Chen Jianguo,  a male, 44 years.

November 25, 2005.

The patient has been diagnosed with kidney stone for 5 days. Gripping pains of the right kidney. Painful lower abdomen along with prickly and distending pains. No burning sense. No vomiting. No frequency and urgency of urination. His condition becomes better after the injection of antibiotics. No dizziness. Slight tinnitus. No dry eyes. No nasal congestion. No thirst and no bitter taste in the mouth. Drink much more water and like cold drinks. The appetite is fine. No heart and lung diseases. No blood pressure problem. No pains in the hepatic region. The lower abdomen would be painful when pressing it. The bowel movement is once a day. No night urination. No hot sense in the soles and palms in the afternoon. No soft legs.

Slippery, thready and rapid pulse. The kidney pulse is feeble. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. Slightly reddish and dry tongue body. No tongue coating. The test report from our hospital indicates that he suffers from kidney stone.

        plantago seed 10g,   knotgrass 12g,  dianthus 12g,    pyrrosia leaf 12g,   moneywort  30g,  

        bitter orange 12g,      achyranthes root 12g,    gizzard lining 15g,     lindera root 10g,   sparganium root 10g,    

        zedoary 10g,    phellodendron bark 10g,    alisma tuber 15g,     poria 10g.

                                                                                                                                                          Dr. Ming

November 28, 2005.

After our treatment, the stone drops down and the size is of 0.3cm multiple 0.4cm. The painful waist is improved. Continue to take the herbal formula for three days as below.

           plantago seed 10g,     knotgrass 12g,      dianthus 12g,    pyrrosia leaf  12g,   moneywort 30g,     bitter orange 12g,    

           achyranthes root 12g,   gizzard lining 15g,      lindera root 10g,    sparganium root  10g,        zedoary 10g,    

           phellodendron bark 10g,    alisma tuber 15g,     poria 10g.