Acupuncture for AMD（ Age Related macular Degeneration ）中医治疗黄斑变性

A female patient ，66 years old，has been diagnosed  with　Age Related Macular Degeneration, dry type(AMD). She came to see me and  asked for traditional Chinese medicine treatment after she got the blur symptom  for about one month. I gave her Acupuncture and herbs treatment after her assessment. She has been given the traditional Chinese diagnosis which  is liver stagnation and blood stasis. Here are some ac-points I have used : Jingming,Yanglao, Xuehai, Taicong, Zusanli, Taixi. Herbs are: honghua, taoren ,chuanxiaong, huangqi, caihu,ect.

After 5 sessions ,she felt less blur. Now she has  had 14 sessions already , and she told me she felt70-80% recovered.

 R.TCMP & R.Ac: Xiao Fen Huang
647-296-3226
500 Sheppard  Ave. E Toronto ON. Unit 205


       一位女性病人，左眼视力急降，觉得眼前有厚黑影。西医专科诊断为老年性黄斑变性，症型为干性。她于发病后1个月来诊所就诊。一番望闻问切后，我认为她是中医眼科的暴盲证，肝郁血瘀型。我给她针灸治疗为主，有时配合活血化瘀的中药。针灸主要穴位是：睛明，攒竹，养老，太溪，太冲，中都，血海，足三里等。中药用通窍活血汤加减（没有麝香）。经过5次治疗后，觉得左眼视力明显有恢复，现在治疗了14次，她觉得已恢复了的70-80%的视力。

     治疗本病的关键是要及早治疗，针灸为主。因为主穴精明在眼球旁，对疏通眼部经络血气有极其重要的作用，越早针灸，在眼部气血没有严重闭塞时最好。

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for CFS 中医对慢性疲劳综合症的治疗

As I mentioned before, a TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine ）practitioner will make a diagnosis based on four aspects. A person with CFS(Chronic fatigue syndrome) will have obvious signs of lack of energy. Patients have difficulty even moving around, so they can hardly perform their daily routines. Some symptoms are bad memory, lack of concentration, insomnia, or alternatively, hypersomnia. According to TCM theory,  these symptoms indicate deficiency syndromes, and different kinds of tonic prescriptions will help patients.

Syndromes of deficiency include four types： qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency and yang deficiency. Normally, patients will have a combination of different types of deficiency such as qi and blood deficiency, qi and yin deficiency, or yin and yang deficiency. Therefore, the prescription for deficiency syndromes may include: invigorating qi , nourishing blood, invigorating both qi and blood, invigorating yin or yang, or invigorating both yin and yang.The reason cause deficiency may vary, such as stasis. Patient might have stasis first, then cause blood stagnation.Blood stagnation will lead to bad blood circulation.  If this is  the reason,  a TCM  practitioner will add some herbs to  get rid off the stasis along with the tonic formulas.

Below are some herbal formulas
For invigorating qi: Sijunzi Tang, Buzhongyiqi Tang, Shengmai San.
For nourishing blood: Siwu Tang, Dangguibuxue Tang.
For nourishing both qi and blood: Bazhen Tang, Guipi Tang.
For nourishing yin: Liuweidihuang Wan, Zuogui Wan, Yiguan Jian.
For nourishing yang: Shenqi Wan, Yougui Wan.

R.TCMP &R.AC :  Xiao Fen Huang
Cathay Toronto Acupuncture& Herbs Clinic
500 Sheppard Ave.E.Unit 205,Toronto
647-296-3226


       中药对慢性疲劳综合症非常有效。在中医术语中，归为虚损证。虚证可分为气虚，血虚，阴虚，阳虚，气血两虚，气阴两虚，阴阳两虚。对不同的虚证，有相应的方剂。在辨证中，要注意有无其他兼证，或虚损的原因是什么，例如是否先有瘀血，而令到血液循环不畅，从而造成血虚和气虚，那么在补气血的同时，要加入祛瘀的中药才有效，单纯的补气补血都不行。所以中医非常讲究辨证，找出致病的原因，从而祛除病根，疗效自然就显著。

       下面一些补益的方剂供大家参考
补气的方剂：四君子汤，补中益气汤，生脉散等
补血的方剂：四物汤，当归补血汤等
气血双补的方剂：归脾汤，八珍汤
补阴的方剂：六味地黄丸，左归丸，一贯煎
补阳的方剂：肾气丸， 右归丸等

针灸和中药对骨折愈合的显著疗效 Acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment for dramatic improvement in bone fractures

