🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Formula 1
Adenophora stricta, Chinese yam, Houttuynia cordata, Banlangen,
Herba Hedyotis diffusa each 30 grams, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Ophiopogon japonicus,
Morus alba leaf, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Fritillariae cirrhosae bulb, Colla corii asini (melted and mixed)
each 9 grams, Poria 12 grams, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 15 grams,
Sanqi, Glycyrrhiza ursa (raw) each 3 grams
Preparation Method: Decoct in water, take one dose daily. Add red peony root, Safflower, Curcuma, Trichosanthes fruit if chest pain; add Lonicera japonica, Desmodium hookeri, Coix seed if pleural effusion; add Imperata cylindrica rhizome, lotus node, Herba Cynomorii if hemoptysis.
Indications: Formula for lung cancer with deficiency of both Qi and Yin. Formula 2
Isatis root, honeysuckle flower, Viola philippica each 30 grams,
Beehive, Sophora tonkinensis each 9 grams, Lonicera japonica,
Ten Great Merits leaves each 15 grams
Preparation Method: Decoct in water.
Indications: Lung cancer
Formula 3
Radix Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Citrus peel each 9 grams,
Poria, Alisma orientale, raw Coix seed each 15 grams,
Herba Hedyotis diffusa, Houttuynia cordata, Cycas leaf each 30 grams
Preparation Method: Decoct in water. If cold intolerance, cold limbs, limb weakness, pale tongue, deep slow pulse, add Epimedium brevicornu 12 grams, Psoralea corylifolia 15 grams, Barbatia tuber 15 grams
Indications: Lung cancer with spleen Qi deficiency
Formula 4
Southern Adenophora stricta, northern Adenophora stricta, Prince's ginseng, Scrophularia root each 12 grams, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rhizoma Sparganium, Rhizoma Cyperus rotundus each 9 grams, Ligustrum lucidum fruit, Pinellia ternata each 15 grams, raw Astragalus membranaceus, Sophora tonkinensis each 20 grams, Centipede 3 pieces
Preparation Method: Decoct in water. Add honeysuckle 15 grams, Scutellaria baicalensis 9 grams, Bubalus bubalis horn 30 grams if fever; add raw Rehmannia glutinosa charcoal 12 grams, Imperata cylindrica rhizome 30 grams, Daiha San 12 grams (wrapped for decoction) if hemoptysis.
Indications: Advanced stage bronchogenic carcinoma
Formula 5
Raw Astragalus membranaceus, Honeysuckle vine each 50 grams, Houttuynia cordata, Trichosanthes fruit each 25 grams, Scutellaria baicalensis, Apricot kernel, Inula hookeri each 15 grams, Citrus peel 10 grams, 5 jujubes
Preparation Method: Decoct in water, take one dose daily.
Indications: Lung cancer
Formula 6
Herba Hedyotis diffusa, Cat’s Claw Herb, Poria, Great Burnet, Lesser Burnet, Corydalis yanhusuo, Astragalus membranaceus, Radix Codonopsis pilosula, Coix seed, raw Pinellia tuber each 20 grams, Scutellaria baicalensis 15 grams, Sanqi 6 grams (mixed), Gecko or centipede 2 pieces (mixed)
Preparation Method: Decoct in water.
Indications: Lung cancer
Formula 7
Raw Astragalus membranaceus 60 grams, Radix Codonopsis pilosula, Sea algae, Banlangen, Seven-leaf One-flower, Herba Hedyotis diffusa each 30 grams, Atractylodes macrocephala, Pinellia tuber, Citrus peel each 15 grams, Poria 25 grams, Glycyrrhiza ursa (raw), Bile South Star each 5 grams, Chinese yam, Polygonatum sibiricum each 20 grams, Sanqi powder (separately mixed) 3 grams
Preparation Method: Decoct in water, take one dose daily, divided into two doses.
Indications: Lung cancer with spleen deficiency and phlegm-dampness
Formula 8
Danggui, Chishao, Chuanxiong, Zhike, Jiegeng, Taoren, Honghua, Niuxi, Sanling, E Zhu each 12 grams, Shengdi, Zhebeimu, Bai Bu each 15 grams, Shouchi 30 grams, Chaihu 10 grams, Glycyrrhiza 5 grams
Preparation Method: Decoct in water. Add fresh Imperata cylindrica rhizome 40 grams, Baji 12 grams if hemoptysis; add Inula hookeri 15 grams, 8 jujubes if pleural effusion.
Indications: Early-stage lung cancer
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