Brief Summary:
Mr. A,
from Saudi Arabia, suffers from hyperglycemia and high blood fat. After about 15-day treatment in
our hospital, his condition has been improved quite a lot.
Picture taken
on September 28, 2005, in the in-patient room of our Huaihua Red
Cross Hospital, Dr. Ming is introducing the treatment to the
international students from England and Israel about an
international patient from South America who suffers from ALS.
His weight is increased one and half kilograms after about 70
days comprehensive treatment here. This case is listed on our
website on December 25, 2005. (Christmas Day)
Record Of Hospitalization
Name: Mr.
A Sex: Male
Age: 61 Nationality: Chile, South
America
Height: 1.91
m Weight: 82.5 kilograms
Profession:
Manager Time of Hospitalization: September 23, 2005,
14:00.
Major complaint:
Loss of muscles and
weakness of the limbs for one and half years.
One and half years
ago, there is no obvious reason that Mr. A felt that the right
thumb almost very hard to use the key to operate the engine of
the car. 2003, the March, he felt the weakness of the tendons of
the right elbow, maybe due to hard work on computer for two
weeks or playing tennis.
So in August of
2004, the local hospital made an electromyography to report
neuro motor disease. In December, 2004, Mr. A went to Miami, USA
to see a famous Dr. Richard Bradley to show all his laboratory
check result made in Chile, thus Dr. Richard Bradley confirmed
ALS. No treatment was offered there. But Rilutek was given. Two
tablets each day. It means that Mr. A has been using this tablet
for ten months already. No obvious side effects such as
headache, dizziness, vomiting and so on.
In January, Mr. A
came to Beijing and Shanghai to see four TCM doctors without
special treatment. In February, when Mr. A was in Lima of Peru,
he started to feel feeble right leg, inconvenient walking of the
right leg. So step by step, the right leg was losing both
muscles and power. In mid February, the right arm began to lose
power and muscles.
In May, 2005,, Mr.
A began to feel pain and discomfort on the back.
In mid May, Mr. A
flew to China again to Shanghai to get TCM treatment, including
herbal tea, herbal powder, acupuncture, injection, almost 24
days treatment a month for four months in Shanghai TCM
University Affiliated Hospital. No obvious improvement.
In the mid July,
Mr. A fell down in the street, broken his nose. So stitches in
the mouth and nose. The patient was in bed for three days. After
that, Mr. A feels more feeble. Before the accident, Mr. A could
walk at least three kilometers with some difficulty. But after
the accident, Mr. A felt much more weaker to walk.
During recent nine
months, Mr. A has lost three kilograms in weight. Also after
this accident, Mr. A felt the left hand and left leg are
influenced.
Right now, the
patient feels no headache, no dizziness, no tinnitus. No runny
nose. No bitterness in the mouth. No thirst. Both the hot water
and cold water, he could drink. Do not drink much daily. No
smoking and no drinking of alcohol. No sore throat. Ten percent
problem of swallowing. The speaking ability is not influenced.
No phlegm in the throat. No chest oppression, no palpitations.
No shortness of breath. No liver pains.
No stomach
distention, no vomiting sense. The appetite is good. There is no
obvious fatigue in the daytime. The average sleep is 8 hours a
day. The average night urination is two the three times.
The bowel movement
is once a day, normal shape. There is no urinary urgency and
frequent urination. The urine is sometimes yellowish and
sometimes whitish.
There is no heavy
sense over the body. Sometimes, there are spasms on the arms,
the rib-side and lower abdomen.
From May to August,
it is winter in Chile, and Mr. A felt a little bit cold sense in
the hands and feet.
There is no hot
sense in the soles and palms in the afternoon. Rarely sweat.
There is no
emotional frustration and stressful experience. There are not
many dreams in sleep.
The right hand is
hard to comb the hair. He could not squat. He could bend down
with the hand touching the feet.
