H1N1 Influenza 甲型H1N1

Name of Formula: Influenza Preventing Herbal Tea (provided by the Health Department of City of Shen Zhen, Guangdong, China)
Medical function of formula: strengthen the body to rid of infection.
Composition of formula:
huang qin 5g, huang qi10g, huo xiang 10g, fang feng 5g,
ge gen 20g, sheng gan cao 5g.
Simmer with water for 45 minutes. Use as tea. One package per day. Use for 3 days.
Lower the dosage for children. Pregnant women or people with pixu (spleen deficient) should follow the advice of herb doctors when taking this herbal tea.

The tea is being brewed and provided free by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of City of Shen Zhen, Guangdong, China for the public.

(These are common herb available in Chinese herb stores. Scroll down for Chinese writing of this formula)


This tea formula is based on the two H1N1 influenza (swine flu) prevention formulae prescribed by the Health Department of Shen Zhen City, Guangdong province of China. These formulae are for improvement the body to resist flu infection.

The 2 formulae:

Formula 1
Suitable for: those with strong body type or artificially hyper due to smoking tobacco or drinking alcohol.
Composition:
ge gen15g, huang qin10g, huo xiang10g, raw yi yi ren10g, raw gan cao 5 g.
Simmer with water for 45 minutes and use as tea.

Formula 2
Suitable for：weak body type or those with instant sweating and easy to get influenza.
Composition:
huang qi 20g, fang feng10g, bai zhu10g, jin yin huang10g, raw gan cao 5 g.
Simmer with water for 45 minutes and use as tea.

Sexual Dysfunction

Combination of Traditional Chinese herb therapy and modern
western therapy can improve therapy result.

Clinical symptoms: prostate cancer with blood in urine, dripping
after urination, frequent urination, painful urination, dark urine,
coated yellow tongue, dark tongue with pale coating, deep thin
tight pulse.
Formula 1:
sheng huang qi 15 g, tu fu ling 15 g, bai hua she she cao 15 g,
chuan shan jia 15 g, rou cong rong, ba ji tian, zhi da huang,
zhi mu, zhi gan cao, 6 g each, dang shen 12 g, xian ling bi, qi zi 12 g,
zhi shou wu 12 g, niu xi 12 g, qi ye yi zhi hua 12 g, hang bai shao, 12 g ,
chao huang bai 10 g.
Boil with water. Use as tea. One dosage a day.
Adjustment:
If bleeding is heavy in urine: add xiao ji, han lian cao , sheng di huang, e jiao, to improve red blood cells and to stop bleeding.
If urination is difficult add : chen xiang, yu jin, wu yao .
For painful urination add yan hu suo, wang bu liu xing, san leng, e zhu.
If urine is yellow and cloudy (may denote damp heat infection in the urinary tract) : add bian xu, qu mai, jin qian cao, hua shi, bi xie.

Vaginitis

Differentiation of vaginitis
(1). Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a trichomonad (Trichomonas vaginalis) that may also invade the male urethra and bladder.
The symptoms in women include pruritus and burning associated with a foul, heavy, yellow-green or gray vaginal discharge, discomfort during intercourse, and painful urination, and on rare occasions, lower abdominal pain.
(2). Bacterial Vaginosis
A discharge associated with odor but without irritative vulvar symptoms suggests a bacterial vaginosis.
(3). Vaginal Candida Yeast Infection
Itching and irritation and redness around the external vagina, especially in the absence of significant discharge. Minimum thick, white discharges that look cottage cheese and may smell like beer or yeast. Burning and / or pain during urination or during sexual intercourse, suggests candida infection .

Ejaculation difficulty

Ejaculation difficulty means unable or difficult to ejaculate during sexual intercourse. It does not mean impotence.
Chinese Herb Formulae
To use Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulae, one has to be able to diagnose the function of the body.
In general the ejaculation difficulty problem can be classified into the following categories:
1. Yin deficiency and heat is high
2. Kidney deficiency due to fright
3. Liver stagnation with emotional problem and heat is high
4. Blood stasis

1. Yin deficiency and heat is high

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Ejaculation difficulty means unable or difficult to
ejaculate during sexual intercourse. It does not
mean impotence.

The formulae are based on the different diagnostics.
Chinese writing prescriptions should be used to avoid
confusion at the herb store. The formulae in Romanized
Chinese pinyin (pronunciations) are for your reference.

Formula: zhi bai di huang wan (with added herbs)
Diagnosis: unable to ejaculate, yinxu and heat is high.
Prescription:
zhi mu 30 g, huang bai 30 g, shu di huang 24 g, shan zhu yu 12 g, dan pi 9 g, fu ling 9 g, ze xie 9 g, shan yao 12 g,
add: wang bu liu xing 15 g, chuan niu xi 30 g, liu ji nu 15 g.
Boil with water. One package per day to be taken in two servings. day.

2. Kidney deficiency due to fright

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Ejaculation difficulty means unable or difficult to
ejaculate during sexual intercourse. It does not
mean impotence.

The formulae are based on the different diagnostics.
Chinese writing prescriptions should be used to avoid
confusion at the herb store. The formulae in Romanized
Chinese pinyin (pronunciations) are for your reference.
Formula: ding zhi wan, with adjustment
Prescription:
ren shen 9 g, fu ling 9 g, fu shen 9 g, shi chang pu 6 g, yuan zhi 6 g,
add: tu si zi12 g, gou qi zi 15 g, bu gu zhi
i 12 g.
Boil with water. One package per day to be taken in two servings, before meals.
Note: minus zhu sha, which is in the original formula

3. Liver stagnation with emotional problem and heat is high

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Ejaculation difficulty means unable or difficult to ejaculate during sexual intercourse. It does not mean impotence.

