foot edema-update

[Guest guest]

Thank you Ellie and Andrea for yur responses.

In the end it does not seem like she will need herbs after all. The

second treatment really took hold.

 

Asaf

 

, " dalydp " <dalydp>

wrote:

> Asaf,

> When I was an intern I worked with a few lower extremity

> swelling cases. Herb formulas were quite helpful. Unless there

> is pitting consider the Qi and/or Blood stagnation aspects also. I

> actually saw the blood stagnation with purple skin. One herb I

> remember using alot was Chuan Niu Xi. Perhaps in the long

> term you could use prepared formulas but start out customizing

> a formula.

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> Ellie Schafer

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> , Andrea Beth

> Damsky <> wrote:

> > Hi Asaf,

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> > You might also consider whether she had kidney xu, as lower

> body edema is often attributed to the kidneys.

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> > asafm24 <asafm24> wrote:

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> > Patient is a middleaged somewhat overweight woman with

> swelling mainly

> > on dorsal aspect of both feet and around ankles. Left side

> worse,

> > especially UB/GB channel area. Symptoms are better when

> wearing tight

> > sneakers and on weekends. Worse at end of day after working

> a desk job.

> > Tongue has a somewhat thick turbid coating in rear.

> Ocassional

> > gas/bloating.

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> > Patients claims to have been tested negative for heart

> pathology. She

> > is taking lipitor to lower cholesterol.

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> > Diagnois is spleen qi xu failing to transform fluids.

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> > Two acupuncture sessions have brought immediate reduction

> of swelling.

> > Results from first TX lasted for two days.

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> > Any recomendations for a formula?

> > I am most likely going to have to use a pre made prescription.

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> > -Asaf

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