Typing with the
right hand, writing with the right hand, seem to be very
difficult. To tie the buttons is very difficult as well.
The power of the
hands is obviously weak when I shake his hands. The right side
is weaker.
The right fingers
could not straighten well and shake a little bit.
The right pulse is
moderate and slightly slippery. The left pulse is moderate,
slightly slippery and excessive.
The slightly red
tongue, with granules on the tongue and slightly yellowish
coating. The weight today is 82.5 kilograms. The eyelid is not
so pale, the lips have slight blood stasis. The nails are
slightly pale.
The chest bone are
becoming sharper on two sides, the middle line of the chest is
sinking. The muscle loss on the right hip is more obvious than
the left hip.
Diagnosis:
ALS (amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis) Western Medicine
Deficiency of liver
and kidney, yin deficiency and blockade of channels (TCM)
Treatment strategy:
Tonify the spleen, enrich the livery and kidneys, quicken blood
circulation, opening channels, moisten yin.
Formula:
codonopsis root
15g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, poria 10g, mulberry 15g,
cuscuta seed 10g, lycium berry 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
September 24, 2005.
Today the treatment starts, including herbal tea, twice a day,
180 milliliters each time, and acupuncture and general body
massage once a day.
Dr. Ming
September 25, 2005.
The patient said yesterday evening, it is easier to sleep. In
the past a few months, it took one hour to go to sleep. Only one
night urination last night, in the past, always two to three
times of night urination. He gets used to the herbal tea,
acupuncture and massage. The tongue is less moist, slightly
yellowish coating, teeth marks seen.
poria 10g,
mulberry 15g, cuscuta seed 10g, lycium berry 10g, earthworm
10g, turtle shell 20g, etc.
Dr. Ming
The power of muscle
of the right hand is IV degree. The power of muscles of the left
hand is V degree.
September 26, 2005.
It took 20 minutes for the patient to go to sleep last night. He
got up three times to urinate. The energy is returning to the
state when he was in Shanghai for 4 months after his journey
from Shanghai to Huaihua.
The appetite is
normal. Yesterday the acupuncture on his legs made him feel
painful locally. Today, he has electricity feeling as to the
acupuncture. The acupuncture and massage are carried out by Dr.
Li Jinguang. The tongue coating is slightly less yellowish.
Dr. Ming
September 27, 2005.
Last night, he took more than half an hour to go to sleep. Got
up to urinate once. But turned and tossed on the bed a little
bit. He said that yesterday afternoon, he walked 40 meters, then
he felt tired; in the past a few weeks, he walked 20 meters,
then felt tired. The appetite is the same. The energy of the
body has no change.
astragalus root
15g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, turtle shell 20g, cimicifuga
root 7g, etc.
Dr. Ming
September 28, 2005.
Mr. A could walk 180 meters on the third floor of our hospital
before felt tired. The appetite is the same. Half an hour to go
to sleep. Twice night urination. The third floor is about 56
meters long.
Dr. Ming
September 29, 2005.
Mr. A could walk 180 meters on the third floor before felt
tired. Half an hour to go to sleep. Once night urination. The
tooth marks are not so obvious. The tongue coating is slightly
yellowish. The blood pressure is 130/90mmHg. In the past a few
days, it is 140/90mmHg to 150/90mmHg.
millettia root and
stem 10g, earthworm 10g, turtle shell 20g, turmeric 12g
chaenomeles fruit 10g,
etc.
Dr. Ming
September 30, 2005.
Mr. A walks 225 meters on the third floor before felt tired.
More than half an hour to go to sleep. Twice night urination.
The tongue coating is little bit thicker and yellowish. The
pulse is less tight. When the neck turns to the right side,
there is no point pains on the neck. The neck turns to the left
side with point pains. The appetite is normal. Slight coughing.
Dr. Ming
October 1, 2005.
Mr. A walks 225 meters on the third floor before felt tired.
