrast, patients with higher cultural literacy are often quick-witted and prone to melancholy. They find it difficult to conceal their condition, and once aware, struggle to dispel their distress. Heavy psychological burdens place them in an irreversible state and hinder medicinal efficacy at the point where "the spirit does not respond" (Shen Bu Shi), meaning mental state blocks therapeutic action. Thus, "hope turning into disappointment is akin to despair," how can one speak of curing the disease! From this perspective, it is better for cancer patients not to know their condition. For those who do know, they must not panic but face it correctly. Remember, gaining one unit of mental freedom adds one unit of hope for treatment. If they understand their condition well and cooperate tacitly with the physician, it is even better and certainly helps improve efficacy, which is most desirable.
Second, sincere trust in the physician and focused medication. Cancer is a disease with extremely high malignancy. After extreme anxiety, patients and families may desperately seek various doctors, leading to a mix of effective and ineffective remedies. Distinguishing between true elixirs and poison is difficult. This confuses the Yin-Yang, Qi, and Blood of the entire body, causing dormant pathogens to flare up aggressively. It also increases confusion for the physician regarding the disease's thinking and understanding. Seeking a quick cure may lead to disaster, resulting in untreated conditions that should be treated and curable conditions that become hard to cure. In this case, the patient trusted my exclusive diagnosis and did not take other medications. My diagnostic approach and prescription were undisturbed, matching the disease appropriately, hence the rapid recovery.
Treatment for cancer is still under exploration, and no physician has absolute certainty. Therefore, we cannot demand that patients rely solely on one doctor; delaying treatment due to switching doctors could lead to regret. One should choose carefully and proceed meticulously. Treat with one physician for a period; if efficacy is truly poor, then switch to another physician chosen after deep consideration. Do not rapidly change prescriptions or try numerous drugs indiscriminately. Remember to select doctors, treatments, and medications with a scientific mindset; this is the correct approach.
Third, avoiding indiscriminate use of tonics. Apart from three meals, this patient ate no other miscellaneous foods and did not consume any tonics or turtle meat. All tonics possess medicinal properties; taking tonics is equivalent to taking medicine. If coordinated with the treatment medicine, there is little harm; if uncoordinated or contrary in nature, it could ruin matters. Therefore, not abusing tonics is considered good self-care. As for soft-shelled turtle, its cloying nature stagnates the Stomach, obstructs Phlegm, and retains Dampness. Although popular belief claims it fights cancer, I have seen many cancer patients with weak Stomach Qi and internal Phlegm-Dampness. Frequently consuming this substance—beneficial or harmful? Thinking about it makes it clear.
**Records of Hearing About Effective Cases of Tumor Treatment**
Motherland's medical science is a great treasure trove and a powerful weapon for humanity to conquer tumors. Through years of practical research and summary, TCM consensus on the etiology and pathogenesis of tumors is gradually forming: Excess pathogens such as Qi Stagnation, Phlegm-Fluid, Damp-Turbidity, Blood Stasis, and Heat-Toxin are the primary causes of disease; deficiency of the body's Qi, Blood, Yin, and Yang provides the foundation for susceptibility and pathogen invasion. Consequently, physicians' treatment methods vary based on their theoretical understanding, practical experience, and regional differences in climate, customs, water/soil, and constitution. However, they generally fall into two major categories: Supporting Healthy Qi (Fu Zheng) and Expelling Pathogens (Qu Xie). In Fu Zheng methods, some emphasize tonifying Qi, others nourishing Yin and generating fluids, while some use blood-nourishing and Yin-tonifying or warm-moistening and Yang-assisting methods, decided according to clinical judgment. In Qu Xie methods, some emphasize that cancer results from accumulated toxins that do not flow, condensing over time. The致病 toxin can be chemical carcinogens, physical radiation, viruses, or biological damage. Thus, large doses of heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs are used, or toxic substances are used to combat toxicity, based on the theory that "when pathogens are expelled, healthy Qi becomes secure." Besides using anti-toxin methods alone, clinical practice often combines several methods. Some regard heat-clearing/detoxifying, activating Blood/resolving stasis, and softening hardness/dispersing nodules as the "three principles" of tumor treatment. Enlightened theories synthesize various etiologies and pathogenesis, then apply individualized treatment based on the Four Diagnostic Methods and Eight Principles. For example, some physicians base their legislation on "Five Causes and Six Methods": Deficiency of Healthy Qi - Support Healthy Qi and consolidate the Root; Deep-rooted Toxin - Clear Heat and Detoxify; Long-standing Illness leads to Stasis - Activate Blood and Resolve Stasis; Qi Depression and Phlegm Knotting - Regulate Qi and Transform Phlegm; Liver Depression and Qi Stagnation - Soothe Liver and Relieve Depression; and the fundamental method for masses and accumulations - Soften Hardness and Disperse Nodules. Although the above descriptions may seem fragmented and unsystematic, they are all orthodox methods for treating tumors and serve as guidelines for contemporary TCM. Moreover, even folk treatments for tumors, though diverse, do not exceed these categories. Here, I select three cases personally verified by me with definite efficacy, detailing their treatments for readers' reference.
