May 31, 2005

Ling Mingjun, female, 50 years old, a resident in our local city, Huaihua. Her breasts suffer discontinuous pains for 10 years. The aching and swelling occur three days ahead of her menstruation. Her condition was aggravated since February this year. She feels prickly pains, and it radiates to the back. The patient also feels that there is a stone pressing her chest. Shortness of breath. Chest oppression. Cough with the yellowish phlegm. Once there was excretion from her breasts, it was yellowish with the peculiar odor. She couldn¨t touch the upon the breasts, it is painful when pressing it. Dizziness. Dry eyes. Thirst and like cold drinks. The appetite is fine. Deep black color of the menstruation. The urine is yellowish and the stool is sloppy. She is aversion to coldness. The palms and soles run a hot sense in the afternoon. Night sweating. Poor spirit. Drowsiness. Her check report from the local hospital on 30^th May indicated that there were lower echoes and small clots in the mammary gland. Feeble pulse. Little tongue coating.

bupleurum root 10g curcuma tuber 10g toosendon 10g cyperus root 10g bitter orange 10g sparganum 8g zedoary 8g ligusticum root 10g trichosanthes fruit 15g lignum 5g glehnia root 10g ophiopogon tuber 10g moutan bark 10g baiwei 10g wild chrysanthemum flower 15g dandelion 15g codonopsis root 15g ovate atractylodes rhizome 15g Chinese yam 10g poria 10g mulberry seed 15g

Three dosages are prescribed. 200 milliliters each time, twice a day. To avoid spicy foods, alcohol and beer.

                                                                                                                                              Dr. Ming

June 2, 2005

Her breasts have swollen pains and prickly sense, but she feels obvious relief in the daytime. There are no pains basically. However, in the evening she still has painful sense, and feels that there is a stone pressing the breasts. Slight chest oppression. Shortness of breath. Poor spirit. Slight thirst. The urine is not yellowish. Good improvement of night sweating. The appetite is better. Dreaminess. There is no excretion from the mammary gland. Slight pains when pressing the breasts. No radiating pains on the back. Little tongue coating. Fissured tongue body. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue.

bupleurum root 10g curcuma tuber 10g toosendon 10g cyperus root 10g bitter orange 10g sparganum 8g zedoary 8g ligusticum root 10g trichosanthes fruit 15g lignum 5g glehnia root 10g ophiopogon tuber 10g moutan bark 10g baiwei 10g wild chrysanthemum flower 15g dandelion 15g codonopsis root 15g ovate atractylodes rhizome 15g Chinese yam 10g poria 10g mulberry seed 15g  cuscuta seed 10g

Three dosages.

                                                                                                                                          Dr. Ming

June 20, 2005.

The pains of her breasts have disappeared basically. She has itching sense of the breasts occasionally. There are no obvious swollen pains and excretion. She also feels slight dull pains after pressing the breasts, but there is no redness and swelling on the surface of her breasts. Reddish eyes. There are red spots coming out on her face.

She has stopped the menstruation for 2 months. Poor spirit. Drowsiness. Thirst and drink more, no matter the hot drinks or cold drinks are both OK. The stool is normal, and the urine is not yellowish. Night urine is only once. The palms and soles run a hot sense.

Her left pulse is feeble, and the right pulse is normal basically.

Reddish tongue tips. Deep tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue.

codonopsis root 15g ovate atractylodes rhizome 15g Chinese yam 15g poria 15g glehnia root 10g ophiopogon tuber 10g tangkuei root 10g ligusticum root 10g white poeny root 10g cooked rehmannia root 15g lycium root bark 10g baiwei 10g mulberry seed 15g lycium berry 10g sparganum 8g zedoary 8g dandelion 15g

Three dosages.

                                                                                                                                        Dr. Ming

June 28, 2005.

She menstruates today. But there is less amount compared to before. Frequency and urgency of urination. Sore waist. There have been no symptoms of her breasts. The spirit has been improved 60%. Reddish eyes and night sweat have disappeared. There is improvement of drowsiness and thirst. The stool is normal. The palms and soles run a slight hot sense. The appetite is fine. Night urine is only once and the urine is not yellowish. Slight distention of the lower abdomen.

