Fan Xiuguang, a female, 40 years old, and 60 kilograms in weight.

October 5, 2005.

The patient suffers from pains of the upper arms and knee joints for three years. Aches with heavy sense locally. Dizziness. Slight dry eyes. Like warm or cold drinks. No cough. Much phlegm. Occasional palpitations. She could not eat too much. The bowel movement is once to twice a day. Painful back. Like sighing. Soft legs. Feeble hands. No tidal fever. Poor spirit. She has six hours sleepper night. No night urination. The right kidney pulse is feeble. The left pulse is thready and weak. Red tongue body. Teeth-marks on the edges of the tongue. The tongue coating is thin yellow.

notopterygium root 10g,     duhuo angelica root 10g,     chaenomeles fruit 10g,        tangkuei 10g,       ligusticum root 10g,     millettia root and stem10g,          turmeric 10g,  earthworm 10g,     carthamus flower 10g,       mulberry 10g,    cuscuta seed 10g,        lycium berry 10g,      scutellaria root 10g,  cortex moutan root 10g, codonopsis root 10g,   ovate atractylodes root 10g.

                                                                                                                                                     Dr. Ming

October 10, 2005.

She gets 30% relief of the painful upper arms and knee joints.

Aching and heavy sense is reduced. Dry eyes. Thirst and bitter taste in the mouth. Less phlegm. Increased food in-take.

The spirit is the same as before. Improved sleeping condition. Slight increase of the feeble kidney pulse. The left pulse is thready and weak. Reddish tongue body. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. 

notopterygium root 10g,      duhuo angelica root 10g,       chaenomeles fruit 10g,         tangkuei 10g,          ligusticum root 10g,        millettia root and stem 10g,          turmeric 10g,      earthworm 10g,       carthamus flower10g,       mulberry 10g,        cuscuta seed 10g,       lycium berry 10g,    scutellaria root 10g,      bupleurum root 10g,   codonopsis root 10g,      ovate atractylodes root 10g,   ladybell 10g,           ophiopogon tuber 10g,        peach kernel 10g.

                                                                                                                                                        Dr. Ming

October 18, 2005.

Painful upper arms and knee joint disappeared basically. The pains of the muscles and bones of the two upper arms are relieved 50%. The dryness of the eyes is improved quite alot. Slight thirst and bitter taste in the mouth. The spirit and sleep are normal. Pale tongue with yellowish and thin tongue coating.

Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. The left pulse and the right pulse are thready and feeble.

notopterygium root 10g,   duhuo angelica root 10g,     chaenomeles fruit 10g,         tangkuei 10g,        ligusticum root 10g,        millettia root and stem 10g,          mulberry twig 10g,    earthworm 10g,       carthamus flower 10g,     mulberry 15g,     pueraria root 15g,      lycium berry 10g,       scutellaria root 10g,     bupleurum root 10g,       codonopsis root 15g,         ovate atractylodes root 10g,        ladybell 10g,           ophiopogon tuber 10g,        peach kernel 10g,    cortex moutan root 10g,    flowery knotweed root 10g,       turmeric 10g.

                                                                                                                                                        Dr. Ming

October 25, 2005.

The pains of the limbs become worse during the menstrual period in the recent three days. Prickly pains. Compared with her condition before, her menstrual blood is a bit increased and the blood clots are reduced.

Normal food in-take. Obvious dizziness. Bitter taste in the mouth. Slight thirst. Increased appetite. The urine is not yellow. No night urination. Cold sense in the palms and soles. The pulse is thready and feeble. Slightly reddish tongue body. The tongue coating is thin and yellowish.

notopterygium root 10g,      duhuo angelica root 10g,   cooked rehmannia root 15g,        tangkuei 10g,      ligusticum root 10g,      morinda root 10g,     dioscorea root 15g,    poria 10g,             white peony root 25g,    mulberry 15g,   cuscuta seed 10g,         lycium berry 10g,     bupleurum root 10g,   codonopsis root 15g,           ovate atractylodes root 15g,        ladybell 10g,    ophiopogon tuber 10g,          flowery knotweed root 15g.    

                                                                                                                                                             Dr. Ming

October 31, 2005. 

