Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) By Using Amyotrophy Convalescence Pill Series Medicine
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease of the nervous system, affecting the brain cells (motor neurons) that carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles. This disorder generally affects both upper and lower motor neurons resulting in muscular weakness and the progressive wasting of muscles that have lost their nerve supply. Degeneration of these neurons causes muscle weakness, and muscle loss, usually starting in the hands and arms and then spreading to other parts of the body. Difficulty with speaking, swallowing, and breathing ensues, and death usually follows within 3 to 5 years. Onset commonly occurs between the ages of 35 and 65, slightly more frequently in men than in women. ALS is also called Lou Gehrig’s disease after the baseball star who died of it. There are a number of different forms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases with similar symptoms.
| Video: What is ALS? |
The first signs of ALS are often arm and leg weakness, muscle wasting and faint muscle rippling. These symptoms occur because muscles are no longer receiving the nutrient signals they need for growth and maintenance — a result of motor neurons dying. ALS nerve degeneration may also cause muscle cramps and vague pains, or problems with speech and swallowing. Some people with the disease may lose some control over their emotional responses. They may laugh or cry much more easily than in the past. Eventually, all voluntary muscle action is affected.
2. What Are the Symptoms?
The first signs of ALS are often arm and leg weakness, muscle wasting and faint muscle rippling. These symptoms occur because muscles are no longer receiving the nutrient signals they need for growth and maintenance — a result of motor neurons dying. ALS nerve degeneration may also cause muscle cramps and vague pains, or problems with speech and swallowing. Some people with the disease may lose some control over their emotional responses. They may laugh or cry much more easily than in the past. Eventually, all voluntary muscle action is affected.
3. What Causes ALS?
The exact cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is unknown. Allergic responses, infectious and/or viral agents have been proposed as possible causes of this disorder, but none has been proven. Approximately 5 to 10 percent of all cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are hereditary.
For most people with ALS, the vast majority of their children are not at any greater risk to develop this disease than the general population. This type of ALS is often called “sporadic ALS” due to its unpredictable nature. ALS researchers have found no difference between the symptoms and disease progression in the sporadic and genetic forms of ALS. Therefore, since the genetic and acquired forms of ALS appear to be similar, an understanding of the cause of the genetic form could lead to treatment for all forms of the disease.
4. How ALS is diagnosed?
To determine if you have ALS, your doctor will perform an evaluation that includes a physical exam, medical history, lab tests such as blood and urine tests, and imaging tests such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spinal cord.
Electromyography (EMG) may be used to test the health of your muscles and the nerves controlling your muscles. This test is very sensitive in detecting lower motor neuron disease.
There are no standard laboratory tests for upper motor neuron disease. But certain signs may be interpreted by your doctor as signs of ALS such as:
| 1 | Diminished fine motor coordination | |
| 2 | Babinski’s reflex, an unusual flexing of the toes that signals damaged nerve paths | |
| 3 | Muscle cramps, which can be painful, and twitching | |
| 4 | Spasticity, a specific type of stiffness that causes jerky, hard to control movements |
5. Treatment by Western Medicine
| 1 | Riluzole At present, Riluzole is the only drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of ALS. It is also the only drug shown to extend the survival of ALS patients. Although the exact cause of ALS is unknown, glutamic acid, the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, may play a major role in disease etiology. |
