Guest guest Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 I have been in communication with the faculty in China and finally got through. I hope to have interviews with several survivors and or caretakers soon for the homeopathic protocol The information below is quite interesting. Note the first paragraph which indicates that one hospital in China has been using TCM all along to treat SARS. The WHO team noticed this and urged others to incorporate TCM. This is what made Hong Kong hospitals amenable to it. The doctor who sent this to our group said he has been practicing medicine for 26 years. Upon meeting with the TCM practitioners and attending their presentation two days later he said felt like he'd hit a time warp, moved ahead 100 years and was sitting in a presentation being given by space aliens. He said it was very unnerving. He felt less like a doctor than he felt before becoming a doctor, loll. I knew these opportunities would be presented sooner than it appeared. More openings for alternatives will be appearing soon. The efficacy of the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of atypical pneumonia (SARS) has grabbed the interest of the World Health Organization Expert Delegation visiting the city. After visiting the Guangdong Provincial TCM Hospital, the WHO delegation commended the experience of the hospital personnel in their use of TCM in treating SARS. The WHO delegates expressed the view that compared with other places, the TCM hospital on the average, has reduced the period of hospitalization as well as the curative time of patients suffering from the disease. In particular, they have provided valuable experience in the treatment of this disease. Yesterday morning, the WHO expert Mr. James Macguire paid the hospital a visit to exchange opinions with the staff of the hospital in the TCM treatment of SARS. Fifteen years ago, Mr. Macguire was in Canton to investigate the use of TCM in the treatment of dengue fever. He has a deep impression of his visit then. He said traditional medicine has a history of a couple thousand years of history. " This time, " said Macguire, " in coming to the provincial hospital with an open mind, I am looking forward to find if there are new treatment methods that TCM is using in dealing with SARS. " Based upon the opinion of experts (TCM) the clinical pattern (Zheng ou ) of SARS patients found in Guangdong province corresponds with the features of Ling Nan (this refers to the mountain regions of Southern China which is hot, humid and foggy) Warm Febrile diseases (wen bing) . Warm febrile diseases are a common infectious diseases which normally occurs during the spring season. The pathoetiology (bing yin) is Wind heat feng re and warm heat wen re patho- heteropathies bing xie invading the body. The director of the hospital Lu Yu Po reported that from January 7th to April 5th of this year, the hospital treated 112 SARS patients. The hospital also invited renowned and veteran TCM experts from TCM universities from Beijing, Changchun, Canton as well Western medical experts from the Canton Respiratory Disease Research Centre to do coordinated consultations (with patients and among each other) and decide on a clinical treatment plan for the SARS patients. In this way, there is integration between TCM and biomedicine systems of medicine. Up until this time, 85 patients have been cured of SARS and discharged from the hospital. Within about 7 days, patients fever is down to normal. And within about 18 days, patients are discharged from the hospital. There were 5 patients who died from the illness who developed complications like heart diseases and kidney failure and did not respond to treatment. On the basis of the medical personnel of the hospital who have summed-up their collective experience, most of SARS patients exhibit symptoms of headache, persistent high fever, vomiting etc. In the face of this situation and in combination with Western drugs, the method of TCM treatment is adopted. This method clearly can improve the symptoms, alleviate the suffering of the patient, and enhance their recovery. As to the earlier 15 patients, the method of herbal treatment on the basis of clinical pattern differentiation was adopted. Excellent results were achieved. In addition, those who had acute and extensive lung inflammation, after the administration of the herbal preparation, there was marked absorption of the inflammation effusion which reduced any sequelae Hou yi Zheng from the disease. Through the treatment of the more than a hundred SARS patients, the hospital medical personnel after summing up their experience believed that the mechanism for the TCM treatment of SARS is: anti-viral; regulate the body's immune state; reduce inflammatory response; reduce immunological and pathological damage; and protect the histological and cellular functions. Chinese herbs can improve the patients' symptoms. First of all it can bring down fever, vomiting etc. and other symptoms of slight toxic effects. In addition they can improve symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and loss of appetite. Finally, they can also increase