What Foods Help to Soften and Dispel Hard Lumps?
There are many foods that can soften and dissipate hard masses, such as red beans, coix seed, jujube, kelp, seaweed, sea urchin, sea eel, sea turtle, loach, sea cucumber, hair vegetable, etc., all of which have good effects on softening and dissipating hard masses.
Softening and dissipating hard masses refer to the function of promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and improving blood circulation. Patients should eat less greasy and heavy-flavored foods, and should eat more light foods, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits, such as apples, oranges, kiwi, grapes, cherries, strawberries, pomelo, dragon fruit, white radish, etc.
1. Cat's claw grass: pungent, warm, and neutral, with a slight toxicity. It enters the gallbladder meridian. It detoxifies and reduces swelling, softens and dissipates hard masses. It has inhibitory effects on mouse S180, S37, and EC. It is indicated for malignant lymphoma, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, etc. The dosage is 15-30g.
2. Stiff silkworm: salty, pungent, and neutral. It enters the liver, lung, and stomach meridians. It stops convulsions, dispels wind and unblocks the meridians to relieve pain, resolves phlegm and dissipates hard masses. It has inhibitory effects on S180. It is indicated for brain tumors, lung cancer, throat cancer, nervous system tumors, and malignant lymphoma. The dosage is 9-15g.
3. Semen Strychni: pungent, bitter, and cold. It is highly toxic. It enters the liver and spleen meridians. It activates blood and removes obstructions to relieve pain, attacks toxins, dissipates hard masses, and reduces swelling. It has inhibitory effects on S180. It is indicated for esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, intestinal cancer, and lung cancer, etc. The dosage is 1-1.5g decocted in water.
4. Dung beetle: salty and cold. It has a slight toxicity. It clears heat, regulates the bowels, resolves blood stasis, and dissipates hard masses. It is used for digestive tract cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and bladder cancer, with a dosage of 3-15g.
5. Gecko: salty and cold. It has a slight toxicity. It dispels wind and calms the nerves, unblocks the meridians, and dissipates hard masses. It is used for brain tumors, nervous system tumors, and liver cancer, with a dosage of 0.3-0.9g for swallowing.