Korean Immune Cancer Treatment

    Herbal Medicine

    Herbs that are scientifically proven to be excellent in anti-cancer, antioxidant effects, and helpful in enhancing immunity are refined, processed and prescribed to be taken. Patients are prescribed herbal medicines fit for their personal symptoms and conditions, based on the Korean medicinal prescription composed of herbs effective for eliminating Jeokchi - a concept similar to the modern concept of cancer - and controlling Eohyul(blood stasis) and Damum (the pathological product which is developed in the progress of disease)to discharging bodily wastes while helping the Chi(Ki) and meridian(Hyul) circulate better.

     Effects
    • Enhancing the creation and growth or immune cells
    • Helping to discharge bodily wastes
    • Enhancing the circulation or Ki and Hyul, increasing bodily heat and improving physical constitutions.
     Virtues
    • Enhancing the immune system while suppressing the growth of cancer cells
    • Reducing the symptoms caused from anti-cancer drugs’ side effects
    • Effects on suppressing and eliminating tumors may increase when medicated along with anti-cancer drugs
    • PFS(Progress-Free Survival) may increase When medicated along with anti-cancer drugs.
      * Progression-free survival (PFS) is "the length of time during and after the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, that a patient lives with the disease but it does not get worse".

    Types of Herbal Medicines

    • Musk Gongjindan

      Musk Gongjindan is mentioned in the medical book of [Seuideukhyobang], one of the best medicines to be prescribed to the imperial family with its long-proven effectiveness. Made from herbs such as musk, deer antlers, cornus fruit, and dong quai, the medicine acts as an antioxidants, and is effective on central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disorders, immune system disorders, and enhancing health and energy.

      Virtues Effects of Gongjindan(Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, 2013)

      Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory effects

      Central nervous system damage recovery, nerve protection, settling down, enhancing memory, antidepressant, antianxiety effects

      Myocardial cell damage prevention, reducing blood pressure and blood lipid components

      Antioxidant, anti-aging effects (Journal of Korean Herbal Pharmacology, 2007)

      Antioxidant, anti-aging effect

      Revitalizing brain cell activities and immune system

      Improving dementia (Journal of Korean Medicine Neurophysiatry, 2004)

      Cognitive skills improvement on dementia patients

    • Geonchildan

      Geonchildan is a medicine made from decocting, concentrating, drying, and grinding lacquer trees aged around 10 years. The medicine helps enhance blood circulation with anti-inflammatory effects, and is used for inflammatory diseases, diseases with chilling symptoms, blood circulation disorders, and various cancers.

      Virtues Repressing growth of stomach cancer (Journal of Korean Medicine Physiopathology, 2006)

      Anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory effects

      Eliminating stomach cancer cells, repressing cell growth

      Integrating Geonchiljeong with hyperthermia for cancer treatment (Journal of Integrated Oncology, 2020)

      Improvement on cancer patients’ EFS and OS

      Eliminating cancer cells, anti-cancer effects through antiangiogenic and revitalization of tumor repressing mechanisms

    • Immune-dan

      A medicine made from cordyceps militaris, musk, amana roots and so on, the immune-dan actively treats tumors by eliminating eohyul and damup created from tumors and revitalizing the immune system, suppressing the growth of cancer cells.

      Virtues Vitalizing brain skills (International Journal of Neuroscience, 2004)

      Revitalizing brain skills and enhancing memory

      Effective in preventing brain cell damage from stress

      Suppressing cancer cell growth

      Enhancing immune system through immune control and vitalization of macrophage

      Recovering energy and relieving fatigue

    • Kyungokgo

      The kyungokgo is a medicine boiled for five days, with ingredients such as rehmannia glutinosa, ginseng, pachyma hoelen, and honey. The hot-natured ginseng and cold-natured rehmannia glutinosa are neutralized through long boiling, so that patients who were not fit for ginseng can also be prescribed. The medicine is effective in treating chronic fatigue, skin aging, and reduced memory.

      Virtues Treating chronic fatigue and enhancing exercise abilities (Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2016)

      Cardiorespiratory abilities and endurance level enhancement on athletes

      Preventing muscle damage, reducing post-exercise fatigue substances

      Preventing skin aging (Journal of Korean Herbal Pharmacology, 2007)

      Antioxidant, cell revitalizing effects on cellular experiments and clinical trials

      Skin aging prevention through collagen synthesis

      Improvement on memory and dementia (Journal of Ethnopharmacoloty, 2012)

      Repressing brain cell deaths, improving memory loss

      Improving dementia by repressing enzymes that decompose memory-related neurotransmitters

    Anti-cancer diet on Phil Hospital of Korean Medicine

    There is a saying that people live by the strength of meals.

    To remove the toxins and bodily wastes and improve immune systems, Phil Hospital of Korean Medicine provides high-quality meals for the patients. The systematically prepared meals are focused to minimize the side effects of cancer treatment, and to enhance the bodily defense against cancer.

    Effects of the diet
    • Enhancing health and immune system
    • Removing toxins and bodily wastes
    • Recovering body balance through nutritionally balanced meals