Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis

Three Methods of Multiple Targets, Multiple Pathways and Reinforcing Vital Essence and Strengthening Primordial Qi for Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis

Key specialty of State Traditional Chinese Medicine---- muscle atrophy treatment center of Hebei Yiling Hospital under the leadership of Professor Chen Jinliang, has focused on talent advantage and has been commitment to scientific research and treatment of myasthenia gravis for a long time. It has explored a mature and effective way of treatment, including the traditional Chinese medicine of reinforcing vital essence and strengthening primordial Qi, acupuncture method o fregulating mentality and Tongguan acupoint so as to achieve the comprehensive treatment, multi angle, multi target to play a role in the overall treatment. The symptoms of patients have disappeared, reaching the clinical cure.

Traditional Chinese Medicine of Reinforcing Vital Essence and Strengthening Primordial Qi:

According to the odd channels and collaterals disease theory, the traditional Chinese medicine preparation of Canrogn Qiangli Powder has been developed with effect of warming Yang, nourish Qi and restore vitality.

For the first etiological treatment, we think myasthenia is the concrete reflection of eight channels and meridians deficiency and block of ollateral Qi block. The eight channels and meridians have close relation with the viscera and organs on the body surface. Qi-Yang deficiency and damage and meridian blockage of Qi leads to loss of muscle nutrition, manifested as muscle weakness so treatment should focus on stimulating channels and collaterials and regulating Qi. This kind of drugs can regulate immune function of the body and activate acetylcholine receptors. They can also inhibit the abnormal autoimmune disorders, solve the transfer obstacles of acetylcholine fundamentally and restore muscle contractile function. For the treatment of the second disease, traditional Chinese medicine should be used to stimulate Yang, strengthen muscle and regenerate muscle, improve blepharoptosis, diplopia, strabismus, limb weakness, difficulty in swallowing, cough and choking and other symptoms caused by muscle weakness to relieve the pain of patients. For the third treatment of reinforcing vital essence, the advantage of overall regulation should be applied to balance of Yin and Yang, supplement Qi of human body, maintain normal immune function and reduce the recurrence of the disease.

The researchers have established experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis animal model (EAMG). According to the result of experiment, they show that: Shenrong Qiangli powder can significantly improve symptoms, improve muscle strength and EMG potential decay of electromyography in model rats, specifically inhibit proliferation of antibody and T cell against acetylcholine receptor and significantly reduce the destruction of acetylcholine receptor, but do not inhibit the normal immune function of EAMG rats. They illustrate that the mechanism of Senrong Qiangli powder in the treatment of EAMG is different to western medicine immunosuppressive agents instead of achieving the effects of treatment by adjusting the immune balance. Recently, combined with the newest treatment process of modern medicine on MG and EAMG, perspectives from specific cellular immune reaction, Th1 and Th2 imbalance, changes of related cytokine, gene expression, cell apoptosis etc. have fully confirmed the bidirectional immune regulation mechanism of Shenrong Qiangli Powder bidirectional and its role in Mg and EAMG, fully explaining that Shenrong Qiangli powder in the treatment of EAMG is different from bidirectional immune regulation effect of immunosuppressive agents of western medicine.