Cirrhosis of Liver, Herb Therapy

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu ( in English and Chinese 中英文 )

cirrhosis of the liver causes the inability of the liver to process and metabolize the female hormone and it causes the imbalance of male and female hormone and impotence.

Clinical symptoms include:

1. exhaustion
2. fatigue
3. impotence
4. loss of appetite
5. nausea
6. weakness
7. weight loss ;  as the conditions become serious the follow may occur:
8. Edema and ascites caused by the inability to make the protein albumin.
9. Bruising and bleeding. caused by the inability or slowing down in production of the factors needed for blood clotting.  Bruises or bleeding occur easily.
10. Jaundice caused by the inability to absorb enough bilirubin.
11. Itching caused by  bile products deposited in the skin.
12. Gallstones caused by the inability of the bile to reach the gallbladder.
13. Toxins in the blood or brain  caused by the inability to remove toxins from the blood.. The toxins decrease mental function, like forgetfulness, trouble concentrating, changes in sleep habits and cause personality changes, and may cause coma, and even death.
14. Sensitivity to medication  caused by the inability to filter medications and toxins from the blood; so they act longer than normal and build up in the body and cause more sensitivity to drugs and their side effects.
15. Portal hypertension caused by the inability to have the normal flow of blood through the portal vein, which increases the pressure inside it (portal hypertension) and causes spleen enlargement.
16. Varices (varicose veins) caused by the inability of the portal vein to carry the normal amount of blood.  Blood from the intestines and spleen backs up into blood vessels in the stomach and esophagus and causes these blood vessels to be enlarged and causes the wall and the blood vessels to become thin and carry high pressure,. Because of the high pressure and the thin walls, they are  likely to burst. If they burst, the result can be bleeding to death unless the patient gets  immediate medical attention.
17. Kidney failure: the portal hypertension damages the kidney tubule.
18. abdominal infection: the ascites can become infected with bacteria from the intestine.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Formula #1

Name of Formula: Sheng Jiang San, with added ingredients

Uses: move qi and rid of stagnation. For cirrhosis of early stage and enlarged spleen.

Prescription:

chai hu 6 g, huang qin 10 g, jiang can 10 g, chan tui 6 g, jiang huang  6 g, da huang  1 g, shui hong hua zi 10 g, zhi bie jia 20 g, raw mu li 29 g, jiao shan za 10 g, jiao mai ya 10 g, jiao shen qu 10 g.

Add 1200 cc of water. Simmer till 500 cc is left. Make into 3 servings. Drink while warm. Use 5 prescriptions a week. After 4 months, change into 3 prescriptions a week.