Lymphoma is commonly referred to as lymphatic cancer. Typical symptoms include painless, progressively enlarged lymph nodes in the neck or supraclavicular region, followed by the axillary and inguinal areas. For Hodgkin lymphoma patients, recurrent fever may be the initial symptom, while non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients may present with persistent high fever as the first sign.Fever in lymphoma cases can stem from either cancer-related causes or chemotherapy side effects.
Zhang Zhonghai, Chief Physician and TCM Oncology Specialist at Jiaozuo Zhonghai Cancer Hospital, frequently employs formulas like Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang, Ren Shen Bai Hu Tang, and Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang for syndrome-differentiated treatment of lymphoma, consistently achieving positive outcomes.Particularly noteworthy is his research on the "Fever-Reducing Powder." In cases of acute high fever with critical condition where no other effective antipyretics are available, this oral formula takes effect within two hours and is hailed as a miraculous remedy.
Li was hospitalized at a university-affiliated hospital in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, for lymphoma. Despite daily medical expenses exceeding ten thousand yuan, his fever persisted for over a month, consistently registering the thermometer's maximum reading. Faced with this unrelenting high fever, two experts holding doctoral degrees were at a loss.
They told Li's father, "Director Li, we've exhausted every possible treatment. It seems we truly cannot control his fever. Perhaps you should consider other options."
"If even a hospital as large as yours has no solution, what else can I do?" Director Li couldn't help but feel deeply distressed.
The doctors murmured, "Perhaps try home remedies—prayers to deities? Or seek surgical treatment at Beijing's 301 Hospital?"
Desperate, Director Li suddenly recalled Zhang Zhonghai, a cancer specialist repeatedly recommended by acquaintances. Having known little about Zhang, he had never sought him out.
In his mind, if the experts at the world's largest hospital couldn't cure it, how could Zhang Zhonghai at Jiaozuo Zhonghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Oncology Hospital possibly do so? But now that the PhD specialists at the major hospital were giving up, if he didn't seek Zhang Zhonghai, what other options remained?
The ever-considerate Li didn't want to burden his father with more emotional stress. Anything he could manage himself, he didn't want to trouble his father with.One day, when his son needed to use the restroom, Director Li offered to support him. The boy stubbornly shook off his father's hand and shuffled painfully toward the bathroom. Just as he entered, Director Li heard a dull thud. Rushing in, he found his son lying on the floor, moaning in agony.
His son cried out, "Dad, can you ask the doctor to prescribe better fever-reducing medicine? I don't ask for the fever to disappear completely, just to bring my temperature down to around 38 or 39 degrees. If it's not too painful and I can endure it, that would be enough."
"Son, your father doesn't have that power, and neither do the doctors I've found."
Director Li felt as if a thousand arrows pierced his heart. He wanted to slap himself in the face, cursing his own incompetence and his failure to find a good doctor for his son.
Knowing Director Li was always busy with work, his driver privately approached Zhang Zhonghai at Jiaozuo Zhonghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Oncology Hospital. He hoped Zhang would personally travel to Zhengzhou to examine the patient and offer some advice.Alas, Dr. Zhang, who saw cancer patients from across the country daily, was stretched too thin. The driver initially thought Dr. Zhang was too aloof to persuade, but in utter desperation, he tearfully revealed the truth—pleading for help to save the child, just 21 years old, in the prime of his college years. Dr. Zhang, who couldn't bear tears, relented upon hearing this and agreed to help.
After dinner, just as Dr. Zhang was about to depart for Zhengzhou—70 kilometers away—he was stopped by another cancer patient arriving from out of town. By the time he finished examining this patient, it was past 8 PM. When he finally reached the inpatient ward of a university-affiliated hospital in Zhengzhou, it was already after 10 PM.
Seeing Zhang Zhonghai arrive exhausted to examine the child, Director Li's face brimmed with gratitude. "I'm truly grateful you came to Zhengzhou personally. We plan to transfer to Beijing tomorrow for surgery at the 301 Hospital. But the child's high fever won't break—he's been delirious several times. I'm afraid he won't make it to Beijing."
Zhang Zhonghai replied, "Let's not rush into discussing surgery. First, let me review the child's test reports."
Director Li handed over the pathology report and continued, "The specialists told me the child has the same type of lymphoma that afflicted CCTV anchors Luo Jing and Li Yong."
After feeling the child's pulse and confirming it was malignant lymphoma, Zhang Zhonghai spoke with firm assurance: "Don't panic, Director Li. Traditional Chinese medicine can cure this."
"Traditional Chinese medicine can cure it? Are you certain? Really?" The sky above Director Li, clouded for days, suddenly brightened with a glimmer of hope.
Zhang Zhonghai nodded. "First, I'll address the child's high fever."
"You have a solution for the fever too?" Director Li asked, half-convinced. He felt both elated and skeptical—could Zhang Zhonghai truly be that effective?
"I brought my own concoction, the 'Fever-Reducing Powder.' Have the child take it now," Zhang Zhonghai said, pulling a packet of powdered medicine from his pocket. "Give it to him immediately. By tonight, the fever will break. After the fever subsides, continue administering the herbal granules I brought for several days. The large lump caused by the lymphoma will then gradually disappear."
"Then when will my child be cured?" Director Li pressed urgently.
"Take the medicine I brought for several consecutive days. He should recover and be discharged in a few days." Seeing Director Li still looked skeptical, Zhang Zhonghai said confidently, "Watch the clock now. After drinking the 'Fever-Reducing Powder,' the fever will break within half an hour."
The clock ticked away, each second a torment for Director Li. Thirty minutes later, the temperature check confirmed the fever had vanished, the reading now 36.5°C. The child finally drifted into peaceful sleep.
Director Li, astonished by the potency of Zhang Zhonghai's fever-reducing medicine, asked, "What kind of medicine did you bring?"How come it works so well? Is it sold anywhere?"
Zhang Zhonghai replied, "It's a special formula I developed myself. I call it 'Fever-Reducing Powder.'"
"Oh, so it's your own miracle cure?" Director Li said with a look of admiration.
Zhang Zhonghai responded, "I wouldn't call it a miracle, but it works immediately for many patients with persistent high fevers."
"Fever-Reducing Powder" is an oral powder formulated by oncologist Zhang Zhonghai based on over thirty years of clinical experience. It appears as a white to slightly yellowish powder, odorless with a mildly bitter taste. It is used exclusively for emergency fever reduction in acute, severe cases where no other effective antipyretics are available. After oral administration, it is fully absorbed and takes effect rapidly within two hours, exhibiting more pronounced antipyretic effects and strong analgesic properties.
The next morning, when the ward doctor made rounds and heard the nurse report Li's normal temperature, the two PhD specialists were stunned, repeatedly exclaiming, "Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
Several days later, the lymphoma mass in the child's neck had visibly shrunk further. Only then did the doctors learn of Zhang Zhonghai's treatment method. After taking the Chinese herbal medicine prescribed by Zhang Zhonghai, the child no longer had a fever, and the neck mass was gradually disappearing. The doctors simply couldn't believe their eyes.
Six days later, college student Li was miraculously cured of his lymphoma and discharged home. When he returned for a follow-up examination, the PhD specialists had changed their tune, repeatedly asserting, "Traditional Chinese medicine cannot cure cancer. True cancer is absolutely incurable by TCM. What TCM cures is definitely not cancer."