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| 2 | Sanofi Sanofi is a nonpeptide compound which possesses neurotrophin-like activity at nanomolar concentrations in vitro, and after administration of low oral doses in vivo. The compound reduces the histological, neurochemical and functional deficits produced in widely divergent models of experimental neurodegeneration. |
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| 3 | Myotrophin A recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I (rhIGF-I). Myotrophin is a man-made form of the natural protein insulin-like growth factor-I. This protein is important for normal human growth and development. Studies have shown the drug to slow down the progression on ALS symptoms. |
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| 4 | Vitamins Many investigators believe that nerve cells may die as a result of oxidation injury. Although there have been no proven benefits to anti-oxidant therapy, interest has been somewhat renewed since the discovery of “the ALS gene,” |
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| 5 | Creatine An over-the-counter supplement popular as a muscle builder among athletes is also available for treating Lou Gehrig’s disease. |
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| To get more information regarding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) please refer to wikipedia.org | ||
6. Chinese Medicine Treatmen
The following are main diagnosis points summed up by TCM :
| 1 | Dryness-heat damaging liquid Main symptoms:  forceless fingers, palm muscle atrophy, weakness with upper limbs(accompanied with muscle trembling), dry skin, thirsty, deranged speech, vexation, dry stool, red tougue, tongue fur dry yellow, fine pulse.Therapeutic principle: Clearing away pathogenic heat, moisten the dryness, nourish yi and engender liquid. Herbal Medicine Formula:Sha Shen Mai Dong Decoction Composition: Sha Shen 30g, Yu Zhu 12g, Shang Ye 12g, Mai Dong 30g, Sheng Bian Dou 12g, Hua Fen 15g, Shi Gao 24g, Shang Zhi 30g, Shi Gua Luo 10g, Xi Yang Shen 6g Administration: Decocted with water, one time every day. Note: The formula ingredients should change a little according to patients’ practical sydromes. |
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| 2 | Liver-kidney Yin vacuity Main symptoms: Fatigue, muscle atrophy and trembling, sluggish movement, vexing heat in the five hearts, dry mouth and thirst, insomina, night sweat, dry stool, seminal emission or efflux, red tongue, feeble tongue body, fine and deep pulse. Therapeutic principle Nourish liver and kidney, strengthen sinew and bone Herbal Medicine Formula: Hu Qian Variant Pill Composition: Shu Di 12g, Gui Ban Jiao 10g, huang Bai 12g, Zhi Mu 15g, Guo Gu 15g, Shuo Yang 10g, Niu Qi 15g, Du Zhong 10g, Chen Pi 10g, Bai Shao 30g, Dang Shen 30g Administration: Decocted with water, one time every day. Note: The formula ingredients should change a little according to patients’ practical sydromes |
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| 3 | Spleen-kidney Yang Vacuity Main symptoms: F atigue and thin, muscle trembleing, bad appetite, reduced food intake, short breath, pale complexion, fear of cold and cold limbs, clear-food diarrhea, urinary incontinence, impotence, pale tender-soft enlarged tongue, fine deep or slow deep pulse.  Therapeutic principle:Warm and nourish spleen and kidney, strengthen sinew and bone Herbal Formula: Lu Jiao Jiao Variant Pill Composition: Lu Jiao Jiao 10g, Tu Shi Zi 12g, Niu Qi 15g, Du Zong 12g, Shu Di 6g, Huang Qi 30g, Dang Shen 15g, Fu Ling 15g, Fu Zi 10g, Ji Xue Teng 30g, Sha Ren 5g Administration: Decocted with water, one time every day. Note: The formula ingredients should change a little according to patients’ practical symptoms. |
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| 4 | Qi Vacuity and blood stasis Main symptoms: Fatigue and thin with body, painful and trembling muscle, numb muscle, tiredness and difficult speech, dark tongue body, stasis macule upon tongue fur, deep and fine and rough pulse. Therapeutic principle Nourish qi and quicken blood, dispel stasis and open channels Herbal Formula: Zhen Tui Variant Pill Composition: Ren Shen 10g, Bai Zhu 12g, Huang Qi 15g, Dang Gui 12g, Ru Xiang 6g, Muo Yao 6g, Wu Gong 2 pieces, San Jia Zhu 6g, Ji Xue Teng 30g, Niu Qi 12g, Wei Ling Xian 12g Administration: Decocted with water, one time every day. Note: The formula ingredients should change a little according to patients’ practical symptoms. |
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7. Effective Chinese Herbal Formulas