**Case 1: Treating Gastric Adenocarcinoma with Duikou Mushroom**
Patient Xu, over fifty years old. Previously a senior executive, later transferred to work as a clerk in a grain store. At around fifty, he developed gastric adenocarcinoma. He followed medical advice for chemotherapy and herbal medicine, cooperating well with physicians. Although he relapsed multiple times, he managed his health well. This occurred around the early 1970s; specific dates are forgotten. Suddenly, the old disease flared up. His epigastrium swelled and protruded, with unbearable pain. He could not swallow even a drop of water; even small spoonfuls given via a teaspoon were vomited out. No food could be taken, and life was maintained only by intravenous glucose drip. Fortunately, his wise wife, amidst tears, heard that Duikou Mushroom (Opposite-mouth Mushroom) could treat this disease. She urgently wrote letters to friends and relatives everywhere to find it quickly. Eventually, an old woman in a certain place donated a rare item she had treasured for decades. It was said that this mushroom grew on the outside of a coffin lid, opposite the mouth of a deceased person who had held gold/silver in their mouth upon death. The vapor rose from the mouth to the lid, and over time, a toxic mushroom grew there. Collected, dried in the shade, and stored properly, it could treat various toxic sores. The dried product was purple-black, only the size of a mung bean. The old woman wrapped it in dozens of layers of silk cloth, showing her careful preservation. The Xu family received the mushroom like a treasure, placed it in a small bowl, added a few spoons of clear water, waited until slightly softened, then steamed it over boiling water. Immediately after steaming, it was sent to the hospital. Miraculously, when fed slowly with a teaspoon, Mr. Xu did not vomit. He drank nearly half a bowl of the medicinal juice continuously without vomiting. Hours later, drinking glucose water also did not cause vomiting. The next morning, rice water was administered, which he tolerated. Then, the mushroom was stewed again to extract a second dose of juice, fed similarly, and finally, the mushroom itself was eaten. Vomiting stopped immediately. Within a week, epigastric distension and pain disappeared, and the lesion returned to pre-attack levels. Normal diet and self-care gradually resumed. After one month, he returned to work. He continued taking herbal medicine from a certain hospital and undergoing chemotherapy. Five months later, the old disease relapsed again. Unable to find more Duikou Mushrooms, he ultimately died.
**Case 2: Brain Space-Occupying Lesion Treated with Walnut Branch Boiled Eggs**
Mr. Yu, an accountant from a bureau, was from a rural area in Haiyan, Zhejiang. His wife and children remained in his hometown. His eldest son, coming of age in 1970, suffered from headaches. Treatment was ineffective, and the pain gradually worsened to an unbearable level. He rushed to Shanghai for examination at Huashan Hospital's Neurology Department. Diagnosed with a "brain space-occupying lesion" of uncertain nature, he underwent radiotherapy and returned home, showing some improvement but not full resolution of symptoms. His father found a prescription for internal use of walnut branch boiled eggs, purchased walnut branches, and instructed his son to prepare it according to the method.
Walnut branches should be finger-thick; too thick ones are too old, and too thin ones are too tender, neither meeting standards. Daily, 200g of fresh branches were boiled in water, then simmered on low heat for four hours. Since walnut branches are toxic, long boiling removes toxicity. Simultaneously, four whole eggs were added. When cooked, the shells were removed, ensuring the whites were not broken. Dozens of small holes were pricked into the egg whites with bamboo needles, and they were returned to the original liquid to boil until the liquid penetrated the eggs. After cooking in the morning, one egg and a cup of juice were consumed between breakfast and lunch. Between afternoon lunch and dinner, the second egg and another cup of juice were consumed. After dinner, the third egg and another cup of juice were consumed. The remaining egg was saved for the next morning after waking and washing, accompanied by a cup of the overnight liquid. Meanwhile, the day's medicinal eggs were prepared.
