Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Dietary Therapy for Leukemia
1. Rice Porridge with Millet, Pig Liver, Lotus Seeds, and Jujube:
50 grams of rice, 20 grams of lotus seeds (soaked in water), 30 grams of cooked pig liver (chopped into small pieces), 10 jujubes. Add appropriate amount of water and simmer into porridge, taken twice daily in the morning and evening. This helps prevent anemia.
2. Jujube, Longan, and Coix Seed Porridge:
10 jujubes, 20 grams of longan, 40 grams of coix seed. Boil with appropriate water into porridge, consumed twice daily in the morning and evening. Jujube, longan, and coix seed are all tonics for strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the body. Regular consumption enhances physical strength and boosts the body’s anti-cancer immunity. Beneficial as an auxiliary therapy for tumor patients suffering from anemia, weakness, low hemoglobin, reduced white blood cells, and low platelets due to radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
3. Pork Trotter, Soybean, and White Fungus Soup:
1 fresh pork trotter, 25 grams of soybeans, 10 grams of dried white fungus, 10 grams of salt, and adequate water. First boil the pork trotter and soybeans until tender, then add white fungus and gently simmer for 5–10 minutes over low heat. Consume the soup along with the ingredients. This dish not only increases nutrition but also improves tolerance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer patients.
4. Lily Bulb and Rehmannia Porridge:
30 grams of lily bulb, 50 grams of dried rehmannia, 25 grams of rice, and appropriate honey. Wash lily bulb clean, soak rehmannia in water for 30 minutes, decoct into juice, remove residue; wash rice clean. Combine rehmannia juice, lily bulb, and rice in a pot, add water, cook into porridge until hot, then add honey for flavoring. This has the effect of nourishing yin, clearing heat, cooling blood, and calming the spirit. Suitable for leukemia patients with yin deficiency and blood heat, presenting symptoms such as fatigue, afternoon fever, five-palm heat, irritability, and insomnia.
5. Shepherd’s Purse Porridge:
100–200 grams of fresh tender shepherd’s purse, 100 grams of rice, 20 grams of sugar, appropriate salt and cooking oil. Wash and chop the shepherd’s purse, extract juice by pressing or squeezing through a clean cloth. Wash rice. Place rice in a pot, add appropriate water, bring to boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until rice is soft. Add sugar, cooking oil, salt, and vegetable juice, continue simmering over low heat until porridge is thick and soft. Consume at breakfast and dinner, once or twice daily. Characteristics: soft and mushy porridge, slightly salty with a hint of sweetness. Function: clears heat, detoxifies, cools blood, stops bleeding. Used for fever and bleeding in leukemia. Research suggests that shepherd’s purse, being sweet, bland, sour, and cool, has anti-tumor and hemostatic effects.
6. Cold-Mixed Loofah:
1–2 fresh tender loofahs, appropriate sesame oil and soy sauce, a little salt and monosodium glutamate. Peel, wash, and dry the loofah, cut in half and slice into 3 cm segments or 0.6 cm thick slices. Mix loofah slices with salt, let sit for 1 hour, drain off excess salt, place in a large bowl, add sesame oil, soy sauce, and monosodium glutamate, mix lightly and serve. Features: green color, fresh aroma, crisp texture. Function: clears heat, resolves phlegm, cools blood, stops bleeding. Used for fever and bleeding in leukemia, or phlegm nodules and hard masses.
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