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Overview and Causes|
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. |
2. Symptoms|
(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. Return To Top |
3. TCM Effectiveness
and Evaluation
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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. |
4.
Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM
This ailment, according to TCM,
has different syndromes. The treatment for these syndromes using herbal
medicine and acupuncture is shown below.
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(a) Qigong and other therapies
For effect of Qigong on the blood circulation system, click here. 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. The following types of Qigong may help:
For the information
of different types of Qigong ,just click a link above. (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 6.
Psychological Adaptation to a Chronic and Severe Illness Please click the following button to learn "Psychological Adaptation to a Chronic and Severe Illness".
Acknowledgments: We also greatly acknowedge Ms. Najaf Munir, MBBS, for her editorial support. Ms. Munir simplified the highly technical medical documents into easy-to-read documents, for the enjoyment and education of our numerous visitors. |
5. Healing by
Other Therapies
