Can Chinese medicine cure cancer?

Chinese medicine can be used as an adjuvant treatment for cancer, but it cannot cure cancer. Cancer is called cancer in Chinese medicine, which is categorized into various types of cancer, among which the common ones are qi depression, phlegm and stasis, heat and toxicity, dampness, heat and toxicity, etc. Commonly used Chinese medicines are Yueju Pills, Hajiu Pills, Rhinoceros Pills, etc. Patients with qi depression, phlegm and stasis often show bloating and fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen), and lumpiness and tightness in the chest and diaphragm. Patients with qi depression, phlegm and stagnation often manifest with distension and fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen), chest and diaphragm congestion, fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), and good taiyi, etc. The treatment is to resolve phlegm and eliminate stagnation, and to move qi and relieve stagnation (to relieve stagnation by unobstructed flow of qi), which can be treated with Yueju Pills, Hajime Pills, and Huanjie Pills. Heat-poison incandescence type patients often manifest localized lump burning pain, fever, upset poor sleep, dry mouth and throat, etc., the treatment is to detoxify and dissipate stagnation, clearing heat and cooling the blood (by clearing the heat to alleviate the heat of the blood), and can be treated with Rhinoceros Jiao Dihuang Tang combined with Rhizoma Gynostemma Pill and other medications. Dampness, heat and toxicity type patients often show fever, dry mouth, bitter mouth, chest tightness, nausea, yellow eyes, yellow body, yellow urine, etc. The treatment is to detoxify and disperse toxins and clear heat and dampness (to remove heat and dampness in the body), which can be treated with medicines such as Longdian Diarrhea and Liver Soup with Five-flavored Disinfectant Drink. Cancer patients can use Chinese medicine combined with western surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy to treat cancer, which has certain effect of improving curative effect and reducing toxic side effects. It is recommended to use Chinese medicines under the guidance of physician’s diagnosis, and not to use the medicines on one’s own to prevent adverse consequences.