The syndrome of "liver stagnation with heat" includes:

Fullness and pain in the chest, and with depressed mood.
Secondary: tightness and discomfort in the chest area, frequent sighing, lack of appetite, difficulty in ejaculation during intercourse, dislike talking, pain before and during menses (female), fullness in the breasts or with lumps, pale tongue with think fur, tight pulse.

A study using Beck Depression Inventory shows that most of the gan qi yu jie (liver qi stagnation) patients were depressed.

Another study shows that the increase of antidiuretic hormone is a significant correlative index of gan qi yu jie (liver qi stagnation). Gan qi stagnation is closely related with the function of regulating emotion of the central nervous system.

Therapy
Formula: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, (Yi Zong Jin Jian) with adjustment
Prescription:
long dan cao 9 g, huang qin 9 g, shan zhi zi 9 g, ze xie 12 g, mu tong 6 g,
che qian zi 9 g, chai hu 6 g, gan cao 6 g, sheng di 12 g,
add: lu lu tong 30 g, wang bu liu xing 12 g, xiao hui xiang 10 g, zhi xiang fu zi 12 g.
Boil with water and use as tea.
One package per day to be taken twice a day.
Stop using it, when symptoms subside.
Warning: This formula can be toxic to the kidneys because of the herb mu tong. There are different varieties of mu tong in the market. Before the Qing dynasty, however, it was not the toxic variety, because those herb mu tong was derived from either the plant of Akebia guinata or the plant Akebia lobata. Today, ninety five percent of mu tong (guan mu tong 關木通) used in China is from the stem of Aristolochia debilis, a toxic plant usually grown in the northeastern provinces of China, formally called Manchuria. Only rarely in a few localities in China, is mu tong obtained from Akebiaguinata or Akebia lobata being used. Today, all formulae that contain guan mu tong are being banned in China because of the toxicity to the kidneys.

4. Blood stasis

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Ejaculation difficulty means unable or difficult to
ejaculate during sexual intercourse. It does not
mean impotence.

The formulae are based on the different diagnostics.
Chinese writing prescriptions should be used to avoid
confusion at the herb store. The formulae in Romanized
Chinese pinyin (pronunciations) are for your reference.

Formula: xue fu ju zhu tang, plus
Prescription:
dang gui, sheng di, hong hua, huai niu xi9 g each, tao ren 12 g, zhi ke, chi shao 6 g each, jiu zi 10 g, chai hu, gan cao 5 g each, jie geng, chuan xiong 4.5 g each,
add: she chuang zi 12 g. Boil with water. One package per day to be taken twice a day.

