Re: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Autism Herbal Study Results

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I read your study and it is interesting. Our pediatrician gave us a bottle of

TCM tea - Bao He Tang (Disgest The mess) from Si Jin Bao. My son didn't iek the

taste of it, even in juice. Is there anything you could suggest for him to take

this tea? Have you heard of it?

I would like to learn more about herbals and TCM for autism. Are there

websites/books for this?

Thanks,

Susi

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Susie

Bao He Wan/Tang is a formula for food stagnation and we typically prescribe

it for overeating or the eating of contaminated food. It could be used for

nutritional impairment when too many grains are slowing down the system as

well. There are a few herbs in there that I have found helpful for ASD but

not typically a formula I would go to, there are much better options for

treating gut issues unless your child is habitually overeating.

Taking tea - misc. thoughts: honey is the biggest one, watering it down

significantly and drinking it throughout the day, putting it into capsules

if your child will swallow them, all formulas taste different so your son

might not respond that way to all herbs, recently a patient and I were

discussing alternate ways and I suggested trying the chocolate wafer idea

that does on www.enzymestuff.com and we were also thinking of trying

to make some sort of herbal pops like the RevitaPops but that requires

kitchen experimentation

Websites/books - no there really isn't which is why I did the study. There

are of course materia medica books, books on TCM which Between Heaven and

Earth is a great introduction into TCM in general, there are books on

pediatrics, but no books specifically on TCM and Autism. I might take that

on in some time but right now I really want to see what it looks like

treating kids across the board and what it looks like after a year or so of

treatment. I don't want to put the cart before the horse. But I am more

than happy to discuss it more, I am extremely inspired by what happened with

the study, with how my own son is doing, and the prospects of the future.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:55 AM, gfcfmommy <gfcfmommy@...> wrote:

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> I read your study and it is interesting. Our pediatrician gave us a bottle

> of TCM tea - Bao He Tang (Disgest The mess) from Si Jin Bao. My son didn't

> iek the taste of it, even in juice. Is there anything you could suggest for

> him to take this tea? Have you heard of it?

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> I would like to learn more about herbals and TCM for autism. Are there

> websites/books for this?

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> Thanks,

> Susi

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The study is over 20 pages long and well worth the read, especially for the

daily log comments and pictures but here is the crux of the study.

1. Overall how effective did you find TCM for your child?

Response Response

Percent Count

Significant Improvement 42.9% 3

Symptoms Worsened And

Then Significant Improvement 0.0% 0

Some Improvement 28.6% 2

Symptoms Worsened And Then

Improved 28.6% 2

No Improvement 0.0% 0

Symptoms Only Worsened 0.0% 0

Please explain your impression of TCM and it's effects on your child, if you

have tried other treatments how did TCM compare?

1. *** has become much more social and tolerating foods better. This is

significant for us. Like many other therapies I have done with *** they are not

a cure all, but I did not see any regression with this therapy.

2. I found it to be very gradual, but positive. *** also asked for it on

occasion and this indicated to me that it was overall very positive.

3. I have hopes that with continued therapy with ACA *** can achieve more health

and wellness.

4. The last batch seemed to have had the best effects on ***

5. TCM did really well with increasing fluidity of language, physical ability

and creative play skills. We saw an increase in hyperactivity, body control and

constipation.

6. Of all the other many treatments - TCM has been the most effective. We saw

little to no side effects and huge improvement in symptoms.

7. Compared to other treatments TCM was more gentle and we were very happy with

the effects.

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> Hi Everyone,

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> Early this year it became apparent that there were some real possibilities

> of using Chinese herbal medicine (TCM) to treat ASD. As a parent of a child

> with Autism and being a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) I decided to form a

> study comprised of parents and children on the mb12 valtrex and

> enzymesforautism groups. The study was 12 weeks long and consisted of

> taking Chinese herbal formulas. I am very pleased with the results and am

> very excited to see what the future holds for the treatment of our children

> with TCM.

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> I will attach the study results in the groups folders in case they do

> not come through here. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

> We also have a group TCMandAutism that was set up for

> the study but has now been opened up for those interested in joining.

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> Ormonde, L.Ac.

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