In China before the mid- twentieth century, all mental illnesses were treated pretty much exclusively with herbal medicine. Since doctors and hospitals keep records, there is plenty of historical evidence suggesting that such treatments were often successful. Perhaps the best evidence is the famous Fog Tea of Tianmu Mountain, which, after the opium war, helped free millions of Chinese people from opium addiction. Some of us believe that the Chinese herbal psychiatric drugs of the 19th century were at least as effective as whatever European or American doctors were prescribing at that time.
Depression with Chineses Acupuncture
April 16th, 2009Depression is clinically marked by the low spirit, not pertaining to the environment, may extend from depress to grief, even stupor, and some serious case with illusion and hallucination. The anxiety and excitation for certain patients are obviously seen. In TCM. it also refers to hysteria. It should be treated with herbs for regulating Du meridian and adjusting qi activity to restore normal menlte activity.
Treatment
Baihui (DU20)
DU20 is sterilized by 2% idoine and needled horizontally backward to the subgaleal, with twirling-rotating, in moderate stimulation, and retained for 30 min. When the needle is manipulated, the obvious needling sensation is required. Beside. the electrical needle can be added, with mild stimulation of continuous wave with low frequency for 30 min. The therapy is required once every day or every other dav. 10 times make up one course of treatment.
Fengfu (DU16)
Patients should sit in pronation to keep the nuchal muscle relaxed. The point is ordinarily sterilized and slowly inserted to submaxilla 1 cun. It should be given twirling-rotating and lifting-thrusting in small amplitude for 1 min, and then retained for 30 min. Once every day or every other day. 10 times make up one course of treatment.
Note
Acupuncture and moxibustion have the fast, non-side effect advantage over others in treating depression. They can obviously improve the condition not only in body but also in spirit, and make up for the deficiency of the medicine.
TCM Treatment for Prostatitis, Chronic Prostatitis
April 13th, 2009Prostatitis Treatment
Prostatitis Herbal Unblocking Treatment, is an unconventional, herbal,
non-surgery treatment for prostate related prostatic diseases, such as
chronic prostatitis, infection, acute prostatitis, prostate cancer,
BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia, enlarged prostate, prostate
enlargement, prostate symptoms, seminal vesicule infection,
HERBAL THERAPY FOR BPH
April 13th, 2009Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common problem of aging for men. It has been proposed that the disorder has two phases, one that involves no clinical signs and the other that is manifested as disorders of urination from urinary tract obstruction by an enlarged prostate (1). In the first phase, there are microscopic changes within the prostate that may occur as early as the fourth decade of life and these may then be followed by macroscopic changes, namely enlargement of the prostate that typically begins during the fifth or sixth decade of life.
Prostate Disease – Benign prostatic hyperplasia
April 13th, 2009Prostatitis
If you’re a man suffering from a fever, lower back pain and frequent or painful urination, should you see a doctor? Probably, since those are the symptoms of a little-known but serious condition called prostatitis, which affects half of all men in the United States during their lifetime.