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    Anticancer, Phlegm-Nodule Resolving & Toxin-Purging Sovereign (清热解毒 / 化痰散结止咳平喘解毒抗癌消瘤消肿排脓 — 东南亚抗癌防癌第一老鼠芋 / 马来西亚民间抗肿瘤圣草 / 淋巴结核与肺癌药王)

    老鼠芋 / 犁头草 / 鼠尾芋 / 半夏同科 / 鞭檐犁头尖 / 肿节半夏 — Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (syn. Arum flagelliforme)

    Pinyin: Lǎoshǔyù / Lítóucǎo / Shǔwěiyù · Malay: Keladi Tikus / Rodent Tuber / Whipcord Cobra Lily / Daun Birah Kecil · Family: Araceae (天南星科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Cold (寒 / 苦辛凉; Paozhi removes acridity / 熟平)

    Flavor

    Bitter, acrid, tongue-numbing (苦、辛、微寒、麻舌)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Liver (肝), Stomach (胃)

    Traditional Edict

    Rodent Tuber / Keladi Tikus (Lao Shu Yu / Pi Tou Cao). White subterranean corms and whipcord spathes. King of Herbal Oncology in Malaysia & Indonesia: fresh blended juice with raw honey induces selective apoptosis in lung, breast, and leukemia cancer cells, shrinks lymph nodes.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Do not boil in open iron pots (inactivates heat-labile anticancer cerebrosides; use fresh extraction or freeze-dried capsules). Ingestion of raw unblended tuber causes temporary throat itch (raw honey neutralizes raphides). CONTRAINDICATED IN PREGNANCY.

    Clinical Applications

    • Oncology complementary care (lung carcinoma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and leukemia apoptosis induction via Cerebrosides), scrofulous lymphadenitis, and chronic asthmatic cough.

    Quality Markers

    Cerebrosides (脑苷脂 / Glycosphingolipids) >= 0.50%, Phenylpropanoids & Hexadecanoic Acid (HPLC/LC-MS)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Cerebrosides and phenylpropanoid glucosides trigger cytochrome c release, upregulating pro-apoptotic Bax and Caspase-3/9 in malignant tumor cells. 2. Synergistic antioxidant protection with honey.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE FAMOUS KELADI TIKUS FRESH JUICE PROTOCOL: 30 to 50 g fresh whole plant (corm, leaves) washed in distilled water, blended with 100 mL cold water, strained through muslin; mixed with 1 tbsp pure raw honey; consumed immediately on empty stomach twice daily. Capsules: 500-1000 mg.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Nanyang Oncology Complementary Protocol (Keladi Tikus & Honey) with pure Tualang honey. 2. Scrofulous Lymphoma Dissolving Draught with Oldenlandia diffusa.

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