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Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, May, 2004 by Bob Flaws
Clinical tips
1. Most cases of lupus display the following combination of patterns: qi and yin vacuity; some sort of evil heat (whether toxic, depressive, damp, or vacuity); and liver depression qi stagnation. If the condition has endured, there is often blood stasis as well. If the patient is a female 45-55 years old, spleen qi vacuity may also have evolved into kidney yang vacuity. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, there is no cold damp impediment pattern of lupus.
2. Additional medicinals for specific symptoms may be chosen depending on the presenting pattern:
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A. For low back and knee soreness & weakness, dizziness, tinnitus & kidney vacuity, one can choose from: Fructus Lycii Chinensis (Gou Qi Zi), Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis (Du Zhong), Herba Cistanchis Deserticolae (Rou Cong Rong), Semen Cuscutae Chinensis (Tu Si Zi), Rhizoma Cibotii Barometsis (Gou Ji), Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati (Hu Zhang), Radix Dipsaci (Chuan Duan), Ramulus Loranthi Seu Visci (Sang Ji Sheng), Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae (Gui Zhi), Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae (Rou Gui), Rhizoma Curculiginis Orchioidis (Xian Mao), Herba Epimedii (Xian Ling Pi), Herba Cynomorii Songarici (Suo Yang), and Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae (Yi Zhi Ren).
B. For superficial edema, one can choose from: Semen Plantaginis (Che Qian Zi), Herba Plantaginis (Che Qian Cao), Rhizoma Alismatis (Ze Xie), Seme Phaseoli Calcarati (Chi Xiao Dou), Pericarpium Arecae Catechu (Da Fu Pi), Semen Coicis Lachryma-jobi (Yi Yi Ren), Sclerotium Poriae Cocos (Fu Ling), Sclerotium Polypori Umbellati (Zhu Ling), Rhizoma Imperatae Cylindricae (Bai Mao Gen), Stylus Zeae Maydis (Yu Mi Xu), and Folium Pyrrosiae (Shi Wei).
C. For joint aching and pain, one can choose from, Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae (Qin Jiao), Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae (Gui Zhi), Ramulus Mori Albi (Sang Zhi), Ramulus Loranthi Seu Visci (Sang Ji Sheng), Radix Clematidis Chinensis (Wei Ling Xian), Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae (Fang Ji), Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae (Fang Feng), Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati (Hu Zhang), Caulis Milletiae Seu Spatholobi (Ji Xue Teng), Caulis Lonicerae Japonicae (Ren Dong Teng), Radix Dipsaci (Chuan Duan), Rhizoma Corydalis Yanhusuo (Xuan Hu), Rhizoma Sinomenii Acuti (Qing Feng Teng), and Herba Pycnostelmae (Xu Chang Jing).
D. For rib-side distention and pain and emotional depression, one can choose from: Tuber Curcumae (Yu Jin), Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi (Xiang Fu), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Qing Pi), Rhizoma Corydalis Yanhusuo (Yan Hu Suo), Fructus Citri Aurantii (Zhi Ke), Fructus Citri Sacrodactylis (Fo Shou), and Radix Bupleuri (Chai Hu).
E. For heart palpitations, one can choose from: Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (Wu Wei Zi), Rhizoma Acori Graminei (Shi Chang Pu), Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae (Yuan Zhi), Sclerotium Poriae Cocos (Fu Ling), Sclerotium Pararadicis Poriae Cocos (Fu Shen), Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis (Du Zhong), Radix Scrophulariae Ningpoensis (Xuan Shen), and Semen Biotae Orientalis (Bai Zi Ren).
F. For insomnia, one can choose from: Caulis Polygoni Multiflori (Ye Jiao Teng), Flos Albizziae Julibrissinis (He Huan Hua), Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae (Yi Zhi Ren), Rhizoma Sinomenii Acuti (Qing Feng Teng), Rhizoma Acori Graminei (Shi Chang Pu), and Semen Zizyphi Spinosae (Suan Zao Ren).
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