Can the Chinese medicine Epimedium cure liver cancer?

Liver cancer is categorized as dropsy (a kind of disease in which the abdomen swells up like a drum) and jaundice in traditional Chinese medicine, and the Chinese medicine Epimedium is used for kidney yang deficiency (deficiency of yang qi in kidneys) and other diseases, and is generally not used for the treatment of this disease. Epimedium is sweet in taste and warm in nature, with the efficacy of dispelling wind-dampness, tonifying kidney yang, and strengthening tendons and bones, it can be used to treat spermatorrhea, weak tendons and bones caused by kidney yang deficiency and impotence; it can also treat numbness and constriction, rheumatism and paralysis. If there is a deficiency of yin and phase fire (i.e., deficiency of yin and essence in the body and hyperactive fire), it is prudent to use Epimedium, and the adverse effects of this product are not clear. There is no clear indication in pharmacopoeia and literature that Epimedium can be used to treat dropsy and jaundice, etc. Chinese medicine treatment of this disease can be aimed at relieving related symptoms, such as edema, available Poria, Zedoary, Psyllium, etc. can be used to promote water retention and eliminate swelling (to facilitate urination and eliminate edema); the appearance of yellow eyes, yellow face, etc., can be used to promote dampness and retreat the yellow, such as artemisia herbaceous soup. If there is liver cancer, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment plan, so as to avoid delaying the condition, and not to blindly use medicines on one’s own.