Lymphatic Cancer
LymphomaLymphomas are cancers of the Lymphatic glands. It is the 6th most common form of Cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers).
The main types of Lymphoma are:
- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Hodgkin’s Disease)
- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- painless swelling of the lymph nodes
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Night Sweats
- Weight loss
- Itchy skin
Risk factors include age, being a male, lowered immune system, and some chronic infections.
In Traditional Medicine, Lymphoma would generally be classed with Scrofula (swelling of the Lymph glands). A number of the medicines used Traditionally for Scrofula may be useful in the treatment of Lymphoma.
Syndrome associated with Lymphoma and Lymphatic Cancer in TCM include:
- Heat and Toxin–heat symptoms, inflamed nodes, red tongue; more typical in acute stage in young people
- Qi stagnation with Phlegm obstruction–early to mid stage
- Cold Phlegm Obstruction–symptoms of cold phlegm, low pulse, pale face, excess phlegm
- Qi stagnation with Blood Stasis–lumps or nodes that are hard, dull color, chopping pulse; more common in mid stage or advanced cases
- Qi and Yin Deficiency–fatigue, weakness, wasting, low pulse; chronic cases, elderly patients, after radiation and chemotherapy
Special Formula
Cancer of the Lymphatic, Breast or Liver
Semiaquilegia Tian Kui Zi
Scutellaria barbata Ban Zhi Lian
Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao
Paris (Chong Lou)
Form a decoction. (Chen & Chen)
Lymphoma Formula
Asparagus Tian Men Dong
Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao
This combination has been combined as both a injection and as an oral liquid.
Lymphoma formula
Honeysuckle Jin Yin Hua
Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying)
Violet
Scutellariae barbatae Ban Zhi Lian
Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao
Red Peony Chi Shao Yao
Curcuma Yu Jin
Bitter Orange Zhi Ke
For use during concurrent Chemotherapy
Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao 40 grams
Asparagus Tian Men Dong 30 grams
Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi, 15 grams
Poria Fu Ling 15 grams
Polyporus Zhu Ling 12 grams
Atractylodes Bai zhu 15 grams
Agrimonia Xian He Cao 15 grams
Curcuma Yu Jin 12 grams
Dioscorea bulbifera Huang Yao Zi 12 grams
Astragalus Huang Qin 15 grams
Pseudostellaria Tai Zi Shen 15 grams
Lonicera Jin Yin Hua 9 grams
Licorice 3 grams
For use during concurrent Radiotherapy
Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao 40 grams
Asparagus Tian Men Dong 30 grams
Ophiopogon Mai Men Dong 15 grams
Salvia Dan Shen 15 grams
Imperata Bai Mao Gen 15 grams
Rehmannia Sheng Di 15 grams
Astragalus Huang Qin 15 grams
Pseudostellaria Tai Zi Shen 15 grams
Poria Fu Ling 12 grams
Polyporus Zhu Ling 12 grams
Atractylodes Bai Zhu 12 grams
Polygonatum Huang Jing 9 grams
Paeonia Mu Dan Pi 9 grams
Licorice 3 grams
(The above two formulas were sourced from: Chinese Medical Treatment of Malignant Lymphoma By Bob Flaws, Acupuncture Today – July, 2002, Vol. 03, Issue 07)
Research
Cannabis
–Synergistic cytotoxic activity of cannabinoids from cannabis sativa against cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) in-vitro and ex-vivo
Helleborus
–Anti-cancer effects were demonstrated with water extracts of the whole plant of Helleborus niger against several Cancer cell lines. A potent inhibitory effect was caused by apoptosis in Lymphoma, Leukemia, and Melanoma cell lines. In addition, strong synergy was shown between the extract and vincristine against Lymphoma. (Jesse et al., Pediatr Blood Cancer, Apr, 2009)
Rabdosia
–Oridonin, a diterpenoid purified from Rabdosia rubescens, inhibits the proliferation of cells from lymphoid malignancies in association with blockade of the NF-kappa B signal pathways.
–Reactive oxygen species mediate oridonin-induced apoptosis through DNA damage response and activation of JNK pathway in diffuse large B cell lymphoma.