Chronic Inner Ear and Middle Ear Infection

Infection of the ear is called otitis. The ear, anatomically, can be viewed as three different parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and inner ear.
Outer ears are the parts that stick out from both side of the head and are cartilages that are covered with skin, together with the ear canals that channel sound to the ear drums.
The middle ears consist of the ear drums and three tiny bones on each ear called ossicles that amplify the vibrations from the eardrum and send them to the inner ears.
The inner ears consist of vestibules and cochleae which convert vibration of the sound into electrical impulses that are transmitted to the brain.
Usually the infections of the middle ear are being referred to as inner ear infections by the general public. Medically the the inner ear infection is called otitis interna which is not uncommon.
Middle Ear Infection
Otitis media, the inflammation of the middle ear can be classified into:
(1) simple infection of the inner ear, and
(2) cholesteatoma and
(3) bone infection.
The latter two categories can develop complications that can be life threatening.
Conservative treatments are not effective on the latter two categories. Usually surgery is the solution. Herb therapy is appropriate on the simple type of infection.
The above classification is more commonly used in China by modern medical schools.
There is no unanimous agreement on how middle ear infection (otitis media) should be classified. Most authorities have classified otitis media as the following :
I. Acute
A. Acute otitis media without effusion:
also called: Catarrhal otitis media, Baro-otitis, Acute myringitis.
B. Acute otitis media with effusion:
also called: Acute serous otitis media
C. Acute purulent otitis media
II. Chronic
A. Chronic serious otitis media
also called: Persistent otitis media with effusion
B. Chronic purulent otitis media with perforated ear-drum and discharge
C. Chronic otitis media with chronic mastoiditis and cholesteatoma
D. Chronic adhesive otitis media
III. Specific otitis media with underlying systemic disease
A. Tuberculosis
B. Sarcoidosis
C. Wegener's granulomatosis
Inner Ear Infections
Inner ear infections, otitis interna, or labyrinthitis, associated with infection, are
often caused by infections elsewhere in the body such as respiratory disease, like throat or sinus infection . The cause of these infections is difficult to determine.
Antibiotics are usually used for symptoms as they occur. Vertigo or motion sickness can caused by bacterial infections. Usually meclizine hydrochloride is used for vertigo.
Simple middle ear and inner ear infection can be treated with herbs. Diagnosis should be made by professional health care specialists because inner ear infections may have serious underlying causes.
There are hundreds of formulae being used in simple chronic middle and inner ear infections. The ingredients are easy to get and are inexpensive.
Formula #1: folk formula Formula #2: folk formula Formula #3: folk formula Formula #4: classical Chinese medicine formula
Formula #1
Uses: For cutting down infection, swelling and getting rid of toxins. Can be used for inner ear infection.
Ingredients: walnut oil 5 cc, bing pian (Borneo camphor) 1.5 gram, huang lian powder 1 gram.
Dry several walnuts in low heat. Grind into powder. Steam for 40 minutes. Press to get oil. Heat oil until all water evaporates. (Watch with a thermometer. It is hot enough when the thermometer registers 130 degrees centigrade. Turn off heat immediately or the oil will burn). Cool it down.
Wash huang lian thoroughly with warm and previously boiled water and dry in low heat. Grind the bing pian (Borneo camphor) and huang lian into fine powder and mix with cooled oil.
Make sure that all ingredients are clean.
Use 2 to 3 drops a day. (External use, not to be taken internally.)
Experience: used by 80 patients. All healed. Revisited after one year. No recurrence found.
Source: Chen Bian Qain, Health Department of Miao Shi Zhen, Chi Li District, Hunan Province, China.
Formula #2
Ingredients:
Walnuts (it is better to get those of two years old) , 2 pieces.
Borneo camphor, about 2-3 grams ground into powder.
Wrap the walnuts in fine cloth. Smash and squeeze out the oil. Add Borneo camphor to the oil. Before applying the mixture, clean ear with lukewarm, previously boiled water. Use 2-3 drops of the mixture in the ear once or twice a day.
This formula came from a minority race in China, the Chinese Turkistanese of Xinjiang. Provided by a retired government official, Wang Qi Pu of Bo Ai, District of GuangXi province, China.
Formula #3
Use he zi. 50 grams and mu xiang 50 grams. Grind the two ingredients into a fine powder and strain with fine strainer. Use 3 grams each time, mix with 100 cc of water and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool and drink it. Repeat 3 to 4 times a day.
No long term side effects or toxicity.
It can be taken orally or can be used as drops for the ear. Both are effective.
source: Inner Mongolia, Alasan Mongolian Medical Research Department, China.
Provided by Fan Zuorbu.
This is a formula from Inner Mongolian ethnic group, a Chinese minority.
Formula in Chinese
中耳炎方
訶 子 50克，木 香 50克。磨成細粉。混均。每日用3～4次。每次用3克。以水100毫升，文火煎三，四十分鐘。涼後服。可以長期服用。無副作用。可以內服或用來滴耳，均可。藥方來源：內蒙古，阿拉善盟，蒙醫藥研究所，范.倬爾布，獻方。推薦人：烏蘇日特。
Formula #4
Classical Chinese herb formula:
long dan xie gan wan (in pill form, available over the counter in Chinese herb store)
Use 9 grams, 3 times a day. Ten days is a treatment period.
Usually 1 to 2 treatment periods will produce satisfactory results.
Do not use this formula for a long period of time. Stop using it when symptoms have subsided.
Source: Lan Shi Mi Chang
It can also be taken tea form:
Ingredients:
long dan cao 6 g, huang qin 9 g, shan zhi zi 9 g, ze xie 12 g,
mu tong 9 g, che qian zi 9 g, chai hu 6 g, gan cao 6 g, sheng di 9 g.
Boil with water. One prescription a day, made into two servings.
Stop taking when symptoms subside. Do not take it for a long time.

Rinse herb with water. Add about 3 bowls of water and simmer it down to about one bowl. Use as tea.
Avoid eating spicy food.
Warning: This formula can be toxic to the kidneys because of the herb mu tong. There are different varieties of mu tong in the market. Before the Qing dynasty, however, it was not toxic because mu tong was derived from either the plant of Akebia guinata or the plant Akebia lobata. Today, ninety five percent of mu tong (guan mu tong 關木通) used in China is from the stem of Aristolochia debilis, a toxic plant usually grown in the northeastern provinces of China, formally called Manchuria. Only rarely in a few localities in China, is mu tong obtained from Akebia guinata or Akebia lobata being used. Many cases of kidney failure have been reported in the China from taking this formula.Today in China, all manufactured formulae that contain guan mu tong (Aristolochia debilis) are being banned because of the toxicity to the kidneys.
If you use this formula, make sure you are not using guan mu tong. Use chuan chuan mu tong or huai tong, or bai mu tong tong instead.

In Chinese:
龍膽瀉肝丸(蘭室秘藏)
處方﹕
龍膽草200克﹐黃 芩100克 ﹐山梔(薑治) 100克﹐澤瀉200克 ﹐木 通100克﹐車 前子(鹽 制)100克﹐柴 胡200克﹐當 歸100克 ﹐甘草100克 ﹐生 地100克﹐
煉蜜為丸。
用法﹕每 日三次。每次9克。兒童用量酌減。飯後溫 開水送服。10天為一療程。一般服一至二療程即得有效。忌辛辣刺激食物。脾胃虛弱者不宜久服。
注意﹕ 木通有 幾種。現在市場上賣的 95% 是關木通, 屬于馬兜鈴科 ﹐對腎臟有毒。凡含有關 木通的成藥已被禁賣。
All these herbs are commonly available in Chinese herb stores. The real Borneo camphor sometimes is difficult to find in the West because it is in high demand in China.