There is reduction of the degree and time of the left knee, while the pains of her right knee become worse. Normal food in-take. Dizziness. Bitter taste in the mouth. Slight thirst. Cold sense in the palms and soles. The urine is not yellowish. The stool is not constipated. Good quality of sleep. Tooth-marks on the edge of the tongue.

notopterygium root 10g,       duhuo angelica root 10g,       chaenomeles fruit 10g,         tangkuei 10g,          ligusticum root 10g,        atractylodes root 10g,           cooked rehmannia root 15g,    white peony root 15g,     ground pine 10g,            turmeric 10g,         earthworm 10g,      peach kernel 10g,         sparganium root 10g,           morinda root 10g,     codonopsis root 15g,      ovate atractylodes root 15g,       ladybell 10g,       ophiopogon tuber 10g,          achyranthes root 10g,         bupleurum root 10g,      zedoary 10g.

                                                                                                                                                                 Dr. Ming

November 6, 2005.

The prickly pains of the right elbow disappeared, but there are still swolling pains. There is relief of the painful left shoulder joint. Painful waist muscle on the both sides are relieved obviously. Dizziness. Thirst and bitter sense in the mouth. Slight improvement of the cold palms and soles. Sleep, food in-take and spirit are fine. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. Slightly reddish tongue body with a little tongue coating.

notopterygium root  10g,      duhuo angelica root 10g,        chaenomeles fruit 10g,     tangkuei 10g,       ligusticum root 10g,        zedoary 10g,       ground pine 10g,      turmeric10g,          mulberry twig 10g,        sparganium root 10g,      atractylodes root 10g,        bupleurum root 10g,         scutellaria root 10g,   codonopsis root 10g,    ovate atractylodes root 15g,        ladybell 10g,      ophiopogon tuber 10g.

                                                                                                                                                                     Dr. Ming

November 12, 2005.

Obvious improvement of the right elbow joint and dizziness. Obvious relief of the pains of the left shoulder joint and the waist muscles. Thirst and bitter taste in the mouth. Cold sense of the palms and soles. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue. A little tongue coating.

notopterygium root 10g,       duhuo angelica root 10g,      chaenomeles fruit 10g,         tangkuei 10g,      ligusticum root 10g,        atractylodes root 10g,       morinda root 10g,    ground pine 10g,         turmeric 10g,       mulberry twig 10g,     sparganium root 10g,       zedoary 10g,     bupleurum root 10g,   scutellaria root 10g,              codonopsis root 10g,     ovate atractylodes root 15g,        ladybell 10g,           ophiopogon tuber 10g,    pueraria root 10g.       

                                                                                                                                                                           Dr. Ming              

November 20, 2005. 

Pains of the elbows and upper arms have disappear basically. There are just slight pains and tightened sense of the left shoulder. Good improvement of the thirst and bitter taste in the mouth. Slightly dry eyes. The urine is yellow. Cold sense in the palms and soles. The bowel movement is once a day. Normal food in-take. She is not so fatigued and she feels relaxed to go upstairs. The pulse is a bit thready and feeble. Slightly reddish tongue body and a little tongue coating. Tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue.

notopterygium root 10g,     morinda root 10g,    duhuo angelica root 10g,         chaenomeles fruit 10g,         tangkuei 10g,          ligusticum root 10g,            atractylodes root 10g,    ground pine 10g,   turmeric 15g,    mulberry twig 10g,        sparganium root 10g,       zedoary 10g,    codonopsis root 10g,  ovate atractylodes root 15g,    pueraria root 10g.

                                                                                                                                                                              Dr. Ming

November 27, 2005. 

Obvious relief of the pains of the shoulders. There are still slight aching and swollen pains of the arms. Good improvement of the thirst and bitter taste in the mouth. Slightly dry eyes. Food in-take and sleep are both fine. Slightly cold sense in the palms and soles. Reddish tongue tip.

notopterygium root 10g,        duhuo angelica root 10g,       chaenomeles fruit 10g,        tangkuei 10g,          ligusticum root  10g,        atractylodes root 10g,           millettia root and stem10g,     ground pine 10g,          turmeric 10g,      mulberry twig 10g,        sparganium root 10g,     zedoary 10g,       mulberry 15g,   fresh rehmannia root 10g,     codonopsis root 10g,     ovate atractylodes root 10g,   pueraria root 15g.

                                                                                                                                                                              Dr. Ming