Xia Songxiang, a female, 42 years old.

September 14, 2005.

The patient’s left upper abdomen was injured in a car accident. At that time, loss of consciousness occurred for one minute. After the accident, she feels pains of the left upper abdomen.

Headache. Severe dizziness and nausea. She was diagnosed with spleen contusion and cerebral concussion. She was hospitalized in our hospital. Before October 6, she received corresponding treatment of western medicine. The improvement is very limited.

October 6, 2005.

Dry eyes. No bowel movement and no black stool these recent days. Thirst but no desire to drink. Like warm water. Tinnitus. Dizziness. Wish to vomit but could not vomit things. Her weight reduced 4 kilograms during the two weeks.

Soft legs. Has walking difficulty even supported by other people. Distention of lower and mid abdomen. Slight burning sense in the lower of the gastric cavity. Distention of the left and mid abdomen and gastric cavity, as well as the distention radiating to her back. Tidal fever. She couldn’t take food and would have abdominal distention if a little food is taken. No edema of the limbs. Distending pains on the left side of the temple. Fatigue. She stays in bed for 20 hours a day.

The right pulse is thready. Kidney pulse is feeble. Thin and red tongue body. There are macules of blood stasis under the tongue body. Whitish eyelid.

codonopsis root 12g, ovate atractylodes root 12g,      dioscorea root 8g,      poria 8g,   tangkuei root 8g,      white peony root 12g,       cooked rehmannia root 12g,   crataegus fruit 12g,   cyperus root 8g,   tangerine peel 4g,      bupleurum root 8g,    peach kernel  8g,    carthamus flower 8g,   earthworm 8g,    salvia root 8g,    mulberry 12g,    lycium berry 8g, cortex moutan root 8g.

                                                                                          Dr. Ming 

October 8, 2005. 

The patient reports that she could take a little food now. Obvious improvement of abdominal distention and vomiting desire. Still no bowel movement since no intake of food. The urine is a bit yellow. Obvious relief of the burning sense in the gastric cavity, and the radiating pains also relieved. Good improvement of distending pains of the right side of the temples. 

Reduced dizziness. He keeps on with the original formula for three dosages. 

codonopsis root 12g, ovate atractylodes root 12g,     dioscorea root 8g,      poria 8g,    tangkuei 8g,      white peony root 12g,   cooked rehmannia root 12g, crataegus fruit 12g,   cyperus root 8g,    tangerine peel 4g,    bupleurum root 8g,   peach kernel 8g,     carthamus flower 8g, earthworm 8g,    salvia root 8g,  mulberry 12g,    lycium berry 8g, cortex moutan root 8g.

                                                                                           Dr. Ming 

October 11, 2005.

Increased food in-take. She could walk for 50 meters now. Free movement of the bowels. The urine is yellowish. The spirit is improved and the dizziness is reduced. 

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 12g,   dioscorea root 10g,  poria 8g,    tangkuei 8g,   white peony root 12g,  cooked rehmannia root 12g,   crataegus fruit 10g,   cyperus root 8g,       tangerine peel 5g,      bupleurum root 8g,    peach kernel 8g,     carthamus flower 8g,  earthworm 8g,  salvia root 8g,    mulberry 12g,   lycium berry 8g, cortex moutan root 8g.

                                                                                            Dr. Ming

October 14, 2005. 

She gains further improvement during the treatment. The patient would be dizzy after walking 300 meters. Increased food in-take. No distention, burning sense and pains of the mid abdomen. Occasional catching of the common cold. The urine is a bit yellow. Thirst but dislike drinks.  

Red tongue body and a little of tongue coating. The pulse is thready and weak. She stays in bed for 15 hours or so each day. 

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 12g,    dioscorea root 10g,    poria 8g,    tangkuei 8g,   white peony root 12g,    ligusticum root 10g,  cooked rehmannia root 12g,      crataegus fruit 10g,   cyperus root 8g,     tangerine peel 5g,      bupleurum root 8g,    peach kernel 8g,   carthamus flower 8g,  earthworm 8g,   salvia root 8g,    mulberry 12g,    ladybell 8g,       ophiopogon tuber 8g.

                                                                                           Dr. Ming 

October 17, 2005. 

Compared with her previous condition, she is recovering since she will be dizzy after walking for 500 meters. A little food in-take. No abdominal distention. Slightly radiating pains of the left waist. Reddish tongue body and a little tongue coating. Thready and feeble pulse. Fatigue. 

October 19, 2005. 

Less dizziness. She could walk for 800 meters now. Increased food in-take. Slight discomfort of the left middle abdomen. The urine is yellowish. Not drink much water. She sleeps for 15 hours a day. The right pulse is thready and rapid. The kidney pulse is feeble. The tongue body is reddish and a bit dry. A little tongue coating. 

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 12g,   dioscorea root 10g,  poria 8g,    tangkuei 8g,   white peony root 8g,  ligusticum root 10g,  cooked rehmannia root 12g,      crataegus fruit 10g,   cyperus root 8g,       tangerine peel 5g,      bupleurum root 8g,    peach kernel 8g,   carthamus flower 8g,  earthworm 8g,   salvia root 8g,    mulberry 12g,    cuscuta seed 12g,   lycium berry 12g,  ladybell 8g,    ophiopogon tuber 8g.

                                                                                     Dr. Ming 

October 22, 2005. 

Her dizziness is relieved step by step and she could walk for 2 kilometers now. She could have some hard food. Occasional discomfort of the left middle abdomen. There is bowel movement in these recent 10 days. The urine is yellowish. Thirst and not drink too much. Fatigue. She sleeps for 10 hours a day. 