Diabetes

The complementary therapy for diabetes of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Qigong, Acupuncture, tui na, and Western medicine has been a great success in China.
A majority of diabetes mellitus sufferers, when using Western medicine alone, eventually develop eye problems and/or kidney problems and/or die of cardiovascular complications. According to some reports from a major modern hospital in China, based on their data on diabetes patients, correct applications of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) together with modern drugs can prevent those complications. The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) (of internal herbal medicine) diagnosis are based on zheng (syndromes), which is a system of clinical diagnostics that emphasizes the overall functions of the human body. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by itself cannot provide the needed insulin for insulin dependent sufferers, but it can complement the pharmaceutically manufactured insulin to help maintain the whole system of the body if being used properly.
Note: All modern medical schools in China are teaching the same curricula as those of the medical schools in the West. All major hospitals in China are the same as the Western type of hospitals in the West but many of them have started to use Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapy also. Some major traditional Chinese medical schools have started to include medical biochemistry in their curricula.
Classifications of diabetes patients and herb formulae:

I. Yin deficient and heat is overactive 1. Lungs and stomach heat is overactive 2. Heart and stomach heat is overactive 3. Heart heat is overactive 4. Liver yang is overactive II. Qi and yin both deficient 1. Heart and lung both deficient 2. Heart and spleen both deficient 3. Heart and kidney both deficient 4. Heart and liver both deficient III. Yin and yang both deficient 1. Kidney yin and yang both deficient 2. Spleen and kidney yang deficient 3. Spleen and stomach yang deficient 4. Heart and kidney yang deficient 5. Heart yang deficient

Herb therapy for other complications
1. Major blood vessel problems 2. Capillary problems 3. Neurological problems 4. Infections 5. High lipids and fatty liver

The the formulae to be revealed and discussed here are pure traditional Chinese herb formulae.
Do not confuse them with the pre-packaged formulae which sometimes are not pure traditional
Chinese herbs and might contain illegal amounts of modern prescription drugs which can be dangerous.

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Formula: bai hu tang, xiao ke fang adjusted
sheng shi gao 30 g, zhi mu 10 g, sheng di huang 15 g, tian dong 10 g, mai dong 10 g, tian hua fen 30 g, huang lian 6 g, huang qin 10 g, gan cao 6 g, ou zhi (lotus root juice) 25 g (added after boiling all the previous herbs with water).
If the patient is thirsty, drinks and urinates often: add wu wei zi , shi hu to facilitate the removal of yin.
If the patient is tired and has cold sweat: add ren shen to improve qi and rid of thirst.
The above is classical traditional Chinese herb formula. Do not confuse this with the pre-packaged formulae which sometimes are not pure traditional Chinese herbs and might contain modern prescription drugs.
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Diabetes sufferers of qixu (qi deficient) with yinxu (yin deficient) can further classified into four categories:
Heart and lung both deficient
Heart and spleen both deficient
Heart and kidney both deficient
Heart and liver both deficient
General formula :
sheng di, shu di, tu si zi, huang lian, tian dong, mai dong, xuan shen, da fu pi, yun ling, zhi mu, wu wei zi, shan yu rou, dang shen, huang qi, sheng shi gao. Boil with water. Take three times a day. Three months of therapy is considered as one treatment.
Adjustment of formula:
If heat is high, use bai hu tang (with adjustment). If yangxu (yang deficient), use jin gui shen qi wan with added rou gui and fu zi.. If blood pressure is high, add du zhong and niu xu.. For those with coronary disease add guo lou, jiu bai, and ban xia.

Dengue Fever

Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus and transmitted by the Aedes or yellow fever mosquito. It usually occurs in tropical or subtropical climates. Symptoms include headache, fever, and intense joint pain. The symptoms usually last about a week. Fever usually subsides after 2 to 4 days then after 1 to 2 days it rises again, and followed by a generalized rash. The hemorrhagic form of the disease, when serious, can be fatal. The disease spreads rapidly. The mortality is low.
There is no specific treatment. Traditional Western therapy includes supportive therapy and centers on management of fluid and electrolyte balance, prevention and treatment of shock, treatment of coagulation disorders and therapy for secondary bacterial infection.
In traditional Chinese medicine, dengue fever can be considered and treated as wen (warm) sickness.
Using traditional Chinese diagnostics and herb therapy, the results are better than using modern drug therapy.

These Chinese herb formulae listed are much more effective than the modern Western medical therapy.

The following seven formulae can be used according to diagnostics. The following seven formulae can be used according to diagnostics.
Formulae in English alphabets are for your reference only. Use the Chinese writing for prescriptions to avoid mistakes and to avoid confusion in Chinese herb stores. Formulae in English alphabets are for your reference only. Use the Chinese writing for prescriptions to avoid mistakes and to avoid confusion in Chinese herb stores.
1) Formula 1: for symptom of more dampness than heat . 1) Formula 1: for symptom of more dampness than heat .
Prescription: Prescription:
hou pu hou pu 厚樸 10 g, bin lang 檳 榔 10 g, 厚朴 10 g, bin lang 槟榔 10 g, huo xiang 12 g, fa ban xia 半夏 12 g, huang qin huo xiang 12 g, fa ban xia 半夏 12 g, huang qin 黃芩 10 g, gan cao 黄芩 10 g, gancao 甘草 1.5 g, cao guo 甘草 1.5 g, caoguo 草果 1.5 g, sheng jiang生姜 1.5 g. 草果 1.5 g, sheng jiang生姜 1.5 g.
Boil with water. Take as tea. Boil with water. Take as tea.
Adjustment: Adjustment:
Constipation: add da huang 大黃 9 g, during later part of boiling. Constipation: add da huang大黄 9 g, during later part of boiling.

2) Formula 2 for symptom of more heat than dampness.
Prescription: Prescription:
jin yin hua jin yin hua 金銀花 15 g, lian qiao 連 翹 15 g, zhu ye竹葉 10 g, ban lan gen 板藍根 25 g, xing ren 15 g, 金银花 15 g, lianqiao 连翘 15 g, zhu ye竹叶 10 g, ban lan gen 板蓝根 25 g, xing ren 15 g,
shen qu神麴 15 g, ge gen 葛根 30 g, huo xiang 15 g, qing hao青蒿 10 g. shen qu神麴 15 g, gegen 葛根 30 g, huo xiang 15 g, qing hao青蒿 10 g.
Boil with water. Take as tea. Boil with water. Take as tea.
Adjustment: Adjustment:
High fever and sweaty: add sheng shi gao 20 g, zhi mu知母 10 g, xin xue dan High fever and sweaty: add sheng shi gao 20 g, zhimu知母 10 g, xin xue dan 新雪丹 2 g. 新雪丹 2 g.

