This New Year’s Day, a patient visited the Shenzhen Wutong Mountain Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall for treatment.
Patient: Male, 65 years old. Hospital examination report: Lung cancer, pleural adhesion, arteriosclerosis, cerebral infarction, gastric ulcer, and a small amount of stones in the left kidney. Previously underwent surgery to remove intestinal polyps.
Symptoms: Good appetite, but in poor condition, pain in the skin of the right flank, poor mental state. Dizziness on one side, bowel movements twice a day, slight dry mouth, and a history of miscarriage. Sub-lingual veins are engorged, pulse is wiry and rapid, with the right pulse slightly thin.
TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm-heat type lung cancer, blood stasis, and damp-heat obstructing the middle.
TCM Treatment Method: Attack cancer, transform stasis, clear heat, and harmonize the stomach.
TCM Prescription: Decoction: Bai Hua She She Cao (Oldenlandia diffusa), Mao Gen (Imperata cylindrica), Bai Bu (Stemona tuberosa), Yi Yi Ren (Coix lacryma-jobi), Tian Kui Zi (Trichosanthes kirilowii), Hai Zao (Sargassum), Mu Li (Oyster) each 15g, Gan He (Dry toad), Ji Xing Zi (Citrus reticulata), Zhi Ban Xia (Pinellia ternata), Chen Pi (Citrus reticulata), Chai Hu (Bupleurum), Chuan Lian Zi (Melia toosendan), Jiao Mai Ya (Hordeum vulgare), Jiao Shan Zha (Crataegus), Jiao Shen Qu (Massa Fermentata) each 10g, Dai Zhe Shi (Hematite) 30g. Patent medicine: Xue Fu Zhu Yu Wan (Blood Mansion Eliminating Stasis Pill), do not buy capsules, take according to the prescribed dosage.
Acupuncture Points: First day: Nei Guan (Pericardium 6), Chi Ze (Lung 5), Shang, Zhong, Xia Wan (Stomach 13, 12, 11), Tian Shu (Stomach 25), Qi Hai (Ren 6), Guan Yuan (Ren 4), San Yin Jiao (Spleen 6), Zu San Li (Stomach 36).
Retention of needles for 50 minutes. After removing the needles, I asked, “Do you feel more relaxed?” The patient replied, “Much more relaxed.” When he came back for acupuncture the next day, not only was his spirit much better, but he also had a smile on his face. The second day’s acupuncture points: Feng Men (Bladder 12), Fei Shu (Bladder 13), Gao Huang (Bladder 15), Ge Shu (Bladder 17), Gan Shu (Bladder 18), Pi Shu (Bladder 20), Wei Shu (Bladder 21), Shen Shu (Bladder 23), Xue Hai (Spleen 10), Feng Long (Stomach 40), Tai Xi (Kidney 3).
On the third day, the patient said that although the acupuncture yesterday had some effect, it was not as good as the day before. The patient’s spleen and stomach issues were much more severe than the liver and kidney problems. In the following days, I focused on strengthening the spleen and nourishing the kidneys while attacking the lung cancer.
I was very pleased to hear the patient report significant improvement after each acupuncture session. Although the decoction also contributed to the effect, my use of decoctions for treating cancer and difficult diseases has also been very effective. However, with the addition of acupuncture, the efficacy has greatly increased.
Acupuncture is not merely what many people think of as physiotherapy, where one feels a bit during the treatment but nothing afterward. Acupuncture can not only treat common ailments like colds effectively but also has immediate effects in treating cancer and difficult diseases, achieving unique results that even decoctions cannot reach.
This medical case’s prescription and acupuncture must be adjusted under the guidance of a TCM practitioner; do not self-prescribe to avoid accidents.
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