Thready and rapid pulse. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. Reddish tongue body. The tongue coating is thin and yellowish. 

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 12g,    dioscorea root 10g,    poria 8g,    crataegus fruit 10g,  gizzard lining 10g,   barley sprout 10g,  tangkuei 10g,   white peony root 15g,   ligusticum root 10g,  cooked rehmannia root 15g,      cyperus root 10g,  tangerine peel 5g,      bupleurum root 10g,   peach kernel 10g,  carthamus flower 10g,  salvia root 10g,  achyranthes root 10g,  mulberry 15g,       lycium berry 10g,  ladybell 10g,   ophiopogon tuber 10g,  cortex moutan root 10g.

                                                                                        Dr. Ming 

October 25, 2005. 

She got a fever three days ago and the temperature was 39 degrees. After one day’s injection, the fever of the patient is allayed. No sore throat. No cough and no phlegm. Severe heaviness of the head. She does not feel aversion to coldness. Clouded and distending head. No burning and no cold sense. Feet numbness and run a cold sense. Night sweating. Poor appetite. Slight diarrhea. Soft legs. No pains at the spleen region.  

The pulse is thready and weak. Reddish tongue body. The tongue coating is thin and yellowish.  

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 10g,      dioscorea root 10g,   poria10g,   crataegus fruit 10g,  medicated leaven 10g,  gizzard lining10g,   barley sprout 10g,  tangkuei10g,  notopterygium root 10g,  white peony root 10g, ligusticum root 10g, cooked rehmannia root 15g,      cyperus root 10g,  tangerine peel 6g,  bupleurum root 10g,   peach kernel 10g,  carthamus flower10g,  salvia root 10g,  achyranthes root 10g, mulberry 15g,    lycium berry10g,  ligustrum fruit 10g,  eclipta10g,  ladybell 10g,  ophiopogon tuber 10g. 

                                                                                     Dr. Ming 

October 28, 2005.

No headache. Slight dizziness. Severe heaviness of the head. Feet numbness and night sweating disappeared. The bowel movement is normal. The appetite is not so good. No thirst and not drink much water. The pulse is thready and weak. Reddish tongue body. The tongue coating is thin and yellowish. Slightly red of the eyelid.

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 10g,   dioscorea root 10g,   poria10g,   crataegus fruit 10g,  medicated leaven 10g,  gizzard lining 10g,   barley sprout 10g,  tangkuei 10g,  notopterygium root 10g,  white peony root 10g, ligusticum root 10g, cooked rehmannia root 15g,  bupleurum root 10g,  lonicera flower15g,   baiwei cynanchum root 10g,   peach kernel 10g,  carthamus flower 10g,    mulberry 15g,      lycium berry 10g,   cuscuta seed 10g,   sweetflag 10g,  pueraria root 15g.

                                                                                        Dr. Ming

November 1, 2005. 

No headache. Slight dizziness. Numbness of the limbs disappeared. She got a fever again two days ago. Red tongue body. Slightly red complexion. 

lonicera flower15g,  wild chrysanthemum flower15g,  dandelion 15g, codonopsis root 15g,      ovate atractylodes root 10g,      dioscorea root 10g,    medicated leaven 10g,  crataegus fruit 10g,  cooked rehmannia root 15g,  tangkuei 10g,  ligusticum root 10g,   white peony root 10g,   mulberry 15g,   lycium berry 10g,   cuscuta seed 10g,   pueraria root 12g.

                                                                                          Dr. Ming 

November 3, 2005. 

The dizziness is improved step by step. Good improvement of appetite and spirit. No fever in the recent 2 days. Slight thirst. The urine is slightly yellowish. Reddish tongue body and a little tongue coating. 

lonicera flower12g,  wild chrysanthemum flower 12g,  dandelion 12g,  codonopsis root 15g,      ovate atractylodes root  8g,     dioscorea root  8g,    medicated leaven 8g,  crataegus fruit 8g,  cooked rehmannia root 12g,  tangkuei 8g,  ligusticum root 8g,    white peony root 8g,   mulberry 12g,      lycium berry 8g,   cuscuta seed 10g,   pueraria root 10g.

                                                                                       Dr. Ming

November 19, 2005.

Dizziness disappeared basically. Good improvement of appetite and spirit. She has a poor memory compared to the time before the accident. Good sleeping. No thirst. The urine is not yellowish. Reddish tongue body and the tongue coating is thin and yellowish. No pains of the spleen and stomach regions. 

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 15g,      dioscorea root 10g,    poria10g,   crataegus fruit 10g,  medicated leaven 10g,  tangkuei 10g,   white peony root 10g,       ligusticum root 10g, cooked rehmannia root 15g,   mulberry 15g,     lycium berry 10g,   cuscuta seed 10g,   scutellaria root 12g,    pueraria root 15g,  cornus fruit 15g,   gastrodia tuber 10g,  ophiopogon tuber 10g.

                                                                                      Dr. Ming 

November 26, 2005.  

Her appetite has improved 80% and the dizziness almost disappears. Good sleeping. No thirst and not drink too much water. Red spots on the surface of tongue and a little tongue coating. No abdominal pains. The bowel movement is normal. The urine is a bit yellowish.

codonopsis root 15g, ovate atractylodes root 15g,   dioscorea root 10g,  cooked rehmannia root 15g,  tangkuei 10g,  white peony root 10g,     ligusticum root 10g,   mulberry 15g,  lycium berry 10g,  ligustrum fruit 10g,  eclipta10g,  flowery knotweed root  15g,  scutellaria root 10g,    pueraria root 15g,  ladybell 10g,  gastrodia tuber 10g,  peach kernel 10g,  carthamus flower 10g.

                                                                                   Dr. Ming