Esophageal cancer according to Chinese Medicine

In Chinese Medicine, esophageal cancer is sometimes associated with Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm, a so-called "patterns of disharmony". Chinese Medicine sees the body as a system, not a sum of isolated parts. A "pattern" is when the system's harmony is disrupted. It is not equivalent to the Western concept of "disease" because both concepts arise from totally different ways of seeing the human body.

To understand whether someone's esophageal cancer might be caused by the pattern Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm, one needs to look for signs and symptoms associated with the pattern beyond what one might typically experience from esophageal cancer alone. Indeed if esophageal cancer is caused by Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm, patients also experience symptoms such as unremitting belching, hiccuping, regurgitation and nausea or vomiting. Similarly, patients with Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm typically exhibit empty (Xu) or wiry (Xian) pulses as well as a tongue with thick white coating.

We've listed below a more detailed description of Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm so that you can have a better understanding of where esophageal cancer might find its root according to Chinese Medicine.

Once identified, patterns are often treated using herbal formulas. Drinking herbal infusions is the most common remedy in Chinese Medicine, together with acupuncture. Here we detail below Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang, a formula that can help treat Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm.

Stomach Qi Deficiency with Phelgm, a "pattern of disharmony" associated with esophageal cancer

Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang, a herbal formula that might help with esophageal cancer