Chinese herbal medicine treatment for advanced gastric cancer can be based on the corresponding patterns, which are phlegm-qi interlocking obstruction, liver-stomach disharmony, spleen-stomach deficiency, stomach-heat injuring yin, stasis-toxin internal obstruction, phlegm-dampness obstructing the stomach, and deficiency in qi and blood.
1. Interaction of phlegm and qi: to regulate qi, dissolve phlegm, eliminate food and dissipate lumps, the formula is Qi Diaphragm San.
2. Liver-stomach disharmony: the treatment is to dredge the liver and harmonize the stomach, lowering the rebelliousness and relieving pain, and the formula is Chaihu Liver-Sparing Dispersion.
3. Cold deficiency in the spleen and stomach: the treatment should be warming the middle and dispersing the cold (dispersing the cold with medicines that warm the spleen and stomach), strengthening the spleen and promoting vital energy; the formula is Lizhong Tang combined with Sijunzi Tang.
4. Stomach heat injuring yin: the treatment should be clearing heat and harmonizing the stomach, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and the formula is Jade Maiden Decoction.
5. Internal obstruction of blood stasis and toxicity: to regulate qi and activate blood circulation, soften and eliminate stagnation, the formula is Diaphragm Down Blood Stasis Expelling Tang.
6. Phlegm-dampness obstructing the stomach: to dry dampness and strengthen the spleen, eliminate phlegm and harmonize the stomach, the formula is Kaiyu Erchen Tang.
7. Deficiency of qi and blood: the treatment should benefit qi and nourish blood, strengthen spleen and camp (strengthen spleen and stomach, harmonize qi and blood), and the formula is Ba Zhen Tang.
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for advanced stomach cancer can alleviate the condition and delay the patient’s life, but cannot cure it. If you are suffering from stomach cancer, please go to regular hospital for medical treatment in time.