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Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science, And The Fight Against Allergic Disease

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science, And The Fight Against Allergic Disease

Ehrlich Henry | Li Xiu-min

(2016)

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Abstract

This book represents a new and hopeful paradigm for treatment of diseases that are spreading globally as countries adopt Western lifestyles and standards of living. It describes the phenomenal science and clinical efficacy of the work of Dr Xiu-Min Li across a broad array of immune and inflammatory diseases. These include food allergies, asthma, eczema, 'new' diseases such as mast cell disorders, obesity, and mental health problems that are part of a worldwide 'epidemic of progress'.The most allergic people are caught in a cycle of medication, steroid dependency, emergency hospitalization, and curtailing their activities and diets to avoid triggers. Children are 'losing their childhoods.' They are fighting a battle against diet, climate change, and environmental degradation. Dr Li offers them hope by healing the entire immune system, not just address symptoms. In her practice Dr Li treats complex combinations of allergic diseases for all ages, from infancy through adulthood, bringing relief to people who have suffered terribly from oozing, bleeding skin, desperate breathing disorders, and life-threatening food allergies. She uses her vast knowledge of biochemistry to improve on the traditional decoctions to create refined versions suitable for modern tastes and lifestyles. In contrast with Western pharmaceuticals, which are the study of 'one molecule's effects on one other molecule' Dr Li's work shows the effects of multiple molecules on multiple other molecules. Increasing numbers of scientists are beginning to see the possibilities for their own research, with the prospects for more collaborations with prestigious institutions around the world. allergyblogawardsuk.co.uk/5-managing-asthma-allergies-with-henry-erlich/

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
CONTENTS v
About the Authors vii
Acknowledgments ix
Notes on the Text xi
Foreword xiii
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 Food Allergy 1
Small Molecules Against IgE 8
Predicting a Reaction 13
“Tolerance in a Test Tube” 15
Three Cases of Frequent Severe Food Anaphylaxis 20
Treating Digestion 24
Postscript 27
Chapter 2 Asthma 29
Changing Face of FDA Regulation 37
First Things First — A Murine Model for Asthma Research 39
Feasibility — Can a Herbal Treatment Work without Ephedra? 40
Simplifying Herbal Formulas 46
Multi-Year Research 47
Study Design 49
Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation 50
Results 50
Effects on Adrenal Function 51
Effects on Serum IgE and Serum Cytokine Levels 51
Safety 52
Effect on Pulmonary Function and B2-agonist Use 52
Effect of ASHMI Treatment on Peripheral Eosinophils 52
Discussion 52
Phase I Study 54
Immunological Outcomes 55
IFN-γ and TGF-b: Which is the Key Measure? 58
Licorice to the Rescue? 59
Cell Viability 64
When Standard Medication is Not Enough 64
Neutrophil-Dominant Asthma 65
A Scientist’s Work is Never Done 67
ASHMI and Mental Health 67
“Bootleg” ASHMI 71
Maria P — Case Study I 72
“Donna” — Case Study II 75
Chapter 3 Atopic Dermatitis 77
Suffering by the Numbers 80
Intensity 80
The Treatment 82
Results 84
Medication Use 84
Quality of Life 85
Building a Network of Practitioners 86
Reducing IgE to Specific Foods While Treating the Skin 89
Dosing is a Compliance Issue 90
“Sally G” 90
“Megan C” 91
Life at Age 3 92
Six Months Later (June 2015) 94
Chapter 4 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 95
Ganoderic Acid C1 (GAC1) 99
GAC1 Inhibited TNF-α Production by RAW 264.7 Macrophages 101
GAC1 Suppressed TNF-α Production by PBMCs from CD Subjects 101
GAC1 Suppressed Inflammatory Cytokine Production from Mucosa from CD Subjects 101
GAC1 Inhibited the NF-κB Signaling Pathway in PBMCs 102
GAC1 Inhibited the NF-κB Signaling Pathway in the Mucosa 102
One Mother’s Crohn’s Story 102
Chapter 5 Mast Cell Activation Syndrome 105
“Conventional Treatment” of MCAS 108
Katherine M. — Case Study 108
Unnamed Malady 116
Chapter 6 Obesity 123
Experiment 1 125
Experiment 2 126
Results 126
Chapter 7 Future Research 129
Project 1 130
Project 2 131
Project 3 132
Project 4 132
Project 5 133
Translational Research 133
Project I 134
Project II 134
Project III 135
Foods that Mimic Health Threats 137
Collaborations 138
Future of Practice 139
Future of Supply 139
Triple Therapy 140
Appendix Information about Dr. Li’s Practice 141
Index 155