Mr. Yu's son followed this method daily without interruption, continuing for a year and a half. After the first three months, symptoms gradually alleviated, and subsequently, all symptoms disappeared. He recovered like a normal person, studying and working as usual. Medication was stopped after a year and a half, maintaining health thereafter, with no impact on marriage, childbirth, or career establishment. Before writing this article, Mr. Yu, retired and returning to his hometown for retirement, visited Shanghai for a family visit. I took the opportunity to inquire again. Mr. Yu stated his son had been cured for twenty-six or twenty-seven years and was now forty-eight years old. Aside from slightly slow reactions, there were no other abnormalities, essentially a radical cure. It was reported that while hospitalized, a colleague told him that someone with the same disease was cured by eating walnut branch boiled eggs, living in a certain alley on Wuyi Road. Mr. Yu visited and consulted, confirming the person indeed had a brain tumor and was cured. Thus, his confidence strengthened, and he instructed his son to follow the treatment. Additionally, Deputy Secretary Li of the District Committee (retired for many years) provided another example for Mr. Yu: Early in his military service, a comrade-in-arms diagnosed with severe headache and confirmed "brain tumor" at a relevant hospital lacked surgical conditions at the time. The patient traveled with the army and, during rest in Shandong, stayed at a fruit farmer's house. The farmer claimed he could cure this disease. Several walnut tree branches were cut, chopped, boiled in water, and drunk, significantly reducing pain. Before leaving, the farmer gifted several large bundles of walnut branches. After consumption, symptoms completely disappeared. After the founding of the People's Republic, Li and the comrade worked together in the military for nearly ten years, with no recurrence. Later, they transferred to civilian jobs; Li went to Shanghai, and the comrade went to Fujian, cutting off contact. The efficacy of walnut branches in treating tumors, especially cancer, is not yet confirmed. Although the above three cases were benign, they are miracles. Whether this substance has special effects on brain tumors awaits further research.
Walnut branches are toxic. Regarding detoxification methods, Mr. Jin Youjing provided three pathways in his book *Anti-Cancer Food and Medicine Materia Medica* for reference: "First, long boiling. Generally, boiling for four or five hours makes drinking the walnut branch medicinal juice directly safe. Second, boiling with multiple herbs. Third, adding food (lean meat or pig/sheep organs) for co-boiling." Recorded here for reference.
**Case 3: Late-stage Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cured by Traditional Chinese Medicine**
Patient Feng, who previously appeared in acupuncture cases as having Kidney Deficiency with Cold Invasion, experiencing immediate relief from needling Hegu (LI4) and Fuliu (KI7), was a clerk at a certain store. After retirement, he lived in Pudong countryside for a long time and did not seek treatment, so there was no communication for over ten years. Months ago, by chance, we met. He told me: At the end of 1989, he suffered stomach pain, and stool occult blood was (+++++). X-rays at Beicai Health Center showed a 0.8cm ulcer on the lesser curvature of the stomach with hyperplastic erosion. Due to ineffective treatment, the condition worsened. Gastroscopy and biopsy at Chuansha County People's Hospital confirmed a malignant lesion. Surgery and chemotherapy were recommended, but he refused due to fear. Hearing that a TCM practitioner surnamed Sun at a certain health center in Chuansha County was skilled in treating this disease, he took medicine from this doctor for about seven months and was eventually cured. In 1993, gastroscopy复查 at Zhoupu People's Hospital confirmed the lesion had disappeared. I asked him to send the prescription for study. He soon sent nearly thirty prescriptions. Checking the schedule, they were continuous prescriptions, with three different formulas used sequentially. I summarized them and recorded them below:
**Formula 1:** Taken from February 22, 1990, to the end of March, continuously for forty days.
Sheng Huang Qi (Raw Radix Astragali) 18g, Sheng Di Yu (Raw Radix Sanguisorbae) 15g, Zhu Ling (Porii Poria) and Fu Ling (Porii Poria) 12g each, Peng E Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae Phaeocaulis) 8g, Zhi Cang Zhu (Processed Rhizoma Atractylodis) 9g, Sheng Gan Cao (Raw Radix Glycyrrhizae) 18g, She She Cao (Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae) 30g, Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) 6g, Fo Shou (Fructus Bergamiae) 12g, Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) 12g, Teng Li Gen (Radix Actinidiae Chinensis) 15g, Hong Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 20g, Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan) 15g, Gua Lou Pi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis) 12g, Xiang Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii) 10g, Ming Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae) 12g.
