Clinical Experience of Veteran Provincial TCM Physician Zhou Weishun in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer


Release date:

2023-06-20

1) Damp-Heat Descending Type
The symptoms include abdominal pain and distension, thirst and dry mouth, stools containing mucus accompanied by pus and blood, scanty reddish urine, a yellow, greasy tongue coating, and a slippery, rapid pulse. Treatment should clear heat and drain dampness, resolve toxicity and disperse nodules. Commonly used herbs include 30 g of wild grape root, 30 g of hemibacillus, 30 g of white flower snake‑tongue herb, 10 g of sophora root, 30 g of dandelion, 30 g each of poria and coix seed (raw and stir-fried), 30 g of three‑leafed green vine, 30 g of lingzhi mushroom, and purslane.
2) Liver-Kidney Yin Deficiency Type
The symptoms include vexation and heat in the five hearts, dryness of the mouth and tongue, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, a red tongue, and a fine pulse. Commonly used herbs include 30 g each of Asparagus root and Oat Grass, Schisandra fruit, and Lingzhi mushroom; 10 g each of Ligustrum fruit and Cornus fruit; 20 g of Goji berries; and 20 g each of Southern and Northern Glehnia root.