Case Histories

Case History # 1: Herpes breakout on lips

Patient: 47 years old, Male, Asian
Major Complaint: Herpes breakout on lips

Patient complained of herpes breakouts on the left side of his lips. Normally, the breakouts would take about two weeks to go away. In the meantime, he had irritation and pain all around the teeth and gums, as well as a general uneasiness.

The day of the patient's first visit to our clinic was the first day of a herpes breakout. He knew the herpes would become worse unless he had treatment.

Diagnosis

Step One: Identify the constitution of this patient through pulse diagnosis. The patient shows the characteristics of a water minor constitution.

Step Two: Identify the pattern of disharmony. Herpes infections belong to viral infection in blood level, therefore disharmony is in the organ disharmony among the stomach, gall bladder, liver, and pericardium (the membrane enclosing the heart).

Step Three: Choose the right treatment formula. Because this patient's organs are in disharmony, he is unable to fight off a viral infection very well. The formula that treats viral infections is:

Tonify stomach four times
Reduce liver four times
Reduce the pericardium two times
All in one session.

Treatment Results:

The patient reported next morning that 80% of the blisters were already healed. Mild irritation and pain lasted two more days before completely disappearing.

Dietary Consultation:

The patient with a water minor constitution is born with a very weak stomach. Their bladder is relatively strong, therefore "cold" is predominant in his entire body. He must eat foods that keep his stomach warm, foods that have lots of fire Qi (energy) such as chicken, potatoes, sweet rice, brown rice, ginger, garlic, spinach, and tomatoes. What's more important is the amount of food he eats. It has to be one quarter of what other people eat. He should eat very small meals. That is the secret of preventing all diseases for this patient.

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