     几年前在家里的客厅滑到了，当时听到2声闷响，接着是剧痛，马上拿冰敷了10 分钟左右，之后用中药油、膏轻轻涂抹，过了一会，做针灸，跟着敷上跌打药膏，固定。当天喝了田七水，田七有止血不留瘀的功能。这样就能减少 因出血对周围组织的刺激，所以能减少疼痛。当时以为只是断了筋，所以没有去照x光，之后几天就做了针灸和涂抹中药。
       第五天，虽然觉得在好转，但脚不能下地，才想到可能骨折了，去约了家庭医生，照X光，是左脚胫骨闭合性骨折，骨头没有移位。在 North York General 急诊打了石膏，此时是受伤后第五天。第六天开始喝活血祛瘀的中药，喝了8付左右，又去North York General复诊，照X光后，不用再打石膏了，换了可脱下的保护靴。也就是说，我打石膏还不用2周。回家后，脱下靴，针灸，涂药，继续喝活血祛瘀中药加几味补肾药，一周4付左右，到了快六周时，又去复诊，那时我的脚已很有力的抵抗实习医生的检查了，把他吓了一跳，他不相信我这是受伤后才不到6周的时间，就恢复得这么好。回家后继续针灸、中药，中药有时吃些健脾胃的，这样8周后，我就能不用保护靴慢慢行走了。12周后就基本正常行走，只是还不能穿高跟鞋。这样还断断续续的有吃补肾的中药（中医理论，肾主骨）。五个月后，可以去hiking了，走了5个多小时，也能穿高跟鞋了。完全复原了。
        这个过程中我没有用过止痛药喔，所以针灸和中药对外伤是十分有效的。原因是针灸和中药能促进瘀血的吸收，促进血液循环，让受伤部位能有正常的血液供应，自然就能促进受伤部位的修复和愈合，所以就恢复得快。

       This is my own experience showing how using treatments correctly can really speed up healing.
In 2010, I slipped in the living room and hurt my left tibia badly. It was so bad that I couldn't walk and it was heavily swollen as well. The x-rays revealed there was a large fracture in my tibia. Normally, a fracture this large would require a person to be in a non-removable cast for at least 6-8 weeks, so I prepared a herbal formula and I drank it 4-5 times a week. The formula included tianqi, honghua, sumu, ruxiang, moyao and others. The purpose of these herbs is to stop internal bleeding and remove stasis/swelling. That is why can reduce the pain. On a check-up about two weeks after the cast was put on, the fracture had heal enough that I could switch to a removable cast. I continued with the herbal treatment  , and I also made a variation of the formula that I can soak my leg in. Having a removable cast meant acupuncture could be used as well. During my healing process I didn't take a single painkiller pill.

     Eight weeks since the day I was injured, I was able to walk slowly without the removable cast. On the twelfth week, my leg was almost back to normal, except that I still wasn't able to wear high heels. 5 moths later, I went hiking with my friends for five hours and my leg was just fine.
  
R.TCMP &R.AC :  Xiao Fen Huang
Cathay Toronto Acupuncture& Herbs Clinic
500 Sheppard Ave.E.Unit 205,Toronto
647-296-3226

中药的煎煮方法和服用方法很重要

      中药的煮法可大致分为补药的煮法, 和解药的煮法和解表药（即感冒伤风或外感发热）的煮法三种。在熬药前，最好把药泡半小时到一小时，之后连泡药的水一起煮。
1.补药煮得久些，一般大火煮沸后改小火煮40分钟，倒出药液后可马上加热水在药煲内煮第二遍。第二遍的煮法是大火煮沸后小火煮30分钟左右。把第一遍和第二遍的药液混合，分2-3次温服。
2.若是煮治感冒发热的药，要看是什么成分。有些方剂只需水泡过药面，然后泡1小时以上，就可以大火煮，煮沸后继续大火煮5分钟即可倒出药液备用。然后马上煮第二遍，加入开水，水量以泡过药面1-2cm 为好，然后大火煮沸后转中火继续煮20分钟即可，倒出药液和第一次的药液混合，分2-3次热服，一天服完。药渣还可以用开水再煮一遍，就是说加入开水，泡过药面1cm,大火煮开后转中火煮20分钟左右，倒出药液，温服。但有些方剂如桂枝汤或麻黄汤等，煮法和服用都有不同要求，要问清楚医生。
3.和解剂如小柴胡汤， 半夏泻心汤等的煮法就特别。是要把药液煮成一半时去掉药材，只是煮药液再成为一半。如800毫升水煮成400毫升是去渣再煮药液成200毫升。

     有些病人煮好药后，第一次热服，之后把剩下的药液放入冰箱，这样的话一定要把药液煮沸再服，否则从冰箱直接取出服用的话，这样的药液就成了寒物，会损害肺和脾胃的。最好的方法是剩余的药液放在 阴凉处，再服用时稍加热即可，不要放在冰箱。

