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Gong'ai Jichu Fang (Basic Cancer-Attacking Formula)

李可經驗方湯劑
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Source
李可經驗方
Composition
White mustard seed (fried and ground) 10 g, Momordica seed, Prunella vulgaris, raw Pinellia, fresh ginger, Scrophularia, oyster shell, Fritillaria, seaweed, and raw Licorice 30 g each, scorpion 12 pieces, centipede 4 pieces (ground into powder and swallowed in divided doses).
Preparation
Add 1500 ml cold water, decoct over gentle fire to obtain 500 ml, and take in 2 divided doses a day.
Form
湯劑
Function
Disperse accumulations and masses; break tumors.
Traditional indications
Swelling masses in all parts of the body caused by qi stagnation, Blood stasis, and phlegm congelation, including cervical lymphatic tuberculosis, thyroid cystadenoma, breast hyperplasia, lipoma, sarcoidosis, etc.
Modifications
For breast masses with Liver Qi stagnation and qi stagnation: combine with Xiaoyao San. -- For irregular menstruation or amenorrhea: add Salvia miltiorrhiza: 30, Vaccaria seed: 30, Lycopus: 10, Liquidambar fruit: 10, peach kernel: 10, safflower: 10. -- For congelation and accumulation of yin cold: add purple oil cinnamon: 1.5, asarum: 10.
Cautions
Contraindicated in pregnant women.