cupping and bleeding varicose veins and the external use of E Jiao (donkey-hide gelatin)?

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Dear friends, colleagues and teachers,

 

I have 2 patients that I have been treating for varicose veins of different

etiologies, a husband and wife team, both in their early 60s, his primary

problem is type 2 diabetes with a primary diagnosis of Kd and Sp Qi Xu, and with

accompanying peripheral neuropathy (which BTW has responded beautifully to

herbs, acupuncture and CST). Her pattern is blood xu and damp heat in the LJ

causing blood stasis (she originally had a slippery, thready and choppy pulse,

primarily in the Kd yang pulse, which is now just slippery and thready).

 

Here are my two questions: First, I am considering doing bleeding and

cupping on them, but I am REALLY concerned with the possibility of infection

from the cups. I am also considering the possibility of using only one set of

cups per patient, to prevent cross infection. Forgetting about prions (which of

course are a concern) how can you properly sterilize glass or plastic cups? It

just seems to me to be unduly dangerous, despite the fact that in school there

never was any concern. So by getting an individual set of cups per patient, it

seems to be a reasonable way to go.

 

Second, in Chen and Chen, under E Jiao, he lists in the section on Clinical

studies and research:

 

" Chronic ulceration of the legs: It was reported in one study of 24 patients

that chronic ulcerations of the legs recovered completely form topical

treatment with E Jiao cream for 20 days. The cream was prepared by mixing 30

grams of E Jiao in 70 ml of water and cooked until the preparation turned into

paste. The daily protocol was to cleanse the affected area, apply the cream,

then cover the area with gauze. The procedure was repeated daily until complete

recovery was achieved. " Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi (Journal of integrated

Chinese and Western medicine) 1987;4:241.

 

Has anyone heard of using E Jiao topically to specifically treat varicosities

or generally as a skin cream, for one to " have skin as soft as a donkey! " (when

treating blood Xu, specifically).

 

 

 

http://traditionaljewishmedicine.com/

 

 

 

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