Abstract: A composition for reducing cancer symptoms by improving lipid metabolism and eliminating or reducing anorexia in tumor-bearing patients through inhibition of the lipid degradation-promoting action of toxohormone L which comprises an aqueous or aqueous organic solvent extract of one or more crude preparations selected from the group consisting of Astragali radix, Cinnamomi cortex, Rehmanniae radix, Paeoniae radix, Cnidii rhizoma, Atractylodis lanceae rhizoma, Angelicae radix, Ginseng radix, Hoelen and Glycyrrhizae radix, a method for preparing such a composition, and a method for reducing cancer symptoms using the composition.

Abstract: Adminiculum increasing the antitumor activities of mitomycin C and doxorubicin hydrochloride and decreasing the side effects associated with their use comprising an aqueous or aqueous organic solvent extract of a crude preparation of Astragali radix, Cinnamomi cortex, Rehmanniae radix, Paeoniae radix, Cnidii rhizoma, Atractylodis lanceae rhizoma, Angelicae radix, Ginseng radix, Hoelen and Glycyrrhizae radix, a method for preparing said adminiculum and a method for its use. In addition, compositions and methods for treating tumor-bearing patients are disclosed.