Chinese herbal remedies for advanced esophageal cancer

Chinese medicine can treat advanced esophageal cancer by taking Qi Diaphragm San and Tong Yu Tang. Esophageal cancer manifests as progressive dysphagia, retrosternal pain, vomiting, emaciation and enlarged lymph nodes. According to its symptoms, it can be categorized as “choking and diaphragm” in Chinese medicine. Phlegm-qi obstruction syndrome manifests as poor food intake, poor swallowing, belching (hiccups) at times, chest and diaphragm constriction, accompanied by hidden pain, dry mouth, can be used Qidi Diaphragm Sansha plus reduction to open the depression and lowering the qi, phlegm dispersal of knots, the main drugs are Salvia divinorum, salvia divinorum, yujin, Poria, Sichuan shellfish, sand nuts, etc., cold body is prohibited, adverse effects include diarrhea. Blood stasis and obstruction manifested as dysphagia, chest and back pain, or even hard to drink, vomiting after eating, vomiting like soybean juice, dry stools, yellow and red urine, emaciation, skin armor error (rough and dry skin, like the appearance of dry fish scales and nails interlacing), tongue dark red with little fluids, or petechiae, can be used to eliminate stasis and dissipate stagnation of TongYuTang, the main drugs are peach kernel, safflower, angelica sinensis, betel nut and so on, pregnant women are prohibited, the adverse effects of abdominal pain. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a professional physician, and not blindly self-medication.