PRIMARY HERBS FOR 12 TYPES OF COMMON CANCER
(words in the parenthesis are the Chinese pinyin for easy reference in Chinese-English TCM books and dictionaries)
十 二 种 常 见 癌 症 的 首 选 药
LUNG CANCER 肺癌
asparagus cochinchinensis 天门冬(
tian men dong)
coix lacryma jobi 薏苡仁
(yi yi ren)
ganoderma licidum 灵芝
(ling zhi)
polyporus umbellatus 猪苓
(zhu ling)
scutellaria barbata 半枝莲
(ban zhi lian)
solanum lyratum 白英
(bai ying)
stephania tetrandra 汉防己(han
fang ji)
trichosanthes kirilowii 天花粉
(tien hua fen)
viscum album 槲寄生
(hu ji sheng)
BREAST CANCER 乳癌
artemisia vulgaris 野艾 (ye ai)
asparagus cochinchinensis 天门冬
(tian men dong)
pleione bulbocadioides 山慈菇
(shan ci gu)
prunella vulgaris 夏枯草
(xia ku cao)
solanum nigrum 龙葵
(long kui)
trichosanthes kirilowii 天花粉
(tien hua fen)
COLON CANCER 肠癌
brucea javanica 鸦胆子
(ya dan zi)
cirsium japonicum 大蓟
(da ji)
coix lacryma jobi 薏苡仁 (yi yi ren)
hedyotis diffusa 百花蛇舌草
(bai hua she she cao)
hericium erinaceus 猴头菇
(hou tou gu)
rheum palmatum 大黄(da
huang)
sophora flavescent 苦参
(ku shen)
trichosanthes kirilowii 天花粉
(tien hua fen)
LIVER CANCER 肝癌
camptotheca acuminata 喜树
(xi shu)
gelsemium elegans 大茶药
(da cha yao)
hedyotis diffusa 百花蛇舌草 (bai hua she she cao)
paris polyphylla 七叶一枝花 (qi ye yi zhi hua)
scutellaria barbata 半枝莲
(ban zhi lian)
STOMACH CANCER 胃癌
acanthopanax senticosus 五加皮
(wu jia pi)
camptotheca acuminata 喜树
(xi shu)
cudrania tricuspidata 柘树
(zhe shu)
gossypium herbaceum 棉籽
(mian zi)
helianthus annuus 向日葵杆心
(xiang ri kui gan xin)
hericium erinaceus 猴头菇 (hou
tou gu)
paris polyphylla 七叶一枝花
(qi ye yi zhi hua)
sarcandra glaber肿节风
(zhong jie feng)
UTERUS CANCER 子宫颈癌
brucea javanica 鸦胆子
(ya dan zi)
crotalaria sessiliflora 野百合
(ye bai he)
curcuma zedoaria 莪术
(e zhu)
patrinia heterophylla 墓回头
(mu hui tou)
pinellia pedatisecta 掌叶半夏
(zhang ye ban xia)
scirpus fluviatilis 三棱
(san leng)
solanum lyratum 白英
(bai ying)
sophora flavescent 苦参
(ku shen)
strychnos wallichiana 马钱子
(ma qian zi)
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER 食管癌
acanthopanax senticosus 五加皮
(wu jia pi)
atractylodes macrocephala 白术
(bai zhu)
cudrania tricuspidata 柘树
(zhe shu)
dioscorea bulbifera 黄药子
(huang yao zi)
hericium erinaceus 猴头菇 (hou
tou gu)
pinellia pedatisecta 掌叶半夏
(zhang ye ban xia)
rabdosia rubescens 冬凌草
(dong ling cao)
solanum nigrum 龙葵
(long kui)
LEUKEMIA 白血癌
baphicacanthus cusia 青黛
(qing dai)
catharanthus roseus 长春草
(chang chun cao)
cephalotaxus fortunei 三尖杉
(san jian shan)
lithospermum erythrorrhizon
紫草 (zi cao)
patrinia heterophylla 墓回头
(mu hui tou)
phaseolus vulgaris 菜豆
(cai dou)
polytictus versicolor 云芝
(yun zhi)
senecio kirilowii 狗舌草
(gou she cao)
MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA 恶性淋巴癌
asparagus cochinchinensis 天门冬
(tian men dong)
cirsium japonicum 大蓟
(da ji)
curcuma zedoaria 莪术
(e zhu)
hedyotis diffusa 百花蛇舌草 (bai hua she she cao)
scirpus fluviatilis 三棱
(san leng)
tylophora ovata 娃儿藤
(wa er teng)
NOSE AND THROAT CANCER (鼻咽癌)
paris polyphylla 七叶一枝花 (qi ye yi zhi hua)
pinellia pedatisecta 掌叶半夏
(zhang ye ban xia)
pleione bulbocadioides 山慈菇
(shan ci gu)
selaginella doederdeinii 石上柏
(shi shang bai)
sophora subprostrata 山豆根
(shan dou gen)
SKIN CANCER 皮肤癌
brucea javanica 鸦胆子
(ya dan zi)
crotalaria sessiliflora 野百合
(ye bai he)
ricinus communis蓖麻子
(bi ma zi)
strychnos wallichiana 马钱子
(ma qian zi)
BLADDER CANCER 膀胱癌
camptotheca acuminata 喜树
(xi shu)
gossypium herbaceum 棉籽
(mian zi)
polyporus umbellatus 猪苓
(zhu ling)
solanum lyratum 白英
(bai ying)
solanum nigrum 龙葵
(long kui)
sophora subprostrata 山豆根 (shan dou gen)