Fast to go to sleep. Twice urination at night. A little bit more
difficult to use the left thumb and index finger. The tongue
coating is slightly yellowish. Strengthen to tonify the qi and
yin fluids.
crataegus fruit
10g, codonopsis root 30g, astragalus root 15g, ovate
atractylodes root 15g, poria 10g, mulberry 15g, cuscuta
seed 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
October 3, 2005.
Mr. A walks 450 meters on the third floor before felt tired. The
sleep is not so calm. Twice night urination. The tongue is
moist. The tongue coating is little bit less. Make a relatively
bigger change to the formula.
codonopsis root
30g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, poria 10g, mulberry 15g,
cuscuta seed 10g, lycium berry 10g, anemarrhena root 10g,
etc.
Dr. Ming
October 5, 2005.
Mr. A walks 560 meters on the third floor before felt tired. He
said from today he feels his legs could walk a little bit
longer. The night urination twice. The pulse is little bit less
tight. The tongue coating is thin and slightly yellowish. The
previous formula for 2 days.
Dr. Ming
October 6, 2005.
Mr. A walks 670 meters on the third floor before felt tired. The
night urination is twice. The tongue coating is thin and
slightly yellowish.
Dr. Ming
October 8, 2005.
Mr. A walks 780 meters on the third floor before felt tired. The
sleep is calm and one night urination. The sleep is calm and one
night urination. The tongue coating is little wider, and thin
and very slightly yellowish. The appetite is OK and the spirit
is normal. Add turmeric 10g in the previous formula.
Dr. Ming
October 9, 2005.
Mr. A walks 670 meters on the third floor before felt tired. The
sleep is calm and two night urination. The appetite is OK.
Dr. Ming
October 10, 2005.
Mr. A walks 670 meters. The blood pressure is dropping to
120/78mmHg which is normal range. The pulse is milder. The
tongue coating is thin and yellowish.
Dr. Ming
October 11, 2005.
Mr. A walks a lot in another western hospital for muscle check.
The appetite is good and pulse is milder and blood pressure is
normal 126/78mmHg.
codonopsis root
30g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, anemarrhena root 7g, cinnamom
twig 10g, mulberry twig10g, earthworm 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
October 12, 2005.
Mr. A walks 560 meters. The appetite and spirit are normal. The
pulse is little string-like. The blood pressure is 140/90mmHg.
Teeth marks on the edges of the tongue.
Dr. Ming
October 13, 2005.
Mr. A walks 670 meters. The appetite and spirit are normal. The
muscles on the two upper arms are not so much water-like when
you touch them. The tongue coating is slightly greasy.
Dr. Ming
October 14, 2005.
Mr. A walks 728 meters. Everything seems to be stable. The
muscles on two upper arms are not so water-like as before. The
weight today is 82 kilos. Add amomum fruit 10g, fritillaria bulb
10g in the previous formula.
Dr. Ming
October 15, 2005.
Mr. A did not walk. Everything is stable. Now the muscles on the
upper hands, and two thighs seem to be tight and stronger. Also
the muscles on the back and scapula seem to be stronger. The
major muscle loss part focus on two hips, and the two
shoulders.
codonopsis root
30g, anemarrhena root 10g, turmeric 10g, mulberry twig 10g,
earthworm 10g, amomum fruit 10g,
etc.
Dr. Ming
October 16, 2005.
Mr. A walks 784 meters. He tries to support the upper body up
and down for ten times with two arms when he lies flat on the
bed. When he came to our hospital, he could only make the up and
down action for three times. The appetite and sleep are normal.
Two night urination. Easy to sleep. The tongue coating is
slightly yellowish and greasy.
Dr. Ming
October 17, 2005.
Mr. A walks 784 meters. He tries to support the upper body up
and down for ten times. The sleep is calm and two night
urination. The pulse is milder, not so tight. The tongue coating
is slightly greasy and yellowish. The previous formula for two
days. The appetite is increasing a little.
Dr. Ming
October 18, 2005.