     有些药物要先煎，是为了解毒或煎出有用物质，有些药后下，是因为用的是挥发性的物质，所以中药的煮法和服用方法非常重要，一定要问清楚医生。一般而言，中药要温服，但有特殊情况。如真寒假热的病人，是要服用热性药物的，但煮后要冷服，因为有假热在外。
      服药有时会有食物的禁忌，这些也要清楚，因为食物也有寒热温凉的性质，会和药物相冲的。特别是手术后的服药或外伤、烫伤等，一定要咨询中医师。

   

中药能大幅减轻拔智齿后的疼痛和肿起，迅速恢复口腔牙齿功能 Tian Qi is very effective for reducing pain and swelling - Wisdom teeth removal recovery

     12月22日，女儿在专科做了智齿拔除。回家后即服用止血祛瘀中药--田七。我们知道，拔除智齿也是一项外科手术，要切开肌肉组织甚至某些骨，所以会造成出血和局部肿痛。田七具有止血和祛瘀的功能，即能缩短伤口出血时间，同时促进因手术时从破裂的血管流出的血液（我们称为瘀血）的吸收，而且能加速血管的生长及结缔组织的增生，从而促进伤口的愈合，因此能大幅减轻手术的损伤。所以她只是当天5点多服了1粒止痛药，晚上12时再服1粒，之后再也不需要服止痛药。第二天、第三天继续服田七，第4-7天用云南白药涂伤口。12月29日(今天）复诊，牙医惊叹她已没有肿疼，恢复得很好。我告诉他我用了中药止血消肿，他说用了有好效果就行。今天已正常进食饭、肉。

On December 22nd, my daughter went to a dental surgeon to get her lower wisdom teeth removed. As soon as we got home, I gave her tian qi, a plant known for stopping bleeding and pain caused by injury. We all know that surgery will cause bleeding and tissue damage.Tianqi can can shorten the bleeding time of wounds.Also Tianqi can promote blood circulation to eliminate stasis. That is why She only took one painkilling pill in the evening and one before bed. She didn't need them after that. After three days of drinking tian qi tea, the swelling decreased drastically and the pain was gone. On the fourth day, she used yunnan baiyao (the main active ingredient is tian qi as well) on her cheeks and in her mouth. By December 29th, which is today, the swelling was completely gone, and even the doctor was surprised during the check up! I told him about the herbs, and he was impressed by the results. She can now enjoy the food she normally eats and is very happy she recovered so fast.

Xiao fen Huang R.TCMP
500 Sheppard Ave. E, unit 205, North York M2N 6B4
647-296-3226 

Asthma can be cured 治愈 哮喘病

Jo,来自英国伦敦的一个病人，有48年哮喘病史，每天喷药2次，否则难以呼吸。从中医角度辩证，她的病情比较复杂，不是单纯的寒或热。她自觉怕热，但舌诊却是寒，综合脉象和其他指标，我最后给出了她是寒性哮喘的定义。一次针灸后，她已感觉好转。二诊针灸加中药2天，已可以减喷药量为1次。再进行3次针灸，吃中药2副后痊愈。前后只用了2周。叮嘱以后不要吃或和冷的东西。现已近2年，没有复发。

One of my patients, Jo, had a 48-year history of asthma. She's had it since she was very young. Before she started her treatment, she had to use her inhaler twice a day. From my initial observations, it was clear she was a complicated case. She showed some  conflicted symptoms where some indicated cold while others indicated hot. For example, she is sensitive to warmth which is a hot symptom, but her tongue is watery and pink which  is a cold symptom due to yang deficiency. After analyzing all of her symptoms carefully, I concluded that her asthma was because of excess coldness. After one session of acupuncture, she felt better right away. The second session combine acupuncture with two days of herbs. Her condition kept improving so much that she only needed her inhaler once a day. After another three sessions of acupuncture  and two days of herbs again, she was completely free of any asthma symptoms. Since then, two years passed and she never had asthma again. 

I thank  Jo for  allowing  me to share her traditional  Chinese medicine treatment process for  asthma.

R.TCM Practitioner, Xiao Fen Huang

Cathay Toronto Acupuncture & Herbs Clinic

647-296-3226

Susan_hxf@hotmail.com

中医治病的实质 How acupunture and herbs work

                                                                                        
       中医自汉代《伤寒论》问世以来，已有完整的诊疗系统。经过历代医家的完善，已是非常成熟和卓有成效的治疗疾病的医学系统。很多疾病在早期时中医已经能诊断并 治愈，防止病情的深入发展，这就是中医的治未病的思想。中医不会等到器官病变时才去治疗，当出现一些症状，如一段时间的失眠、便秘、腹泻、头痛、无食欲 等，中医会找出病因，从而对症治疗。以头痛为例，可以是外伤撞击引起的，可以是贫血引起的，可以是高血压引起的，也可以是睡眠不足引起的等等，那么就要辨 清原因，从而采用不同的方法治疗。如果是外伤，就要止血祛瘀，贫血的话就补血，所用的中药针灸方法不同，但都可以治疗头痛这一症状，这就是治病必求其 本。