What is the chinese herb that is an alternative treatment for pulmonary fibrosis?

Question

It was used for pulmonary fibrosis and COPD type problems?

Answer 1

You would need ot see your chinese medicine practitioner for the herbal formula. Each formula is combined specifically for the patient. Chinese medicine does not look at the pulmonary fibrosis as the problem but as the symptym, depending on the combination of underlying causes your formula may differ somewhat from someone else with a similar condition brought on by different causes.

There are certain herbs that are standard ingredients for a given type of problem but your specific formula should be made for you. These are pharmaceutical herbs and should be used under the care and direction of your chinese medicine practitioner just at your western medicine should be used under the direction of your doctor.

The skep doc is obviously not aware that chinese medicine is proving efficacious by scientific study for more and more conditions. He also appears unaware of the huge money and political power of the pharmaceutical companies that hold high stakes in being able to offer treatments for diseases but not cures. I used to work both as a consultant and as an employee for a pharmaceutical company in their research department. There is a lot of money and power invested in not finding cures.

Good luck in your search, I hope you can find a practitioner to provide you with the formula that will serve you best.

Answer 2

Found this web page on the web: Experimental Study on Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis by Chinese Drugs and Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine ( It's in Chinese ... http://scholar.ilib.cn/Abstract.aspx?A=z... ) - The last sentence reads: salvia miltiorrhiza treatment to Pulmonary Fibrosis has curative effect.

Doederlein's Spikemoss herb (Latin name: Herba Selaginellae Doederleinii) is use to cure lungs and nose cancer. You may try these two herbs combined. Consult your TCM practitioner before using them.

Answer 3

Go to www.swanson vitamins.com,underconditionsspecific theres a lung essentials/cost $9.59 in the catalog before me for 120 caps/Item #D4SWC007;based on a ancient: chinese formula/for nutritional support of healhy lungs and respiratory tract./has 15 items in it ,glehnia littoralis rt;poria cocos/mushroom;astragalis;citrus reticulata;frittallaria vrticillata;Ophiopogon japonicus,Ive seen this in a o. of  formulas;salvia;schizandra;tremella fuctiformus;panax quinquefolium;cordyceps<said to put more oxygen in system,wears off may cause respiratory distress>;ginko biloba;scutellaria baicalensis///2 caps ,3 times a day it says.Magnesium helps breathing,ashma.Intravenous in emgcy greatly helps.Quercitin by itself also helps breathing difficulties,or with magnesium,and crdyceps ext..

Answer 4

There are almost no medical treatments for pulmonary fibrosis,

so if any of the alternative treatments actually worked, respirologists would jump at the chance to offer their patients something.

There isn't any.