45 year old Santos came to our clinic for his acid reflux problem. He has good appetite. Within one hour after he eats, acid would come to his throat/mouth and his chest would feel pressure pain. He was diagnosed with H. Pylori and his doctor put him on antibiotics. He was taking Protonix without too much help. His tongue showed pink, tendency to red, and moderate toward purple. He has thin white tongue coat.

We prescribed some Chinese herbal formula in extract powders including jiang ban xia, jiang zhu ru, and dai ze shi to help his digestion and other herbs to relieve dampness and clear heat.

After the first week of taking the herbs, Santos reported that his acid reflux was 40% less. The same formula was used again for the second week. Santos felt much better then, a further 50% less of acid reflux. His bloating after eating was also significantly better. The third week's formula followed the similar pattern and Santos continued to improve.

A 60-something year old college professor, Hank, had been coming to our clinic since a few years ago. His main complain was: (1) IBS; (2) Allegies; (3) Heartburn; and (4) Mild Prostatis issues.

His head usually had mild nasal congestion withou ear blockage. Sometimes following symptoms showed up: mild cloudy, foggy head; mild post nasal drip; usually no dizziness. He had a few palpitations, 2-3 times during 3 week's period. His appetite was generally good with or without heart burns. In the past, Hank's alternated diarrhea and constipation off and on. His stomach got gassy, bloating, or spasms below navel easily. When school was out, his conditions improved. He went to bowel movement daily or more frequently depending on stress, weather, or events. It could be well-formed (or not, when he got into flare-ups.) and 80% of the time complete. He had mild muscle-skeletal issues like his left foot got swollen with tingling feelings which were unpredictable and could come & go. The lab X-rays showed negative results. His energy was an 8 out of a scale of 10. Hank relied on sleep med (Clonzapam, 1/8mg) and sleeps usually 6 - 6.5 hrs. Sleep had been an issue for Hank. Although he usually stays asleep, he did not feel that he was sleeping soundly and only felt rested two days out of a week. He felt mildly anxious most of the time.

Hank's tongue was swollen toward pale and slight purple with thick greasy coat.

Lots of stress and tension caused Hank's Qi and blood stagnation. He was diagnosed with three burners issues. His liver Qi and liver blood were blocked. Among the three burners, his problem tends to be more on the lower burner. Bloaty caused blockage. Treatment principle recommends: moving herbs to clear spasm; Soothing herbs to clear bloating.

Under Dr. Tao Xie's tutorledge, we prescribed a formula including Chao Bai Shao, Sheng Bai Zhu, and Huang Qin to help clear heat, digestion, and other herbs to strengthen Hank's intestines.

Hank has this digestive issue for a long time. He tried western medicine without success. He found meditation helpful in stablizing his conditions but until he found Chinese Herbs he found his daily routines difficult to manage. Now he comes to our clinic every two weeks. Although he still had issues off and on, he really felt his conditions more manageble. He continued to meditate morning and night. Out clinic adjusts his formula every time according to his situations. He could not stay on the same formula because his condition was unstable.

Jenny was a 40-something female who came to our clinic because she had a severe constipation issues. She had a bad stomach extension; her bowel movements were hard and pebbles like. With a strong Chinese herbal formula, she could easily go but occassionally experienced a bad diarrhea. For which she welcomed it happily. She said she rather had her bowel loose than not going at all. With herbs, her bowel turned soft pasty and was incomplete 95% of time. She always had too good an appetite without acid reflux. She sometimes experienced a bloating lower abdomen. With herbal help her period was good flows without cramping and clots. Jenny's body temperature tends to run hot. She usually wakes up hot at night without night sweat. She did wake up every nite about an hour before returning to sleep and she often wakes up rested. Her hands & feet are normally cold but she craves for cold drinks. She had good energy. When she was looking for jobs, she got moderately anxious.

Jenny often had huge amount of gas and bloating. You could hear gurgling sound in her abdomen area below her navel. It indicated a liver and stomach Qi blockage. The diagnosis for her was: liver fire and stomach fire; Treatment strategy was to sooth qi, moving qi, and moving blood.

A typical prescribed herbal formula for Jenny includes Sheng Di, Yu Li Ren, and Fan Xie Ye to help digestive issues and other herbs to help move blood.

Jenny had been coming for her herbal prescription twice a month for more than a year. Her case was under the tuturledge of Dr. Tao Xie from Quincy, Massachusetts.

Chuck was a 26 year old student whose doctor diagnosed him to be a ulceratic colitis case 5 years ago. He was diagnosed with Chrone disease 7 years ago. He found Chinese herbs provide him with much more energy. With some of the herbal formula, sometimes he got slight constipated. When that happend, he would be instructed to stop taking herbs for a day or two until no cramping. Then he started a smaller dosage before getting back to his normal dose. Chuck had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis six months ago. He had also been treated with acupuncture, too. It relieved most of his muscle & tendon pains.

Chuck got headaches a few times, but they were not on a regular basis. Sometimes he got a weird dull headaches; but his head was not foggy, nor cloudy. He did not have sinus issues. Chuck generally had good appetite without nausea, bloating when he was on herbs. He still got gassy a little, mild and 1 to 2 times a week. He did not have acid regurgitation. Chuck used to have 15 to 20 times bowel movements daily; bleeding, cramping due to cold bothering him via air conditioning. After he went on herbs, his movements were not hard to pass. They were complete and no blood. With herbs, his bowels were more and more toward well formed. His sleep was OK. Falling asleep was ok with normal toss & turns. His body temperature was cold. His energy level was about a 7 out of a scale of 10. Chuck wanted to do more but getting up to go to gym had been tough for him. That was not normal for him. He had been under a 6 month depression. He felt sluggish, no mobility, anxious, and restless. Chuck tends to have depression.

Chuck's tongue was usually red, slightly purple, and not rested. His diagnosis was a kidney Qi/Yang deficiency. The treatment principle was to tonify SP, tonify energy, tonify Qi & blood flow.

His typical formula in powder includes Mi Huang Qi, Dang Shen, Chao Bai Shao, and other herbs to strengthen deficiency, kidney and yang.

Chuck had been coming for his herbal prescription twice a month for six months.