the body's vigor, and markedly reduce the feeling of tiredness and fatigue. On the basis of the patients clinical condition, the hospital summed-up the concrete treatment plan into four stages: Early stage: Herbs that can cool heat and dispel dampness and enliven blood flow are used This will promote the absorption of lung inflammatory effusion and reduce sequelae. Pulse: urgent (pounding), slippery Middle Stage: Cool heat and dispel dampness. Pulse: urgent, slippery High Climactic Stage: Expel the heteropathies qu xie (of wind heat) This addition is much like the strategy as it is used for ying stage and Qing Ying Tang Late Stage : Support the Zheng Qi (medicatrix naturae) while expelling the heteropathies. Pay attention to transforming the dampness and removing blood stasis Hua shi qu yu Pulse: deeper, more cotton, slippery, choppy On the basis of lessons drawn from others people's mistakes (medical personnel suffering from mutual collective infection) . The Guangdong TCM Hospital placed some efforts on enhancing the body resistance of their personnel. Aside from administering conventional medication, health personnel also given American Ginseng juice Xi Yang Shen shui which are Chinese herbs that can expel the heteropathies and strengthen the spleen. In the past the hospital had two of its personnel who got infected However, after taking precautionary measures and drinking preventative Chinese herb decoction no health personnel have been infected since. Mr. Macguire commended the hospital for the above treatment methods that have been adopted. He thinks they sound pretty innovative. His deepest impression is that of the shortening of the hospitalization time and fever time for SARS patients who underwent the treatment. He was very interested in the preventative method of taking American Ginseng Juice to boost the body's immune system. He thinks that this is a very good experience. The experience of using TCM in the treatment of SARS is very valuable. This has to be subjected to further research in the future. The formula is an Atypical pneumonia prevention herbal formula and not a treatment formula. Experts from the All China TCM Society which formulated the SARS prevention herbal formula are preparing a number of herbal formulations for treatment purposes on the basis of the various clinical stages in the development of the infectious disease. It looks like it is derived from Xiao Chai Hu Tang (minor bupleurum combination) and Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Pian (Agastache Formula) The ingredients of the SARS Herbal Prevention Formula are: 1. Raw Huang Qi 15 gm 2. Yin hua 15 gm 3,Chai Hu 10 gm 4. Huang Qin 10 gm 5.ban lan gen 10 gm. 6.guan zhong 15 gm 7. cang zhu 10 gm 8. raw yi ren 15 gm. 8. fang feng 10 gm 9. raw gan cao 5 gm 10. huo xiang 10 gm All the above ingredients are decocted and taken once daily . Specific dose was not indicated. Patients who have a weak spleen and stomach should take only half of this dose. Precaution should be taken for administration to pregnant women in the early stage of pregnancy. Discretionary dose for children. This formulation is based upon the specific cimactic and geographical characteristics of north China as well as the the specific nature of the diet of northern Chinese which is quite rich and thus have body features of inner heat. The formula has the general therapuetic action of clearing heat , detoxifies( jie du) and tonifies the Qiqing re jie du bu qi. Sunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Thanks, Sunny. This is info that definitely should be bookmarked. > On the basis of the patients clinical condition, the hospital summed-up > the concrete treatment plan into four stages: > > Early stage: Herbs that can cool heat and dispel dampness and enliven blood > flow are used This will promote the absorption of lung inflammatory > effusion and reduce sequelae. Pulse: urgent (pounding), slippery > > Middle Stage: Cool heat and dispel dampness. Pulse: urgent, slippery > > High Climactic Stage: Expel the heteropathies qu xie (of wind heat) This > addition is much like the strategy as it is used for ying stage and Qing > Ying Tang > > Late Stage : Support the Zheng Qi (medicatrix naturae) while expelling the > heteropathies. Pay attention to transforming the dampness and removing > blood stasis Hua shi qu yu Pulse: deeper, more cotton, slippery, choppy On > the basis of lessons drawn from others people's mistakes (medical personnel > suffering from mutual collective infection) . The Guangdong TCM Hospital > placed some efforts on enhancing the body resistance of their personnel. > Aside from administering conventional medication, health personnel also > given American Ginseng juice Xi Yang Shen shui which are Chinese herbs > that can expel the heteropathies and strengthen the spleen. In the past > the hospital had two of its personnel who got infected However, after taking > precautionary measures and drinking preventative Chinese herb decoction no > health personnel have been infected since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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