Penile cancer refers to malignant tumors occurring at the glans penis or inner foreskin. Lesions originate from the glans or inner foreskin, often undetected initially. If papillary or flat elevations appear, with elevated edges around ulcers and foul-smelling discharge, they may penetrate the foreskin forming a flower-like appearance. Commonly used folk remedies and effective prescriptions are as follows.
[Formula One]
Pigweed (Piglet Grass) in any quantity, as needed. Decocted and used externally for washing, as needed.
This formula originates from "Comprehensive Home Care Guide for Pain Conditions," functions: clearing heat and detoxifying, activating blood and unblocking meridians, effective for penile cancer.
[Formula Two]
Coix Seed 60g, Honeysuckle 12g, Clematis 9g, Dictamnus Bark 9g, Peony Bark 6g, Xanthium Fruit 15g. One dose daily, decocted twice and divided into two servings. Additionally, tea leaves mixed with appropriate salt are decocted and used for local rinsing.
This is an effective prescription from Rui昌 County People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, functions: clearing heat and detoxifying.
[Formula Three]
Iron Tree Leaf, White Flower Snake Tongue Grass, Half-side Lotus, Double Flowers, Toon Seed, each 500g. Decocted three times, combined liquid concentrated to 1/5 of original volume, ethanol precipitation twice, activated carbon treatment and filtration, sterilized and packaged. Injected intramuscularly twice daily, 2–4ml per injection.
This formula originates from "Comprehensive Home Care Guide for Cancer," functions: detoxifying and dispersing nodules, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Four]
① Brucea Javanica, Realgar, Arsenic Stone, Aconite, each 6g; Evodia 9g, Light Powder 9g; Borax 30g, Alum 30g; Musk 15g, Borneol 3g.
② Platycodon 15g, Elephant Skin 15g, Purple Herb 15g, Gypsum 30g.
③ Camphor Dan 9g, Meibian 0.9g, Calcined Gypsum 30g, Borax 30g, Mita Sheng 6g.
Ingredients of formulas ① and ② ground into fine powder separately, each mixed with 5–10g of honey powder, blended evenly to form external powder. Ingredients of formula ③ ground into fine powder, mixed with vaseline and thoroughly blended, then sterilized by heat to obtain ointment. Apply externally: powder sprinkled on tumor surface, ointment applied locally, once or twice daily. Formula ① clears toxins and removes decayed tissue, reduces swelling and inhibits cancer; Formula ② promotes granulation and contraction, aids wound healing; Formula ③ promotes granulation and prevents infection for wounds that fail to heal after tumor disappearance.
This formula originates from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hebei New Medical University, functions: reducing swelling and inhibiting cancer, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Five]
Light Powder 15g, Gypsum 15g, Chalcanthite 9g, Copper Slurry 9g. All ground into fine powder, applied to moist sores, then mixed with pig bile juice and applied thickly, three times daily.
This formula originates from "Surgery Medical Realm," functions: detoxifying and clearing turbidity, relieving pain and eliminating sores.
[Formula Six]
Calamus Rhizome 30g, Loofah Luffa 500g, Kelp 3g. One dose daily, decocted and taken orally.
This formula clears heat and unblocks channels, resolves phlegm and disperses nodules, suitable for patients with penile cancer.
[Formula Seven]
Coix Seed 30g, Dictamnus Bark 15g, Honeysuckle 30g, Coix Seed 30g, Fangfeng 6g, Ben Tong 9g, Chaenomeles 15g, Soap Pod 10g. One dose daily, decocted and taken orally.
This formula originates from "Authentic Surgery Treatise," functions: clearing heat and detoxifying, drying dampness and reducing swelling, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Eight]
Radix Astragali 30g, Angelica Sinensis 15g, Poria 30g, Peony Bark 12g, Amomi Fructus 10g. One dose daily, decocted and taken orally.
This formula originates from "Qianyi Zhai Surgical Case Records," functions: tonifying qi and nourishing blood, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Nine]
Red Powder 9g, Light Powder 6g, Mercury 3g, 10 jujubes. All ground into fine powder and made into pills, each pill about the size of a green bean, one pill daily, not exceeding two pills.
This formula originates from Yiping County People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, functions: attacking toxins and killing parasites, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Ten]
Frankincense 30g, Myrrh 30g, Talc 30g, Peony Bark 30g. Ground into fine powder, applied to affected area in small amounts monthly.
