Xi Huang Wan 西黄丸
Western Yellow Pill
A patent version of Xihuang Wan available in Sichuan, China.
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Bezoar | ||
|
Moschus moschiferus |
1500mg ea. | |
|
Boswellia sacra | ||
|
Commiphora myrrha |
50 grams ea. |
* synthetic or artificial Bezoar and Musk are generally used today
** Frankincense and Myrrh are prepared by being stir-fried with vinegar
Preparation:
One ounce of steamed and baked yellow rice is dried and powdered (rice flakes can be used). The vinegar-fried Myrrh and Frankincense are powdered and added to the rice powder, along with water to form a pill mass, adding towards the end the Musk and Bezoar in fine powder. Form pills.
Function:
Clears Heat and Poison, moves the Blood, resolves Swelling and Tumors
Use:
1. Toxic Boils and Carbuncles, multiple Abscess
2. Purulent Skin disease
3. Scrofula
4. Lymphadenitis
5. Cancer, including Breast, Cervical, Bladder, Liver, Lung, Esophageal, Gastric, Thyroid, Colorectal, Leukemia, Lymphoma. It has especially been used and recommended in Breast Cancer.
6. Has been found to be very effective following surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer to prevent recurrence
7. Improves quality of Life in advanced Cancer
8. Breast Hyperplasia
9. Breast Fibroids
10. Osteomyelitis (86%effective)
11. Chronic Appendicitis and Peritonitis (98% effective, 95% markedly effective)
Dose:
3 grams twice daily; 10 days are a course of treatment in Cancer and chronic conditions, 2-3 courses being required. Dosage of individual manufacturers of this medicine may be different; directions on the label should be followed
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. According to some sources, it should not be used if there is Ulceration.
Modifications:
Synthetic Bezoar and Musk is generally used today.
Enhances Immunity, activates Macrophages, promotes Interferon, enhance killer cell activity, stimulates Bone Marrow and Liver function, inhibits Angiogenesis; also Anti- bacterial and Ani-inflammatory. Safe to use with Chemotherapy.
This is a patent medicine, available from various manufacturers in China.
These 4 medicines can be found together in various other formulas such as Dian She Wan.
1. CANCER:
–Review on the Applications and Molecular Mechanisms of Xihuang Pill in Tumor Treatment
ADVANCED:
–Clinical Effects of Xihuang Pill Combined with Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer
BRAIN:
–Xihuang Pill Induces Apoptosis of Human Glioblastoma U-87 MG Cells via Targeting ROS-Mediated Akt/mTOR/FOXO1 Pathway
BREAST:
–Multiple effects of Xihuang pill aqueous extract on the Hs578T triple-negative breast cancer cell line
–Meta-Analysis of Xihuang Pill Efficacy When Combined with Chemotherapy for Treatment of Breast Cancer
–The Antitumor Effect of Xihuang Pill on Treg Cells Decreased in Tumor Microenvironment of 4T1 Breast Tumor-Bearing Mice by PI3K/AKT~AP-1 Signaling Pathway
–Antitumor effects of Xi Huang pills on MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro and in vivo
PANCREATIC:
–Chinese Herbal Medicines as an Adjunctive Therapy for Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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