In early June 2023, patient Ms. Li (pseudonym) returned to Beijing for a follow-up. Before even entering the consultation room, Ms. Li’s cheerful laughter and the sound of her strong heels could be heard. This time, she not only brought three friends for treatment but also shared good news — after more than three months of medication, her thyroid nodule had shrunk by nearly half!
Ms. Li first discovered her thyroid nodule and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in 2012. Over the years, the nodule grew slowly, but she had not received any treatment or intervention. In February 2023, during an ultrasound examination, multiple nodules were found in her thyroid, with the largest in the right lobe measuring 0.9*0.9*0.5cm (C-TIRADS category 4a). Additionally, bilateral cervical lymph nodes were enlarged, and Western medicine suggested a biopsy for pathological examination.
Upon the recommendation of a friend, Ms. Li met with Director Zhang Daming. After a thorough examination and analysis of the results, Director Zhang developed a TCM plan to disperse the nodules. Due to Ms. Li’s busy work schedule and frequent business trips, she had no time to prepare herbal decoctions, so Director Zhang converted the herbal medicine into a paste formula, processed by Heniantang Hospital, making it more convenient for her to take without affecting her work.
After more than two months without contact, Ms. Li was pleasantly surprised to find that her thyroid nodule had significantly reduced during her follow-up in early June, now measuring only 0.5*0.35cm. Overjoyed, she naturally shared this good news with her close friends, leading to the amusing incident of them “group traveling to Beijing for treatment.”
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Ms. Li’s friends were all interested in the paste formula. Discussing the paste, Director Zhang elaborated: Pills, powders, pastes, pellets, wines, tinctures, soups, and tablets are all traditional TCM forms, each suitable for different diseases and conditions. Generally, it is believed that paste formulas (膏剂) are more nourishing and suitable for deficiency-type diseases, but in reality, paste formulas are also appropriate for chronic diseases with mixed deficiency and excess, such as various tumors and nodules, which are all considered consumptive diseases. By effectively utilizing pastes, we can gradually replenish the patient’s deficiencies, enhance their self-healing and immune capabilities, while the herbs that reduce swelling and disperse nodules can continuously exert their effects in the body, gradually achieving the goal of controlling, reducing, and even eliminating nodules!
As a time-honored TCM brand with over 600 years of history, Heniantang is renowned for its high-quality paste formulas, with strict standards for every step of the production process. The paste formulas that have been passed down to this day have “passed eight checkpoints,” and the herbalists have “mastered four skills,” ensuring the quality of the paste formulas and the source of their effectiveness.
Today, Heniantang not only preserves the classic paste formulas that have been handed down since ancient times but also adapts to modern times by processing clinical prescriptions that are more suitable for contemporary diseases into paste forms. When treating cancer or nodules, Director Zhang often prescribes paste formulas, which are hand-crafted, stable in efficacy, and convenient to take, gaining favor from many patients!
