Chinese medicine treatment for colon cancer is mainly based on drug treatment. Colon cancer is categorized into Damp-Heat-Depressed-Toxin syndrome, Stasis-Toxin-Internal Obstruction syndrome, Spleen-Kidney Double Deficiency syndrome and Liver-Kidney Yin Deficiency syndrome, etc. Different types of treatment medicines are different, e.g., Sophora Japonica Pill is often used in Damp-Heat-Depressed-Toxin syndrome and Diaphragm-Downwarding Blood-stasis Soup in Stasis-Toxin-Internal Obstruction syndrome.
Damp-heat and toxicity syndrome can be seen in abdominal pain, blood in the stool, urgency and heaviness (discomfort in the lower abdomen, wanting to defecate very much, and a feeling of incomplete defecation after defecation), anal burning, nausea, chest tightness, etc., can be used to clear away the heat and relieve dampness, and eliminate stasis and detoxification by using Sophora Jiao Pills.
For symptoms of internal obstruction of blood stasis and toxin, such as abdominal pain or palpable lump in the abdomen, pus and blood stools with large amount of blood, heartburn and thirst, dark color, etc., use Diaphragm Under Blood Stasis Expelling Soup to activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, clear heat and detoxify toxin.
In the case of Spleen and Kidney Double Deficiency, there is abdominal pain, warmth and pressure in the abdomen, diarrhea, blood in stool, yellowish or pale complexion, weakness, fear of cold, and weakness of waist and knees, etc., and Dajiayuan Decoction can be used to warm the yang and benefit the vital essence.
Liver and kidney yin deficiency can be seen in abdominal pain, or abdominal mass can be touched, dry stools, stools can be seen in blood, emaciation, heartburn, thirst, night sweating (sweating abnormally after going to sleep, waking up sweating stops) insomnia, etc., can be used to Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan nourish the kidneys and nourish the liver.
The medication should be used under the guidance of a physician and should not be used on one’s own.