Mr. A walks 896 meters. He tries to support the upper body up
and down for ten times, twice a day. The blood pressure is
better 120/80mmHg today. The appetite is OK, increasing a little
bit.
Dr. Ming
October 19, 2005.
Mr. A walks 784 meters. He tries to support the upper body up
and down for ten times, twice a day. The blood pressure is
114/74mmHg. The weight today is 82.2 kilos.
codonopsis root
30g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, poria 15g, mulberry 15g,
anemarrhena root 7g,
etc.
Dr. Ming
October 20, 2005.
Mr. A walks 896 meters in 12 minutes. Ten times to support up
and down the body by two hands, twice. The appetite is
increasing. The blood pressure is 120/84mmHg. So suggest Mr. A
to stop western medication for hypertension step by step.
Dr. Ming
October 21, 2005.
Mr. A walks 896 meters in eleven minutes. He supports the upper
body up and down twice a day, twenty times each time. So it is
forty times. In recent three times, he fails to control the
urination one time a day.
codonopsis root
30g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, poria 15g, mulberry 15g,
anemarrhena root 7g,
etc.
Dr. Ming
October 22, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters in eleven minutes. He supports the upper
body up and down three times a day, twenty times each time. So
it is sixty times. He tries to control his urination. The urine
is whitish. The tongue coating is yellowish.
Dr. Ming
October 23, 2005.
Mr. A walks 784 meters in eleven minutes. He supports the upper
body up and down three times a day, twenty times up and down for
each action. So it is sixty times in all. The appetite and
spirit are normal. The urine is whitish and the tongue coating
is yellowish. The blood pressure is 120/76mmHg.
Dr. Ming
October 24, 2005.
Mr. A walks a slope, which is a 900 meters long slope in the
country side. He walks to and fro with some difficulty. So it is
1800 meters walk. He supports the upper body up and down for 57
times. His weight increases a kilo today to 83.2 kilos. Five
days ago, it is 82.2 kilos. But Mr. A said the actions of the
hands are becoming more difficult for some minor actions. We
tried to stop acupuncture on the hands, and strengthen massage
on the hands for a few days.
codonopsis roo 30g,
ovate atractylodes root 15g, cinnamom twig 10g, turmeric 10g,
earthworm 10g, silkworm 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
October 25, 2005.
Mr. A walks only ten times since a Chinese friend invited him to
do something. He supports the upper body up and down for sixty
times. The appetite and sleep are normal. He could control the
urine since the muscles on the abdomen is less loose. The blood
pressure is fine 112/70mmHg. So I suggests the patient to reduce
the western medicine for hypertension step by step now.
Dr. Ming
October 26, 2005.
Mr. A walks only 488 meters. He pushes the body up and down with
two hands for 160 times with the face upward. Also he pushes the
body up and down with two hands for 40 times with the face
downward. The appetite and sleep are fine. The muscles on the
two skinny hands are starting to become thicker. The shaking
power of the two hands is increasing obviously too.
codonopsis root
30g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, turmeric 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
October 27, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down 120 times
with the face upward. The sleep is calm. The appetite is
increasing. The tongue coating is slightly yellowish. The urine
is white in the morning and slightly dark in the afternoon.
Dr. Ming
October 28, 2005.
Mr. A walks 784 meters in 12 minutes. He pushes the body up and
down 120 times with the face upward, and another 40 times with
the face downward. The sleep is calm and once night urination.
The tongue coating is slightly yellowish.
codonopsis root
30g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, poria 15g, mulberry 15g,
lycium berry 10g, tangkuei 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
October 29, 2005.
Mr. A walks 784 meters only. He pushes the body up and down 160
times in all. The appetite and sleep are normal.
codonopsis root
30g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, poria 15g, mulberry 15g,
etc.
Dr. Ming
October 31, 2005.
