a case of liver cancer

土郎中

a 58 year old man who suffered from liver cancer, which had spread to the stomach. he experienced abdominal distention, pain in the right hypochondrium, poor appetite, bitter taste in the mouth, nausea after in take of food, joundice, swollen legs and cold hands. he was intolerant of cold food and could not lie flat in bed day and night. the tongue was red with stasis macules on the sides.

based on his presentation, he was diagnosed with Jueyin syndrome causing such symptoms as mentioned above. in this case, pill of Wumei could be prescribed.
after one dose was taken, the patient could lie flat in bed, and the bowel movement returned to normal, which had been unsmooth for 20 days. after two doses, his hands turned warm as usual.the patient became bettr and better as he contined to take the medicine.

(extracted from the case studies of Dr.peiyongqing)

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