3) Formula 3 for symptom of bad heat entering qi and heat is excessive.
Prescription: Prescription:
sheng shi gao 45 g, ( boil first), zhi mu 10 g, sheng di huang 12 g, sheng shi gao 45 g, ( boil first), zhi mu 10 g, sheng di huang 12 g,
sheng gan cao 5 g, cang zhu 10 g, lian qiao 20 g, jin yin hua 20 g, sheng gan cao 5 g,cang zhu 10 g, lian qiao 20 g, jin yin hua 20 g,
ban lan gen 25 g, ge gen 30 g. ban lan gen 25 g, ge gen 30 g.
Boil with water. Take as tea. Boil with water. Take as tea.
Adjustment: Adjustment:
No or lack of sweat: add qing hao 10 g. High fever: add xin xue dan 2 g. No or lack of sweat: add qing hao 10 g. High fever: add xin xue dan 2 g.
Tongue with greasy white coating: add huo xiang 10 g, pei lan 10 g. Tongue with greasy white coating: add huo xiang 10 g, pei lan 10 g.
High fever with sweating and diarrhea: add wei ge gen 20 g, High fever withsweating and diarrhea: add wei ge gen 20 g,
huang qin 12 g, chuan huang lian 6 g, jin yin hua 15 g, lian qiao 15 g, huang qin 12 g,chuan huang lian 6 g,jin yin hua 15 g, lian qiao 15 g,
huai shan yao 15 g, huo xiang 10 g. huai shan yao 15 g, huo xiang 10 g.
Rash: add zi cao 15 g, chi shao 10 g, dan pi 10 g, hong hua 6 g, Rash: add zi cao 15 g, chi shao 10 g, dan pi 10 g, hong hua 6 g,
sheng di huang 30 g. sheng di huang 30 g.

4) Formula 4 for symptom of qi and heat are overactive.
Prescription: Prescription:
sheng shi gao 60 g, (boil first), zhi mu 12 g, sheng di huang 12 g, sheng shi gao 60 g, (boil first), zhi mu 12 g, sheng di huang 12 g,
huang bo 12 g, xuan shen 12 g, huang qin 12 g, shan zhi 12 g, dan pi 12 g, huang bo 12 g,xuan shen 12 g, huang qin 12 g, shan zhi 12 g, dan pi 12 g,
chi shao 12 g, lian qiao 12 g, jie geng 12 g, zhu ye 12 g, ban lan gen 12 g, chi shao 12 g,lian qiao 12 g, jie geng 12 g, zhu ye 12 g, ban lan gen 12 g,
sheng gan cao 12 g. sheng gan cao 12 g.
Boil with water. Take as tea. Boil with water. Take as tea.
Adjustment: Adjustment:
High fever: add xin xue dan 2 g. High fever: add xin xue dan 2 g.
Constipation: add sheng da huang 9 g. Constipation: add sheng da huang 9 g.

5) Formula 5 for symptom of yin fluid has been injured, during
recovery period. recovery period.
Prescription: Prescription:
shi hu 15 g, bian dou 15 g, tian hua fen 15 g, sha shen 15 g, dan pi 10 g, shi hu 15 g, bian dou 15 g, tian hua fen 15 g, sha shen 15 g, dan pi 10 g,
xuan shen 15 g, gu ya 30 g, sheng gan cao 5 g. xuan shen 15 g, gu ya 30 g, sheng gan cao 5 g.
Boil with water. Take as tea. Boil with water. Take as tea.
Adjustment: Adjustment:
Infection not completely cleared and slight fever in the afternoon: Infection not completely cleared and slight fever in the afternoon:
add chai hu 9 g, bai wei 9 g, di gu pi 9 g, han lian cao 12 g. add chai hu 9 g, bai wei 9 g, di gu pi 9 g, han lian cao 12 g.
Heavy sweating and lack of strength : add tai zi shen 12 g, wu wei zi 6 g, Heavy sweating and lack of strength : add tai zi shen 12 g, wu wei zi 6 g,
mai dong 10 g. mai dong 10 g.

6) Formula 6 for residual symptom of dengue fever.
Prescription: Prescription:
huo xiang 20 g, lian ye 10 g, pei lan 10 g, lu gen 20 g, huo xiang 20 g, lian ye 10 g, pei lan 10 g, lu gen 20 g,
shen qu 15 g, yi yi ren 30 g, jin yin hua 15 g. shen qu 15 g, yi yi ren 30 g, jin yin hua 15 g.
Boil with water. Take as tea. Boil with water. Take as tea.
Adjustment: Adjustment:
Rash not yet subsided: add zi cao 10 g, chi shao 10 g. Rash not yet subsided: add zi cao 10 g, chi shao 10 g.

7) Formula 7 for symptom of weakness of spleen and stomach with weak appetite and runny stool.
Prescription: Prescription:
dang shen 20 g, bai zhu 15 g, yun ling 20 g, zhi gan cao 5 g, dang shen 20 g, bai zhu 15 g, yun ling 20 g, zhi gan cao 5 g,
chen pi 5 g, fa ban xia 10 g, ji nei jin 10 g, huo xiang 10 g, chen pi 5 g, fa ban xia 10 g, ji nei jin 10 g, huo xiang 10 g,
sha ren 10 g, to be added during later stage of boiling. sha ren 10 g, to be added during later stage of boiling.
Boil with water. Take as tea. Boil with water. Take as tea.

