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
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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
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