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Allergic Purpura is a disorder with bleeding beneath
the skin or mucous membranes. It causes the surface of
the skin. Allergic purpura is a disease caused by
allergy to bacteria, parasites, food, or medicine etc.
leading to bleeding of capillaries. It affects not only
the skin, but joints, gastric-intestinal tract and
kidney.
(a) Purple patches on the skin--more patches appear
on both sides of lower limbs and hips, or upper
limbs may also be affected and the affected area may
be slightly itchy;
(b) Meanwhile, patient has fever, abdominal pain,
nausea, vomit, bloody stools, joint pain, etc.
Usually TCM is very effective when treating this
disease. In more severe cases, it may take from 2-6
weeks for the symptoms improve, if not completely
disappear. For cases with symptoms persisting for an
extended period of time, and especially if combined with
a chronic kidney infection, the treatment duration would
be longer.
This ailment,
according to TCM, has different syndromes. The treatment for
these syndromes using herbal medicine and acupuncture is shown
below.
Syndrome (a) Heat-toxic attacks on Blood Vessels
A
patient with heat-toxic attacks will show purplish and
red patches on his or her skin which may vary in size
and in form. There patient may also have a red tongue
with a fast pulse and dark yellow urine.
To treat byHerbal
medicine Therapeutic principle: Clear away heat-toxic
thereby cooling blood.
Prescription/Formula: Modified Decoction for
Clearing away Heat from the Ying System (qing ying tang)
(shui nu jiao) 30g, salvia (dan shen) 9g, uncooked
rehmannia (sheng di) 15g, moutan bark (mu dan pi) 9g,
(xuan shen) 20g, (jin yin hua) 9g, (lian qiao) 9g, (da
qing ye) 9g, etc.
To treat by Acupuncture and
Moxibustion Therapeutic principle: Clear-away heat and
toxic by reducing method.
Prescription: LI 11 (qu chi), ST. 36 (zu san li),
LI 4 (he gu), SP. 10 (xue hai), SP.6 (san yin jiao),
LIV. 3 (tai chong), etc.
A
person with a deficiency of qi and blood will have
patches on their skin which may be light red or dark.
These patches may come and go. They might also feel
dizzy, tired, short of breath with a poor appetite.
Other distinguishing features may be a sallow complexion
and a pale tongue with thin, white coating.
To treat by Herbal
medicine Therapeutic principle: To treat this using herbal
medicine, herbs may be used to boost the qi and nourish
the blood flowing through the system.
Prescription/Formula: Modified Decoction for
Invigorating the Spleen and Nourishing the Heart
(modified gui pi tang) Codonopsis (dang shen), astraglus
(huang qi), white atractylodes (bai zhu), tangui (dang
gui), rehmannia (sheng di) 9g each, licorice (gan cao)
5g, (xian he cao) 30g, jujube (da zao) 10 pieces, etc.
Simple prescription: Jujube (da zao) 15 pieces,
licorice (gan cao) 9g, decoct them for oral
administration. Take one half of the decoction each
time, twice daily to treat allergic purpura due to
insufficiency of the spleen.
To treat by Acupuncture and
Moxibustion Therapeutic principle: Boosting the qi and
nourishing the blood by a
reinforcing method and moxibustion
Prescription: Ren 6 (qi hai), Ren 3 (guan yuan),
ST. 36 (zu san li), BL.17 (ge shu), BL. 23 (shen shu),
etc.
Generally speaking, Qigong is good for healing effect of
this specific ailment, however individual results may
vary. It improves the flow of the qi and the circulation
of the blood, so you'll experience more energy, but, you
won't see/ feel any immediate effects, as with many
exercises and therapies, it takes a few weeks or even
months of practice before you'll see any significant
improvements.
For the information of different types of Qigong ,just
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This information is for education purpose only. We
strongly advise you seek a licensed Qigong master to
learn the correct ways to conduct these exercises before
attempting them.
(b) Medicated diet
1) Put appropriate quantity of Green Gram Seed (Ludou)
into the water to cook until it is soft enough to eat.
Drink the soup and eat the Green Gram Seed so as to
relieve internal heat.
2) Chinese Date ( Dazao) 15 pieces, Liquorice Root
(Gancao) 9g,
Put them into water to decoct. Take one prescription a
day, twice a day.
(c)
Life style
1) Having found out the cause of allergy, the patient
should avoid any touch of the same food or drug, such as
eggs, milk, fish and shrimp, or some antibiotic.
2) Do more exercises to increase disease-resistance. If
the focus of the disease such as Tonsillitis is found,
the patient should go to see the doctor immediately.
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