Source of formulae: Peng Yu Lin et al, Fu Shan City Chinese Medicine Hospital,
Fu Shan City, Guang Dong Province, China. Fu Shan City, Guang Dong Province, China.

Clinical experiences in effectiveness: Clinical experiences in effectiveness:
Number of dengue fever patients: 484 Number of dengue fever patients: 484
Continuous contacted: 408 Continuous contacted: 408
Healed: 405 Healed: 405
Non effective: 3 Non effective: 3
Total % of healed patients: 99.3% Total % of healed patients: 99.3%
Average days for fever to subside: 2.51 days Average days for fever to subside: 2.51 days
Average healing days: 4.24 days. Average healing days: 4.24 days.
Important: Click here to see explanation of formulae in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) page. Important: Click here to see explanation of formulae in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) page.
Note: xin xue dan is a preparation manufactured by Guangzhou Qi Xing Pharmaceutical Co.) It is an antipyretic medication. Note: xin xue dan is a preparation manufactured by Guangzhou Qi Xing Pharmaceutical Co.) It is an antipyretic medication.

Blood Clots

Thrombosis is the formation of a clot or clots inside a blood vessel as distinguished from the clotting of blood outside a blood vessel.
A thrombus is formed by an aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets and fibrin with entrapment of cellular elements, frequently causing vascular obstruction at the point of its formation.
Thromboses are prone to occur where blood flow is sluggish. The slow flow or ischemia permits activated clotting factors to accumulate instead of being carried away by blood flow.
Usually blood cells of cancer patients have a tendency to coagulate. The coagulation of blood cells hinders blood flow, thus increasing the chances of forming thromboses.
They also occur in coronary and cerebral arteries at sites where the intima is damaged by arteriosclerotic plaques, and over the damaged areas of the endocardium. Bits of clots sometimes break off and travel in the blood stream to distant sites and damage other organs.
Anticoagulants (blood thinners) are usually used to address the problems but over use of anticoagulants can cause internal bleeding. While using anticoagulants, do not consume large amounts of foods high in vitamin K. Prothrombin Time (PT) is being used to monitor the safe usage level of anticoagulants like Aspirin, warfarin (Athrombin-K, Carfin, Coumadin, Panwarfin, Sofarin, Warfilone) heparin, and stool analysis for blood to determine if there is internal bleeding.
Risk of thrombosis can be monitored with qigong and traditional Chinese medicine diagnostics in conjunction with traditional modern medicine.
The most effective therapy is a certain qigong therapy according to a twenty year and a thirty year study by the Shanghai Hypertension Clinic, Second People Medical School of Shanghai and Hospital.
The most effective long term maintenance is using a certain qigong therapy, Chinese herbs and monitoring with the technology of modern medicine.

Blood Cell counts

Complete Blood Cell count CBC
consists of:
1. Total White blood cell count (WBC)
and Differential
2. Red blood cell count (RBC)
3. Hematocrit
4. Hemoglobin
5. Erythrocyte indices
a. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
b. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
c. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
7. Red cell distribution width (RDW)
8. Inspection of the peripheral blood smear
Other routine hematologic screening tests
1. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
2. Platelet count
3. fibrinogen
　
Total IgE
Purpose of CBC
1. Diagnosing diseases
2. Evaluating the stages of a particular disease

This is a type of leukemia that can be treated successfully. The therapy was developed in Shanghai, China and has been used in the West for many years with good results. The methods were discovered from the observation on the use traditional Chinese herb formulae.
It was noticed that most cancer patients showed a lower level of natural vitamin A in their blood. It was found that the vitamin A levels of those who were using a classical Chinese herb formula called "xiao chai hu tang" were closer to normal and had higher survivor rate. Thus all-trans-retinoic acid, a vitamin A derivative came to the attention of medical researchers in China.

The most serious problems of APL patients are blood clots (disseminated intravascular coagulation or DIC) [4], bleeding and fungal infection. The risk of thrombosis and bleeding is mainly due to the decline of the total platelets. The risk of fungal infection, especially infection of Aspergillus nigers, is due the lowering of the total functional white cells caused by the disease, chemotherapy and the use of steroids to counter the side effect of ATRA therapy and at the same time of intra venous feeding which is necessary for medication and for the infusion of platelets (when the total platelet count is dangerously low).
The lowering of the total white cells in chemotherapy can be a side effect instead of the goal which many practitioners believe. In the editor's opinion, when the condition has been stabilized Chinese herb to promote platelets and white cells can be used. Use of Chinese herb formulae for fungal infection should also be investigated.
Many medical professionals cannot see the risk of thrombosis because of the high prothrombin time of the APL patients. Actually these are different issues. The hypercoagulopathy (pervasive blood clot) is caused by the thromboplastin - like substance secreted by the abnormal Auer rods of the bone marrow cells. According one statistical source, 60 % of the patients died of bleeding in the brain before receiving treatment. The hypercoagulopathy in the blood vessels causes the drop of the total platelets, thus causes the bleeding. The editor first learned of risk of hypercoagulopathy through a stressful way. The editor was visiting his son in Stanford hospital near midnight and found that his pulse reading (traditional Chinese pulse reading) indicated an eminent pending massive blood clot. Using qi on certain acupoints relieved his symptoms temporarily. The editor raised the issue with a medical student who were on duty and she was not convinced because of the high prothrombin time shown on the blood test reports. While discussing the issue, a nurse arrived with the heparin medication ordered previously by the patient's main doctor .
Another problem is that antifungal drugs are highly toxic. The survival rate in cases of fungal infection in immune deficient patients is low because of the toxicty of antifungal drugs.
All-trans-retinoic Acid (ATRA)
The use of All-trans Retinoic Acid for promoting the forming of bone marrow cells was first published by Prof. Zhen Yi Wang (王正儀) of Shanghai Medical School during the later part of the 80's. This brought the ATRA out of the research stage from the laboratories into clinical use.
This therapy modality is definitely different from the traditional Western approach where the therapy has been focusing on eradicating the cancer cells. Although ATRA cannot eliminate the cancer genes and cannot completely cure the patients of APL but it can lower 85% of the hyper coagulation and achieving the remission rate of 80% to 90% and lower the mortality rate of 85% to less than 10%. Using conventional chemotherapy, the resulting of sepsis caused by the lowering of white cells count, can happen. Compared to using chemotherapy or the highly difficulty of bone marrow transplant, this ATRA therapy is better in many ways, like quality of life of patients are better and without the side effects of chemotherapy. But, the short coming of ATRA therapy is the risk of overproduction of white cells and the rapid development of drug resistance. Thus chemotherapy is still being used in conjunction with ATRA therapy.

Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) Therapy
The use of arsenic trioxide has a long history. Some classical formulae are found in writings dated to the Han dynasty (more than two thousand years). The use of arsenic in modern clinical application is much earlier than the use of ATRA. As early as 1972, in mainland China, arsenic trioxide was being used in myelocytic leukemia. The result was reported in Chinese journals [1] that 22 patients out of 81 were completely in remission, 7 of M2 and 15 of M3. The substance used was extract of arsenic: As2O3 1mg/ml and HgCl 0.01mg/ml. The result was that the Aur rods of promyelocyte gradually disappeared or shrunk. Later it was found that it was especially effective for APL. Subsequently the results were published in various Chinese journals. [2,3] The common discovery was that the remission rates were 60 ~ 70%, regardless of if they were first time patients or refractory patients, or recurring after ATRA or chemotherapy. Later it was discovered that excluding HgCl or just taking arsenic sulfide could achieve the same result. During the 90's the understanding of the apoptosis of cells, the transformation of bone marrow cells and peripheral blood lead to the understanding of the function of arsenic trioxide that causes the apoptosis of cells leading to the cure of APL. The side effects include nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite, diarrhea, numbness in the extremities of limbs, edema in the lower limbs, settlement of skin pigments, abnormal function of the liver. But, because of the low dosage, cirrhosis of the liver or organ exhaustion has never occurred. Later, in vitro experiments also proved that arsenic trioxide also can cause apoptosis of cells, especially promyelocytes.
It is deemed that the first scientific report was written by Hong De Sun (孫洪德) et al of Harbin city, China, in 1992. Thirty two patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia were treated with arsenic trioxide in combination with traditional Chinese medical diagnostics and therapy methods. The results: total remission was 65.6% (21 patients out of 32). 50% survived more than 5 years and 18.8% survived more than 10 years.
In 1995, Shi lin Huang (黃世林) [2] of Da Lian city, China reported using a formula of qing dai (indigo) containing xiong huang (realgar) as main Chinese herb treating 60 APL patients and resulted 98.3% with total remission. The main ingredient of xiong huang is As4S4. Before that there were report of using the formula called "niu huang jie du pian" (containing xiong huang) or just using xiong huang (realgar) by itself to treat APL. The above shows that arsenic compounds are effective in treating APL.
A scientific report on using arsenic trioxide therapy was published by "Chinese Hematology Journal" (中華血液學雜誌) in 1996. It reported using arsenic trioxide therapy on 72 new patients and also on refractory patients. The complete remission rate on the new patients was 73.3% and on on refractory patients was 52.3% .

Note: In nature 95% of arsenic exists as As2O3. Its lethal dosage is 1 - 2.5 mg/kg according to the Information Toxic Chemicals Section of the Environmental Protection Agency of Republic of China in Taiwan. In prescription, it is suggested not to exceed 0.1g.
According to a Chinese medical classics, "Ben Cao Gang Mu" (本草綱目) the antidote for arsenic is to use mung bean soaked overnight with cold water (for oral consumption) or use goat blood.
Although the modern therapy was discovered through the old Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulae, in the editor's opinion, modern hospitals are more equipped to handle APL patients because of the rapid development of the sickness.
Two reports from China have suggested that arsenic trioxide can induce complete remissions in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

Asthma

General Information
Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the air passages. The patients become sensitive to allergens like chemical vapor, dust, dust mites, pollens, jute, cold air etc. The allergy reaction causes wheezing, difficult in breathing, and coughing.

Anti - Inflammatory Agents, Corticosteroids
beclomethasone ( Beclovent, Vanceril)
flunisolide (AeroBid)
fluticasone (Flovent)
triamcinolone (Azmacort)
Anti - Leukotrienes
zafirlukast (Accolate)
zileuton (Zyflo)
Bronchodilators
albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin)
amnophyline (Phyllocontin)
bitolterol (Tornalate)
dyphyline (Lufyllin)
ephedrine (Efed II)
epinephrine (Adrenalin, Bronkaid Mist, Primatene Mist)
ipratropium
isoetharine (Bronkosol, Dey-Lute)
isoproterenol (Isuprel)
metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel)
oxtriphyline (Choledyl)
pirbuterol (Maxair)
salmeterol (Serevent)
terbutaline (Brethaire, Brethine, Bricanyl)
theophyline (Bronkodyl, elixophyllin, Slo-phyllin, etc )
Mast-Cell-Stabilizing Agents
cromolyn sodium (Gastrocrom, Intal)
nedocromil (Tilade)
Preventive Agents
cromolyn (Intal)
nedocromil (Tilade)
Xanthines
theophyline (Slo-bid, Theo-dur)