Mr. A walks 448 meters and pushes the body up and down for 80
times. The appetite is normal. Today, the formula focus on
nourishing the yin.
codonopsis root
20g, ovate atractylodes root 10g, astragalus root 15g, eucommia
bark 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 1, 2005.
Mr. A walks 560 meters. He pushes up and down the body for 100
times. The spirit and appetite are normal. The tongue coating is
a little bit more yellowish.
Dr. Ming
November 2, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 80
times. The spirit and appetite are normal. The tongue coating is
yellowish.
codonopsis root
20g, ovate atractylodes root 10g, poria 10g, astragalus root
20g, tangkuei 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 3, 2005.
Mr. A walks 896 meters in 16 minutes. He pushes the body up and
down for 80 times. The sleep is calm. Twice night urination.
Once bowl movement a day. No thirst. The urine is sometimes
yellowish and sometimes whitish. The face and eyes look spirited
today. The same formula as above.
Dr. Ming
November 4, 2005.
Mr. A walks 896 meters in 15 minutes. He is gaining more muscles
and weight. Today, the weight is 83.7 kilos. When he came here,
the weight is 82.5 kilos. No thirst. Calm sleep. The face and
eyes look spirited. The tongue coating is less yellowish. The
next step is to strengthen qi.
Dr. Ming
November 5, 2005.
Mr. A walks 560 meters. The appetite and sleep are normal. The
tongue coating is less yellowish.
Dr. Ming
November 6, 2005.
Mr. A walks 1008 meters. But he feels very tired after walking
1008 meters. The appetite and sleep are normal. Twice night
urination.
Dr. Ming
November 7, 2005.
Mr. A walks 560 meters. The appetite and sleep are normal. Twice
night urination. The tongue coating is slightly yellowish.
codonopsis root
20g, ovate atractylodes root 10g, poria 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 8, 2005.
Mr. A is advised to walk only ten minutes which is 560 meters.
The appetite and sleep are normal. Three times night urination.
The muscles on the hips are increasing.
Dr. Ming
November 9, 2005.
Mr. A walks ten times which is 560 meters. Pushing the body up
and down for 80 times. Three night urinations. The tongue
coating is slight yellowish. The muscles on the hips are
increasing.
codonopsis root
20g, millettia root and stem 10g, earthworm 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 10, 2005.
Mr. A pushes the body up and down for 80 times. Twice night
urinations. The tongue coating is slight yellowish.
Dr. Ming
November 11, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 80
times. Once night urination. The tongue coating is slightly
yellowish. The urine is whitish.
codonopsis root
20g, ovate atractylodes root 10g, poria 10g, etc.
Dr.
Ming
November 12, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 60
times. Twice night urination. Appetite and sleep are normal. The
legs are little bit more tired.
Dr. Ming
November 13, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 60
times. Twice night urination. Appetite is normal. The legs are
little bit more tired.
Dr. Ming
November 14, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 100
times. Twice night urinations. Appetite is normal. The legs are
a little bit more tired.
Dr. Ming
November 15, 2005.
Mr. A walks 336 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 100
times. Twice night urination. Appetite is normal. The legs are a
little bit more tired.
tangerine peel 6g,
scrophularia root 10g, platycodon root 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 16, 2005.
Mr. A walks 448 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 80
times. Twice night urination. Appetite is normal. The legs are
more little bit tired.
Dr. Ming
November 17, 2005.
Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 100
times. Twice night urinations. Appetite is normal. The legs are
little bit more convenient. The same formula as above.
Dr. Ming
November 18,
2005. Mr. A walks 672 meters. He pushes the body up and down for
80 times. Twice night urination. Appetite is normal. The legs
are not so much heavy. The weight continues to increase a little
bit to 83.5 kilos.
Dr. Ming
November 19,
2005. Mr. A walks 560 meters. He pushes the body up and down for
80 times. Twice night urination. Appetite is good. The tongue
coating is yellowish.
