Esophageal Pingshan is not effective for all esophageal tumors, and this medicine only has certain curative effect on certain diseases of middle and late stage esophageal cancer.
There are benign and malignant esophageal tumors, among which malignant esophageal tumors mostly refer to esophageal cancer. Esophageal cancer can belong to the category of “choking and hiccup” in Chinese medicine according to the clinical symptoms, with typical symptoms of difficulty in swallowing, choking sensation and pain behind the sternum, etc. According to Chinese medicine, it is associated with phlegm and qi obstruction, stasis of blood, deficiency of fluid and heat, and insufficiency of righteousness and other reasons.
Esophageal Ping San is composed of 12 traditional Chinese medicines such as ginseng, American ginseng, artificial oxalis, and fine acrylics, which have the effects of detoxification and dissipation of toxins, benefiting qi and breaking stasis (tonifying qi and activating blood circulation to eliminate stasis). This medicine cannot be effective for all types of esophageal tumors, and it is only effective for the patients with middle- and late-stage esophageal cancers with esophageal stenosis, obstruction, pain, dysphagia, and choking and salivation.
The side effects of Esophageal Pingsan are not very clear, this drug is prohibited to patients with bleeding phenomenon, pregnant women, allergic to the ingredients of this drug, and people with ulcers in the esophagus need to be careful with this drug, due to the content of Aristolochiaceae, need to regularly review the kidney function.
Esophagus Ping San is a prescription drug, the use of which requires the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.