herbs to stimulate muscle cells

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Hi everybody. I have a very good friend of mine for a patient. He

had Hodgkin's disease approx 5.5 years ago, was

treated " successfully " with chemo and radiation, and has been cancer-

free since that time. Just recently (approx 6 weeks) he has

developed an asymmetry in his throat -- diagnosed as muscular

dystrophy to the posterior SCM muscle. There is a partial

paralyzation of the throat and I am looking for information on any

research or clinical experience that anyone is aware of for herbs

treating this type of occurrence. Anyone know of herbs to stimulate

muscle cell growth -- or at least prevent further atrophy/dystrophy?

Anyone treat anything like this? There appears mostly deficiency

(yin and blood) without much apparent excess (no blood stag or wind

apparent). I have been thinking mostly about herbs like Ji Xue Teng

and Huang Qi, but I don't know if herbs like Di Long, Quan Xie, Tian

Nan Xing, etc. are appropriate here. Also, I'm sure dosages are

crucial here -- any guidance on this as well would be much

appreciated.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Ross