Dr. Ming
November 20,
2005. Mr. A pushes the body up and down for 80 times. Twice
night urination. Appetite is fine. The tongue coating is less
yellowish. But he walks upstairs with tiredness of the legs.
scrophularia root
10g, platycodon root 10£¬codonopsis
root15g, millettia root and stem10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 21,
2005. Mr. A pushes the body up and down for 100 times. His legs
feel weak after walking for 560 meters. Try to use electricity
acupuncture to strengthen the irritation. Appetite and sleeping
are well.
scrophularia root
10g, platycodon root 10g, fritillaria bulb 10g£¬codonopsis
root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 15g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 22, 2005.
Mr. A walks 576 meters.
He pushes the body up and down for 100 times.
Appetite is OK. Sleeping is fine.
Dr. Ming
November 23,
2005. Mr. A walks 576 meters. He pushes the body up and down for
80 times. Appetite is OK. The weight is 83 kilos.
scrophularia root
10g, platycodon root 10g, fritillaria bulb 10g,
codonopsis
roo15g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 25, 2005.
Mr. A walks 576 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 60
times. Sleeping is normal. Twice night urination. Appetite is
normal. The tongue is slightly red with thin and yellowish
tongue coating. Try to enrich the spleen qi only. The formula is
changed to the following one:
codonopsis root
25g, ovate atractylodes root 20g, dioscorea root 10g, poria10g,
astragalus root 20g, cimicifuga root 10g, etc.
Dr. Ming
November 27, 2005.
Mr. A walks 576 meters. He pushes the body up and down for 100
times. Sleep and appetite are normal. Thin and yellowish
coating.
ovate atractylodes
root 20g£¬dioscorea
root 10g£¬poria10g,
etc.
Dr. Ming
November 28, 2005.
Mr. A has to be back home. His weight is 84 kilos today.
Appetite is normal. Sleep is normal. But after walking 576
meters, he feels tiredness of the two legs. So Mr. A takes herbs
back to Chile and continue to report the progress. Advice him to
keep relaxed and happy, good rest and proper exercise.
codonopsis root
25g, ovate atractylodes root 20g, dioscorea root 10g, poria10g,
astragalus root 20g,
etc.
Continue with
massage and acupuncture in Chile.
Dr.
Ming
Some of other ALS
cases that we treat distantly online:
Dear Dr. Ming,
I have been taking the tea since the package arrived.
Major change is in the quality of sleep and the energy level. I
can now get
up in the morning and feel well rested. I am getting out more
and my energy
lasts usually until the late afternoon. It used to be that I
would have to
take an extra nap during the mid day to rest and recover. When I
first
started to take the tea, I think I felt tired and rested -- took
me about 3
days to get used to the tea.
My arms are still weak (may be slightly better). My legs are, at
times,
still now a bit wobblely (or feel weak) at the knees. I was
wondering if I
you would recommend me taking the tea for a longer period of
time to see if
I can get more improvements.
Please let me know. Thank you. I can see a definite improvement
in how I
feel more energetic. Another question is at what point do you
decide to stop
taking the tea? Thank you very much for answering these
questions.
Sincerely,
Juri
(Check the details here)
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Dear Dr. Ming,
Below are the update from my wife after start taking your herbal
tea.
Please suggest if any advise if needed based on this changes.
Is it
necessary that she relax and take rest while taking this herbal
tea? Do you
need to change anything?
4/21/06: Hand raising good, right leg weight bearing sometimes
good,
reading better today, tarting trouble reduced to half than
previous day.
Side walk
through window side. Ball throwing slightly better than
yesterday. Muscle
pain still while moving. Performance good but getting tired
faster than
before. Urination good. Talking struggle still not changed.
4/20/06: in the morning feels good with all movements, hands
raised almost
full height
and morning right leg more stable, around noon got muscle pain
on both
thigh and upper half of the hand and felt very sleepy. Thus
evening
activities reduced. Talking struggle not changed starting more
strain.
Thanks,
Mohanan
(Check the details here)
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