At present, her major problems are frequency and urgency of urination, and the obstruction of menstruation. The right pulse indicates her kidney deficiency. Obvious tooth-marks on the edge of the tongue. Dry and fissured tongue body.

bupleurum root 12g plantago seed 10g alisma tuber 10g poria 10g knotgrass 10g pyriae 10g codonopsis root 15g ovate atractylodes rhizome 15g Chinese yam 10g glehnia root 10g ophiopogon tuber 10g tangkuei root 10g ligusticum root 10g white poeny root 10g cooked rehmannia root 15g baiwei 12g mulberry seed 15g lycium berry 10g dandelion 15g phellodendron bark 10g

Three dosages prescribed.

                                                                                                                                         Dr. Ming

June 30, 2005.

The patient reports that she feels unobstructed sense during the menstruation period after taking the above one dosage of the herbal tea. The whole body and the lower abdomen improved 60%. The breasts are also relaxed. Frequency and urgency of urination have been improved 50%. The amount of menstruation also has been increased. The palms and soles run a slight hot sense. The appetite and sleeping condition are in a normal state. Slight thirst. The urine is slight yellowish. There are still slight pains at the two sides of her lower abdomen, but generally speaking, the pains have been relieved 40%.

bupleurum root 12g  codonopsis root 15g   tangkuei root 10g  mulberry seed 15g   plantago seed 10g  ovate atractylodes rhizome 15g   ligusticum root 10g        lycium berry 10g alisma tuber 10g  Chinese yam 10g  white poeny root 10g  dandelion 15g poria 10g   glehnia root 10g  cooked rehmannia root 15g  phellodendron bark 10g  pyriae 10g ophiopogon tuber 10g baiwei 12g

Five dosages.

                                                                                                                                         Dr. Ming

July 5, 2005.

The patient told that all of her symptoms have disappeared basically, including frequency and urgency of urination, distending pins of the breasts and the pains of the lower abdomen, etc. The menstruation is unobstructed.

She just feels a little fatigue now. The appetite is better. Slight stomach distention. The pulse is fine. Thin and yellowish tongue coating. Slightly fissured tongue body. No thirst. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue.

cooked rehmannia root 15g tangkuei root 10g ligusticum root 10g white poeny root 10g codonopsis root 15g ovate atractylodes rhizome 10g Chinese yam 10g poria 10g phellodendron bark 10g    dandelion 15g mulberry seed 15g glehnia root 10g ophiopogon tuber 10g

Three days supply.

                                                                                                                                        Dr. Ming

July 7, 2005.

The stomach is comfortable. There is slight discomfort of her lower abdomen occasionally. Thin and yellowish tongue coating. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. The stool is not constipated. The urine is not yellowish. Her fatigue has been improved 30%.

cooked rehmannia root 15g tangkuei root 10g ligusticum root 10g white poeny root 10g codonopsis root 15g ovate atractylodes rhizome 15g Chinese yam 10g poria 10g phellodendron bark 10g    dandelion 15g mulberry seed 15g glehnia root 10g ophiopogon tuber 10g cuscuta seed 10g cornus fruit 15g

Five days tea is provided.

                                                                                                                                        Dr. Ming

July 13, 2005.

There is no distention of her breasts. No discomfort of the lower abdomen and stomach. Some  improvement of the spirit. Slight tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. Thin and whitish tongue coating. The urine is not yellowish. So after our treatment in about 40 days, her major symptoms and sufferings have been resolved.

codonopsis root 15g ovate atractylodes rhizome 15g Chinese yam 10g poria 10g bupleurum root 10g curcuma tuber 10g cyperus root 10g toosendon 10g peach kernel 10g   carthamus flower  10g phellodendron bark 10g dandelion 15g wild chrysanthemum flower 15g pueraria root 20g

Three days tea to consolidate the good treatment result.