**Formula 2:** Taken from April 1, 1990, to early August, continuously for four months.
Sheng Huang Qi (Raw Radix Astragali) 30g, Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae) 12g, Jiao Bai Zhu (Charred Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 15g, Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 3g, Chuan Shi Hu (Caulis Dendrobii Officinalis) 20g, Zhi Huang Jing (Processed Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati) 30g, Zhi Yu Rou (Processed Fructus Corni) 5g, Lu Jiao Shuang (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Cum Cartilagine) 12g, Xian Ling Pi (Herba Epimedii) 9g, Po Gu Zhi (Fructus Psoraleae) 12g, Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis) 10g, She She Cao (Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae) 30g, Peng E Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae Phaeocaulis) 12g, Xiang Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii) 12g, Dai Ge San (Powder of Haematites and Clam Shell) 12g (wrapped), Zhu Yun Ling (Porii Poria) 12g each, Ou Sei Gu (Os Sepiae) 12g, Chao Dan Pi (Stir-fried Cortex Moutan) 24g, Hong Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 12g, He Zi (Fructus Terminalia Chebulae) 12g.
**Formula 3:** Taken starting August 5, 1990, for a total of twenty-one doses.
Sheng Huang Qi (Raw Radix Astragali) 30g, Da Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae) 12g each, Jiao Bai Zhu (Charred Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 15g, Jiao Yi Ren (Charred Semen Coicis) 12g, Lu Jiao Shuang (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Cum Cartilagine) 12g, Peng E Zhu (Rhizoma Curcumae Phaeocaulis) 15g, Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan) 12g, Zhu Yun Ling (Porii Poria) 12g each, Guang Mu Xiang (Radix Aucklandiae) 5g, Chao Bai Shao (Stir-fried Radix Paeoniae Alba) 15g, Po Gu Zhi (Fructus Psoraleae) 12g, Lv Mei Hua (Flos Pruni Mume) 6g, Suo Luo Zi (Fructus Bischofiae Polycarpi) 12g, Qing Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) 6g, Fo Shou Pian (Sliced Fructus Bergamiae) 12g, Hong Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 20g, Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 3g, Chao Ou Sei (Stir-fried Os Sepiae) 12g.
**Brief Analysis:** The common herbs in the above three formulas are: Huang Qi, Dang Shen, Bai/Cang Zhu, Fu Ling, E Zhu, Dan Pi, Hong Zao, and Gan Cao. These have the functions of strengthening the Spleen and benefiting Qi, clearing heat, and dissipating nodules, laying the pharmaceutical foundation for Feng's cancer treatment. The subsequent formulas were expanded upon this basis.
Formula 1 focuses on clearing heat, detoxifying, inhibiting cancer, and transforming phlegm to dissipate nodules. Therefore, heavy doses of She She Cao, Teng Li Gen, Sheng Di Yu, Gua Lou Pi, Xiang Bei Mu, and Chi Shao were used. Taken for forty days, it severely attacked the lesion, swiftly sweeping away cancerous toxins, making it the most critical stage in the entire treatment process.
Formula 2 removed detoxifying and anti-cancer herbs like Teng Li Gen, Sheng Di Yu, Gua Lou Pi, and Chi Shao, keeping only She She Cao. This indicates that the tumor was effectively controlled by the previous stage of treatment. Relatively, there was insufficient Healthy Qi and deficiency of both Yin and Yang. Thus, herbs like Dang Shen, Bai Zhu, Shi Hu, Huang Jing, Yu Rou, Lu Jiao Shuang, Xian Ling Pi, Po Gu Zhi, and Wu Wei Zi were added to strengthen the Spleen and Stomach, support Middle Qi, tonify Liver and Kidney, and regulate Yin and Yang. Based on the medication analysis, the patient likely suffered from severe Yang deficiency at that time, so warming and tonifying Kidney Yang herbs outnumbered Yin-nourishing ones. This shows that selecting prescriptions and medications for cancer patients must be based on syndrome differentiation. If it is indeed Yang deficiency, warm and Yang-assisting herbs can be appropriately used, without necessarily using cold and cooling herbs just because cancer internally harbors heat and toxicity.
Formula 3 removed some Kidney-warming herbs from Formula 2, resulting in a formula that benefits Qi, strengthens the Spleen, transforms Dampness, and simultaneously warms Yang, promotes Qi circulation, and reduces cancer. At this time, the disease trend was receding, and Healthy Qi needed recovery. All heat-clearing and detoxifying agents used to inhibit tumors were withdrawn. Traditional Chinese medicine was formulated to combine supporting Healthy Qi and expelling Pathogens, serving as the final treatment to conclude the therapy.