| 1 | Modified Jian Bu Hu Qian Pill Composition: Huang Qi, Xian Ling Pi, Hai Long, Hai Ma, Ren Shen, Gui Ban, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Gou Qi Zi, Du Zong, Chuan Duan, Tu Shi Zi, Shuo Yang, Bai Zhu, Yi Yi Ren, Chen Pi, Niu Qi, Mu Gua, Qin Jiao, Qi She, Bao Gu, Bu Gu Zhi, Zhi Mu, Huang Bai, Gui Zhi, Du Huo, Fang Feng. Administration: Grind the herbs into powder to make water pill. 3g to 9g every time, 2 to 3 times daily. Formula Source: Shanghai Chinese Medicine 1985:11:32 |
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| 2 | Marrow Engendering and Atrophy Recovering Pill Composition: Shi Di, Shang Ji Sheng, Yin Yang Huo, Shuo Yang, Ba Ji, Gui Zhi, Chi Shao, Huang Qi, Zhi Shou Wu, Bu Gu Zhi, Gu Shui Bu, Xu Duan, Dang Shen, Bai Zhu, Wu Gong, Lu Jiao, Ma Qian Zi. Administration: Grind the herbs into powder, with which to make 300 honey pills. One pill every time, 2 times daily. |
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| 3 | Marrow Nourishing Pill Composition: Huang Qi, Shu Di, Ji Xue Teng, Tai Shen, Bai Zhu, Dang Gui, Lu Jiao Jiao, Bu Gu Zhi, Chuan Duan, Niu Qi, Gan Cao, Gui Ban, Gou Qi, Tu Shi Zi, Yan Zhi Mu, Yan Huang Bai. Administration: Take decocted every day. One time every day. |
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| 5 | Agile Strode Decoction Composition: Gui Ban, Shu Di, Zhi Mu, Huang Bai, Chen Pi, Bai Shao, Niu Qi, Hu Gu, Du Zhong, Chuan Duan, Tu Shi Zi, Dang Gui, Yun Ling, Bai Zhu, Gan Cao. Administration: Take decocted with water. One time every day. |
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| 6 | Formula By Doc. Shang Er Shou Part 1: Powder: Tian Ma, Quan Xie, Wu Gong Administration: Grind them into powder and take the powder three times in one day. Part 2: Decoction: Chang Pu, Mai Dong, Gou Teng, Fu Shou, Mu Li, Long Gu, Bai Zhu, Tao Ren, Chi Shao, Hong Hua, Shen Qu, Mai Ya, San Zha, Gan Chao, Shen Jin Cao, Zhen Zhu Mu. Administration: Take decocted with water, one time every day |
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Composition:8. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Amyotrophy Convalescence Pill Series
Myelophathy Hospital has long been involved in the study of ALS. After more than Picking herbs for ALS treatment 15 years of clinical experiments Amyotrophy 
Convalescence Pill Series medicine has been verified to be veru effective in treating ALS. For effectively treating ALS, most patients are advised to use 2 kinds or 3 kinds of medicine together to treat the illness. For severe cases assistant pill should be added for support in addition to the two. Till now the out-patients with ALS amounted to 846 and among them 592 are male and 254 female. The oldest patient aged 73, the youngest is 12 years old. The effective rate (improvement rate) is 86.9%. Such attainment brough lot of praise and honor to Ghangcheng Myelophathy Hospital. Here we list two cases for study:
8-1. Case One
Li Dacheng, male, Langfang town, Hebei Province. Appeared with symptoms as four limb weakness, muscular atrophy of upper extremities in 1984. From the Autumn of 1990 on, he began to have speech difficulty, hoarseness, dinking bucking, suffering falls when walking. On May 3, 1993 his conditions got worse and admissioned into our hospital. Then he lost the ability of self-care, very thinness, blurred speech, atrophy found with lingualis and muscle of hypothenar, wagging when walking, suffered falls often. Amyotrophy Convalescence Pill series medicine were prescribed for him to take, On July 17, 1993 he came to see doctor here in our hospital again and found to be much of spirits, clear speech than before, the bucking when drinking water disappears, no falls when walking. On September 3, 1993. He came again and from his own description we knew he was able to support himself in daily life, red complexion, weight increased, clear speech. No recurrence happened till now.
8-2. Case Two
Wang Qian, femael, 15 years old. Taxation Beauru of Tangshan City, Hebei Province. On March 21, 1990 patient found the atrophy with left side on lingualis and the amyostasia of lingualis. Also, found signs of atrophy along the thenar eminence and hypothenar. Began to take Amyotrophy Convalescence Pill series medicine and 40 days later the location when there was atrophy with lingualis found normal lingualis and the wrinkle began to disappear. Two months later, fully recovered.
