Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease and it is now epidemical in the Northeast, Middle West, and Northwest regions of the United States. The number of reported cases has doubled in last decade and the infection scale has become larger than HIV. Aside from hepatitis C, Lyme Disease may be the second largest infectious disease in this country. Worldwide, it is also rapidly spreading in Canada, Europe, and Asia. There is great controversy concerning the diagnosis, treatments, and prognosis of Lyme disease, especially regarding the chronic and persistent form. This controversy has often left chronically infected patients without adequate medical care. Due to the special features of the Lyme spirochete and its multiple co-infections, conventional Western antibiotics treatments have not proven to be very effective. Stand-alone antibiotics treatment has become less effective overtime due to increased resistance and adaptation of germs. The Western medical approach to this infectious disease is to focus only on killing the pathogen. It does not address the complexities of the Lyme pathogenesis and various associated complications in chronic infections. Modern Chinese medicine is an integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. We use this integrative system for the treatment of chronic Lyme disease. With over a decade of practical clinical experience, we have found that modern Chinese herbal treatment with supplemental acupuncture applied to Lyme disease (especially its auto-immunity and immune complex related complications) yields a much better clinical outcome than the conventional stand-alone antibiotics approach. What is modern Chinese herbology and how does its phytopharmacology match with the pathophysiology of Lyme disease? What are the shortcomings of conventional Western approach in treating chronic Lyme disease? How does MCM treat Lyme disease with herbal remedies and what are the phytopharmacology of these herbal remedies? This book is a comprehensive discussion about traditional and Modern Chinese Medicine and aims to answer these questions in detail.
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About the Author – Dr. Qingcai Zhang Following graduation from Shanghai Second Medical University in 1962, Dr. Qingcai Zhang worked as a physician at the Medical University’s Reijing Hospital, conducting clinical and laboratory research to integrate Chinese and Western medicine. He later became an associate professor of medicine at Shanghai Second Medical University. In 1980, he was awarded a World Health Organization scholarship, which supported his two-year fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1984 he worked as a research fellow at the Wakai Clinic in Nagoya, Japan. A year later, he received a one-year appointment from the University of California at Davis as a visiting professor. From 1986 to 1992, Dr. Zhang was the primary researcher at the Oriental Healing Arts Institute in Long Beach, California, where he conducted research on treating AIDS with Chinese medicine, designed herbal formulas for the treatment of AIDS, and published two books on AIDS and Chinese medicine. He began his private practice in 1990, first in Cypress, California, and then in New York City. He is the founder of Zhang’s Clinic in New York City and White Plains, New York. Since 1987, he has been focusing on treating chronic viral infections, such as viral hepatitis and AIDS; infectious diseases such as Lyme disease; and autoimmune diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Zhang is a member of the Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors World Class Brainstorming Team, the Advisory Committee of the Science of Polaris Corporation, Dr. Weil’s web site, and the Silvia Science Pharmaceutical Corporation. He has given lectures on modern Chinese medicine and AIDS, hepatitis, and Lyme disease nationwide. Also by the author: AIDS and Chinese Medicine: Applications of the Oldest Medicine to the Newest Disease, Compound Q – Trichosanthin and its Clinical Applications, and Healing Hepatitis C with Modern Chinese Medicine. He is a contributing author of the following books: Hepatitis C Choices – Distinctive Viewpoints on Choices for Your Hepatitis C Journey, Alternative Medicine –The Definitive Guide, and Family Guide to Natural Medicine.
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By Connie Strasheim, cancer and Lyme book author (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This book offers a refreshing approach on how to treat Lyme disease through the use of herbal antibiotics. The author has been treating Lyme cases for many years and is an expert in modern chinese medicine. His approach is simple, yet powerful, and involves the use of several Chinese herbal combinations to treat Lyme and co-infections.
Some of the book is devoted to discussion of the pharmacological properties of the herbs, which I feel is less useful to the layperson and perhaps more useful to a physician or biochemist. I would have liked to have read more about his approach to diet and lifestyle but the book is otherwise excellent. He outlines a full protocol for treating Lyme so that if one wishes to pursue healing without the aid of a physician, this book makes that possible. Thank you, Dr. Zhang!
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very informative,
By Lyzz Williams (california) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lyme Disease and Modern Chinese Medicine (Paperback)
After suffering from lyme for a few years, I came across this book which was recommended to me by a friend. I found it very detailed and very informative. the author goes into great detail on what the ingredients of each of his products are and what they do. He also mentions dosages as well as short stories in regards to people who are taking his products. I contacted the author and he was very professional and showed a great understanding for how to treat lyme. I have been taking his products for a year now and have seen great results. i highly recommend reading this book to gain to a better understanding of the products used to help treat lyme. I have been to many physicians and none take the time to explain what each product does and how it will help me over come this disease. This author does and also in talking with him, he doesn't make you feel forced to do anything unlike many of the other physicians who make it seems they know what they are talking about but never really prove it. this author really knows what his talking about and is the real deal.
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Very little held back,
By Dennis "dezinerd" (southern tip of Lake Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This book tell about the good doctors treatment methods. Explained are the difference between western medicine and modern chineese medicine which draws from modern western and ancient chineese practice. The herbs used are listed but it seems they may vary according to each patients needs. This is a scholarly treatease that is footnoted but was an easy read for this non technical reader. The book points out the unreliability of some tests but provides a work around where the patient notes the effect of the herbs on their symptoms. This is where the Doctors skill comes into play in knowing what to prescribe. If you are treating your disease yourself this book has a lot of information. Many thanks to Dr.Zhang for sharing his knowledge.
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