Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) cases 2017 from Johannesburg
South Africa HengChun Chinese medicine and acupuncture clinic 2017
1. Flu/cold
Patient: Male, 4yrs Date: 2017-8-19
Conditions: Fever comes and goes, cough for 4 days. hoarse sound. Body temperature 37.2℃-37.9℃, sweating. Red tongue with yellow coating.
Diagnosis and treatment: Flu(Wind heat with dampness). Treatment plans: Clear heat and dampness.
Feedback: Patient was fully recovered after taking the second Chinese herbal medicine.
2. Digestive problem
Patient: Male, 4 yrs Date: 2017-8-22
Conditions: Poor appetite comes and goes, poor digestive function, red tongue with thick yellow coating.
Diagnosis and treatment: Food stagnation (Damp heat blockage in middle Jiao). Treatment plans: Clear heat and dampness, smooth Qi and stomach.
Feedback: Appetite improved after taking the third Chinese herbal medicine.
3. Irregular menstruation
Patient: Femal, 43yrs Date: 2017-7-26
Conditions: Lmp: 30/4/2017, 28/2/2017;dry lips for one month, cold hands and feet. Stool every 1-3 days. Red tongue with thin white coating; pulse: thin.
Diagnosis and treatment: Irregular menstruation (Qi and blood stagnation). Treatment plans: Activate Qi and blood, regulate menstruation; avoiding raw and/or cold food
Feedback: After 7 days CHM treatments, menstruation came in the next morning.
4. Oppressed chest
Patient: Female, 36 yrs Date: 2017-7-25
Conditions: Headache on the left side for a few days. Oppressed chest feeling, sigh, dream a lot, sticky stool. Normally late menstruation. Pale tongue with white coating and thin slippery pulse.
Diagnosis and treatment: Oppressed chest (Liver stagnation with spleen deficiency). Treatment plan: activate Qi and blood.
Feedback: Improved after 7 days CHM treatments.