9. Combination Treatment: Qigong Practice
9-1. Mechanism
Qigong, an ancient science and art of health, is a traditional form of Chinese energy excise and healing art for the body, mind, and spirit. Qigong is for establishing balance in and for helping to heal people who are struggling with chronic degenerative conditions such as paralysis, cancer, asthma, cardiovascular and so on.
Qigong practice for ALS treatmentPeople will ask us what the mechanism of qigong is. Generally speaking, like in a rice field, western medicine always have the trend of using all their means to kill the weeds. But in the meantime the rice shoots incur damage, more or less. Most patients know what the results is when 
they receive radiotherapy and chemotherapy. But for qigong practice, at beginning it will directly strengthen patients immune system as well as activate inner energy system. In a word, it seeks to harmonize the relationship of all internal organs rahter than distinguish which is friend and which is enemy. How to achieve such aim, you may ask? For a tree, at the very beginning there is no division of which is normal and which is abnormal for it stays at initiative stage of the very root. But later different branches develop into various forms, and good, bad, long, short, etc. come into being. By adopting special means we can reverse the process of growth and take the course of sailing against the life current to return back to the very beginning. Once we reach that state there should be no any “branches” possibly existing to wield effects upon our physical existence. Qigong is just the method of how to take the reversing course for the health well being, physically and mentally.
As like to let the rice shoots get stronger and stronger, the weeds will have less and less effects upon the rice shoots. As the process continues, it is sure someday the weeds will no longer have effect upon the rice shoots. Later the time will come of the rice shoots overpowering weeds. If patients can properly proceed with the practice, qigong can bring them much more than they could expect, especially the serene happiness common people could never have chance to experience throughout their life time. Qigong is the study of practice rather than just a theory. Here we like to offer free Qigong course to all patients.
9-2. Qigong Course in DVD FormatWe’d like to offer free DVD training course to patients who buy our medicine and have interest in practicing the art. Also, people should know before hand that such practice is for the patients who cannot sit cross-legged and cannot stretch their arms. Such materials can be sent by emails and is easy to get. We’d like to offer suggestion to practitoners when they encounter any problem with such self practice. They are advised to practice the art every day, together with the Amyotrophy Convalescence Pill Series medicine prescribed by doctors. For more information regarding I-Chi Qigong practice please CLICK HERE
9-3 Correspondence CourseFor patients who are able to move their arms and sit cross-legged please try DaMo Qigong Correspondence Course. Such correspondence course contains 4 DVDs (MPEG format, can play at most DVD Player and computers with Windows system or OS), the book The Way To Eternity and Correspondence Course. The video discs contain qigong master’s teaching for 49 postures which is the first step of Laying Foundation and it is a very complicated series practice. Follow the practical teaching practitioners can personally know how to proceed with the practice, step by step.
By mastering the essentials of Qigong practice, many people with chronic diseases such as ALS, MG, SM, diabetes, general weakness, colitis, etc. can us such internal healing arts to heal themselves with assistance from some herbal medicine. For more information please CLICK HERE.
9-4. WudangTaoist Alchemy, Qigong & Tai Chi WorkshopsWudang Taoist Internal Alchemy, Qigong & Taichi Workshops will be held everyyear during September 9-25, at Mount Wudang, one birth place for Chinese Taoism and Taoist inner alchemy practice.
Such workshop offers the classes teaching from Qigong, Daoyin, I-Ching, Chinese astrology (Big Liu Ren), meditation, Taoist yoga, Taoist inner alchemy, Buddhism and the essence of consciousness. So, people can learn not only the practical health preservation approaches, but also the Taoist and Buddhist philosophy. It can tremendously open people’s mind to reach a very high level while help people master the most valuable self-healing arts for treat many chronic diseases. For more details please Click Here
Yes, we also teach medical Qigong, including external Qi, diagnosis, and self-healing arts. As to the details of the teaching coverage please read the simplified workbook at HERE
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Ghangcheng Myelophathy Hospital
189 Dongfeng Road
LiChuan District, Enshi City
Hubei Province, China 445000
Tel: 0086-133-8689-0186 (foreign)
Fax: 0086-136-0988-6620
Ghangcheng Myelophathy Hospital
- 189 Dongfeng Road
LiChuan District, Enshi City
Hubei Province, China 445000