Yesterday, a friend called me and said that his relative’s daughter-in-law had a stroke and had not recovered for a week. He asked me what I could do. I asked: Are there acupuncture and Chinese medicine now? He said: Yes, she is much better now. So I said, it’s OK if she is much better, just continue to take medicine and exercise.
He asked: Is there a faster way? I told him: There are different types of strokes, not everyone can recover well, young people may recover faster, and it is more difficult when you are older. In short, everyone’s body is different. Then I asked: Should there be numbness in the hands and feet, head and face before the stroke? Why didn’t you treat it in time?
He said: It was true. She worked in a factory. At first, her hands became numb. She thought it was due to lack of blood. Then her feet became numb. She asked the doctor to prescribe medicine, but it didn’t work, so she didn’t continue to see the doctor. Then her tongue became numb, and then she had a stroke. If she hadn’t been sent to the hospital in time, she might have died.
I said: In short, they just don’t pay attention to it and think it’s a minor problem. If you go to my hometown and the road from my hometown to the town, you will see 6 to 7 elderly people staggering on the road every day. They are not employees of some Xiang instant noodles. It’s not a congenital problem, but a sequelae of a stroke, so you can’t take it lightly.
He asked me: What prescriptions do Chinese medicine practitioners usually use for numbness in hands and feet (my friend is a Western doctor)? I told him that there is Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction (Huangqi, Guizhi, Baishao, Jiang, and Dazao), which is mainly used for insufficient Qi and blood. There is also Buyang Huanwu Decoction (Huangqi, Dangguiwei, Chishao, Dilong (without soil), Chuanxiong, Safflower, and Peach Kernel), which is used for blood stasis constitution and is a prescription by Wang Qingren.
For example, last time, a fan always had numbness in his hands, only at night, but not during the day. When I saw that his tongue was dark and the blood vessels under his tongue were thick (like coral), I asked him to use Buyang Huanwu Decoction. After taking a few doses, the numbness in his hands rarely occurred. Later, I asked him to take Wuji Baifengchu. After taking several boxes, his body recovered.
So if the condition is not serious, you can also use some Wuji Baifengchu. People who have had a stroke often have insufficient Qi and blood, so if you have these numbness symptoms, you should not sit for a long time. You should exercise regularly and take some Chinese medicine. Some people think that it is okay and continue to play cards and mahjong. As a result, they drool while playing and then realize that they have had a stroke. It is too late.
A few days ago, I was chatting with a man who works in the construction industry. He is 68 years old and still in good health. Last year, he fell off a shelf while working and sprained his ankle. It took him more than three months to heal. He walks with a limp. He said, “I don’t even dare to walk with my father-in-law. His father-in-law had a stroke last year and he also walks with a limp.”
He said: If I walk with him, I turn left and he turns right. Maybe we will be fighting. If people see us, won’t they laugh to death? Both of them are “拐脚”, which is Hakka, meaning they limp! Of course, this is just a joke after dinner.
There are many people suffering from stroke now. I think everyone should be aware of Chinese medicine. Some things cannot be delayed. If they cannot be cured, your family may have to take care of you. Isn’t that embarrassing? You can eat, sleep and walk by yourself. How free you are!