This formula originates from Supplement Issue of "Journal of Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine" 1982, functions: breaking up accumulations and dispersing blood stasis, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Eleven]
Amber 10g, Atractylodes 9g, Evodia 6g, Plantain Seed (wrapped), Red Poria each 30g, Talc 15g, Gardenia 10g, Dipsacus 12g, Alisma 30g, Peony Bark 12g, Epimedium 20g, Green Salt 30g, Polyporus 20g. One dose daily, decocted and taken orally.
This formula originates from "Clinical Experience of Mr. Chen Cuitian, Fengjiang," functions: clearing heat and diuresis, detoxifying and reducing swelling, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Twelve]
Herba Polygoni Persici 30g, Herba Polygoni Orientalis 30g, Double Flowers 30g, Plantain Herb 30g, Horsewhip Grass 30g. One dose daily, decocted and taken orally.
This formula originates from "Clinical Oncology of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine," functions: clearing heat and diuresis, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Thirteen]
Brine 1000ml, 27 Plum Fruits. Place in clay pot or enamel container, boil until boiling, then simmer gently for 20 minutes, let stand for 24 hours, filter and reserve. Adults take 6 times daily, 3ml each time, before and after meals.
This formula originates from "Comprehensive Home Care Guide for Cancer," functions: anti-cancer, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Fourteen]
Dangshen 10g, White Atractylodes 10g, Poria 15g, Tangerine Peel 15g, Coix Seed 15g, Red Adzuki Bean 30g, Radix Astragali 10g, Cuscuta 30g, Golden Thorn 15g, Lycium Berry 30g, Schisandra 30g, Plantain Seed 15g. One dose daily, decocted and taken orally.
This formula originates from "Integrated Oncology of Chinese and Western Medicine," functions: strengthening spleen and nourishing kidney, diuresis and detoxification, suitable for penile cancer.
[Formula Fifteen]
Rehmannia 15g, Phellodendron 10g, Raw Rehmannia 20g, Trichosanthes 30g, Scrophularia 20g, Ligustrum 20g, Eclipta Prostrata 20g, Peony 10g, Salvia 20g, White Flower Snake Tongue Grass 30g, Curcuma 10g, White Solanum 20g, Dragon’s Eye 20g, Vine Root 20g. Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily.
This formula originates from "Practical Comprehensive Guide to Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Treatment," functions: nourishing yin and supplementing kidney, suitable for recurrent penile cancer.
[Formula Sixteen]
Bupleurum 10g,升ma 10g, Gentiana 30g, Scutellaria 10g, Glycyrrhiza 10g, Platycodon 10g, Kelp 15g, Angelica 10g, White Peony 30g, Sandalwood 10g, Triangular Spike 15g, Silkworm Excreta 15g, Poria 30g. Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily.
This formula originates from "Practical Comprehensive Guide to Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Treatment," functions: soothing liver and regulating qi, activating blood and softening hardness, suitable for early-stage penile cancer.
[Formula Seventeen]
Poria 60g, Xanthium Fruit 15g, Honeysuckle 12g, Dictamnus Bark 9g, Clematis 9g, Gentiana 6g. Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily.
This formula is used by Rui County People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, for treating penile cancer, functions: clearing heat and detoxifying.
[Formula Eighteen]
Phellodendron 10g, Anemarrhena 20g, Prepared Rehmannia 20g, Tortoise Shell 30g, Pig Spinal Marrow as needed, Honey in appropriate amount. All herbs ground into powder, mixed with pig spinal marrow and refined honey to make pills the size of tangerine seeds, one pill daily.
This formula nourishes yin and supplements kidney, clears heat and reduces fire, suitable for penile cancer with pre-existing liver yang excess and internal fire due to hyperactivity.
[Formula Nineteen]
Gentiana 30g, Gardenia 10g, Scutellaria 10g, Bupleurum 10g, Plantain Herb 30g, Raw Rehmannia 15g, Alisma 10g, Centipede 2 pieces, Sophora Root 30g, Horsewhip Grass 30g, Herba Polygoni Persici 30g, Angelica 10g. Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily.
This formula originates from "Practical Comprehensive Guide to Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Treatment," functions: clearing liver fire, detoxifying and diuresis, suitable for mid-stage penile pain.
[Formula Twenty]
Dropstone 15g, Western Buffalo Yellow 1.5g, Pearl 9g, Tianzhu Huang 10g, Old Gallbladder Star 9g, Frankincense 12g, Coptis 9g, Lotus Heart Ash 6g. Ground into fine powder, each dose 3–5g, taken with honeysuckle decoction. Functions: clearing heat and detoxifying, transforming blood and consolidating sores, suitable for penile cancer.<penile cancer>