American Ginseng

Pharmaceutical name:Radix Panacis Quinquefolii
Latin botanical name:Panax quinquefolium L.
Pron. in Japanese:seiyojin
Pron. in Korean:soyangsam
Pron. in Cantonese:sai yeung sam
Common Name:American ginseng
Distribution:Appalachia, Wisconsin, Canada, Northeastern China, France
Properties (characteristics):Sweet, slightly bitter, cool. Compared to Korean and Chinese ginseng, American ginseng is relatively cool.
Channels (meridians) entered: Heart, Lung, Kidney

Actions & Indications:
Tonic for Lungs Yin, Clear Fire of Weakness, Promote Saliva, Quench Thirst, Heal Deficiency of Lungs and Chronic Cough, Loss of Blood, Dry Mouth and Thirst, Tiredness and Unrest, chronic fever resulting weakness

Medical Function:
1. Affect central nervous system. Calm down the brain. Moderate stimulation of CNS. 2. Adjust the body function towards external stimulation. Resist lack of oxygen and fatigue. Anti strong stimuli, e.g., extreme heat. Anti shock. 3. Improve blood circulation to the heart. 4. Improve immune system. 5. Other effects. It can increase DNA and RNA of the liver, and can resist the damage of the DNA of the spleen. It promotes urination. It can increase the cAMP of the tumors of collagen of nerves. 6. Toxicity is very low.

Chemical ingredients:
Evaporating Ingredients: octanol, hexanoic acid, undecane, pinocarveol, octanoic acid, dodecane, 3-phenylhexane, 1-phenylhexane, pulegone, [2-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl) -phenol], 1, 3, 5- triisopropylphene, Beta-gurjunene, piperitene, Beta-farnesene, alpha-curcumene, alpha-cedrene, 2, 6-diterbutyl-4-methylphenol, Beta-bisabolene, Beta-caryophyllene, 3-phenyldecane, hexadecane, 6-phenylundecane, 4-phenglundecane, 3-phenylundecane, 6-phenyldodecane, 5-phenyldodecane, 4-phenyldodecane, 3-phenyldodecane, 2-phenyldodecane, 5-phenyltridecane, 4-phenyltridecane, 3-cyclohexyldodecane.
2. Ginseng Saponins: ginsenoside -R0, -Rb1, -Rb2, -Rb3, -Rc, -Rd, -Re, -Rf, -Rg1, -Rg2, -Rg3, -Rh1, -RA0, quinquenoside R1, gypenoside X1, F3, F11.
3. Organic Acids: caproic acid, heptanoic acid, caprylic acid, nonanoic acid, palmitic acid, n-heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid, octadecenoic acid, linoleic acid, 9, 12, 15-octadecatrienoic acid, 8-methyl capric acid, oleanoic acid.
4. 17 Carbon Atom Compounds: PQ-1, PQ-2, PQ-3.
5. Sugars: sucrose, panose, ginsengtrisaccharide, karusan A, B, C, D, E
6. Amino Acids: More than 16 kinds. The main root contains 5.932% of amino acids. The fine hair-like root contains 7.737% of amino acids. It has less than 1% free amino acids. Roots of different ages contain different amounts.
7. Trace Minerals: American ginseng grown in different areas has different kinds of trace minerals.
8. Others: Daucosterol, stigmastenol, stimast-3, 5-dien-7-one.

Dosage:
1.5 - 30 g per day

Samples of formulae:
To be uploaded

Modern Application:
1. For people with cancer of the nose and throat who are taking radiation therapy: Boil 3 g in water. Consume in one day. Begin this dosage 20 days before treatment and continue during the therapy to reduce dryness of the mouth and lack of appetite.
2. For acute myocardial infarction: Using manufactured formula of the leaves and stems of American Ginseng (Qiang xin #1), taking 40 mg 3x a day, treating 13 patients, they improved PEP/LVETF, and EF. (Improved the function of the heart.)

Cautions:
There are some cases of allergic reaction to American ginseng. Not to use in cases of yangxu (yang deficient) and qixu (qi deficient), or pixu (spleen deficient) or during period of infection. Not to use in children where growth is slow, bad digestion or during infection.

AIDS

1. Body acupuncture
Prescription: zu san li (S36), gao huang shu (B43), da zhui (Du14), shen men (H7), zhu bin (K9) and ge shu (B17).
Add the following supplementary points:
For anorexia: pi shu (B20), wei shu (B21), and zhong wan (Ren12).
For chronic diarrhea: tian shu (S25), da chang shu (B25), shang ju xu (S37), and shen que (Ren8).
For fever: qu chi (LI 11).
For night sweating: fu liu (K7) and yin xi (H6).
For cough: zhong fu (L1), and fei shu (B13).
For pruritic dermatitis: ge shu (B17), xue hai (sp 10) and qu chi (LI 11).
For lassitude and listlessness: qi hai (Ren 6), san yin jiao (Sp 6), fei shu (B13) and shen shu (B 23).
Method: apply filiform needles with the reinforcing or even movement method, and supplement with moxibustion.
2. Ear acupuncture
Prescription: pt. spleen, pt. kidney, pt. endocrine, pt. subcortex, pt. shen men, pt. stomach, pt. lung, pt. occiput, pt. large intestine and pt. small intestine
Method: select 3 to 5 points for each treatment. Use strong stimulation. Retain the needles for 30 minutes. The auricular seed pressure can also be used.