Folk Remedy for Lung Cancer Chest Pain
[Ingredients] Trichosanthes fruit 200 grams, flour 600 grams, sugar 75 grams, sufficient water.
[Preparation] Remove seeds from Trichosanthes fruit, place in pot, add a little water and 100 grams sugar, stew over low heat until forming filling. Mix 750 grams flour with sufficient water, ferment, add alkali, knead into dough sheets, sandwich Trichosanthes filling between sheets, then bake or steam into flatbread.
[Usage] Serve as side dish or consume at will.
[Function] Moistens lungs, transforms phlegm, disperses nodules, broadens chest. Suitable for lung cancer-related chest pain.
[Comment] Trichosanthes fruit mainly contains triterpenoid saponins, organic acids, resins, sugars, pigments, etc. In vitro anticancer experiments show that whole Trichosanthes fruit decoction (20% concentration) has anticancer effects. Research indicates that Trichosanthes fruit peel has stronger anticancer effect than seed, while seed shell and fatty oil are ineffective.<Lung Cancer Chest Pain>