Aplastic Anemia and Its Blood Cell Regeneration Treatment

　　Aplastic anemia is a kind of syndrome with decreases in whole blood cells including red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets resulted from the decline in the hematopoietic function of bone marrow caused by physical, chemical or biological factors. Its major clinical manifestations include anemia, hemorrhages and repeated infections. The hematopoietic function of bone marrow is closely associated with hematopoietic stem cells, the hematopoietic microenvironment and the immunologic function. So the pathogenesis of aplastic anemia is associated with the lack or damages in hematopoietic stem cells, the impairments of the hematopoietic microenvironment and the dysfunction of the immunologic function. The relationships between the three are just like the relationships between the seed, the soil and the worm. The hematopoietic stem cells are the seeds, the hematopoietic microenvironment is the soil and the dysfunction of the immunologic function is the worm. The hematopoietic function can be affected if any one of the three is in problem. According to the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the generation of blood is most closely connected with the kidney and the spleen. The kidney stores the essence and governs the generation of bone marrow from the bone system and the transformation of essence to blood. The spleen governs the transformation and transportation. The acquired foodstuff and refined nutritious substances transform into blood through the transformation and transportation function of spleen. So the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine takes the kidney and the spleen as the starting points in the analysis and treatment of aplastic anemia. Modern Chinese Medicine believes that aplastic anemia is the result of the injuries of the Zangfu-organs and loss of essence and blood caused by physical, chemical or biological pathogens and toxins. The best therapeutic strategy for this disease is to clear away the pathogens and toxins, replenish the essence, nourish the bone marrow, invigorate the vital Qi and enhance the generation of blood. Studies in modern Chinese medicine show that many herbs with the functions of tonifying the kidney, replenishing essence, nourishing the bone marrow, enhancing the generation of blood, strengthening the spleen, replenishing the vital Qi, and clearing away heat and toxic materials would also have the functions of stimulating the growth of hematopoietic stem cells, improving the hematopoietic microenvironment of the bone marrow and regulating the immunologic function. 　　 The Blood Cell Regeneration Treatment is a specially designed method that can fully take the advantage of the synergetic effects of these medicines and the combination of oral administration and external treatment. This is very helpful to achieve the aim of clearing away the pathogens and toxins, replenishing the essence and nourishing the bone marrow and finally restore the hematopoietic function of the bone marrow. The Blood Cell Regeneration Treatment is composed of three parts, the oral administration method, the external treatment method and the foot bath method. The ion penetration method and the foot bath method are the newly developed methods for the treatment of aplastic anemia based on the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine in recent　 years. The ion penetration agent is a kind of new formulation developed as the result of the combination of pharmaceutics and physical therapy in clinical use. The active ingredients of the herbs are first extracted and then are prepared into a kind of solution with certain concentrations. Then put a certain amount of this solution onto a part of the surface of the body with gauze or other bibulous materials and use a direct current to force the medicines to penetrate into the skin. After the medicines are absorbed by the body they would take their effects locally or systemically. The Zangfu-organs are connected with the surface of the body through meridians and acupoints. So we can regulate the functions of the Zangfu-organs by stimulating the acupoints on the surface of the body. These ingredients can penetrate into the body as ions and take their 　　pharmacological effects when they are absorbed. The Ion Penetration Method is developed based on the theory of “treating the internal illness with an external method”. It is a combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern science and technology. The pathogenesis of the disease is first ascertained by the theories of Traditional Chinese medicine and then Chinese herbal medicines with the functions of clearing away pathogens and toxins, replenishing the essence and nourishing the bone marrow are carefully selected according to the specific symptoms and signs of the patients. And than medicines are put on such acupuncture points like shenshū and pishū to perform the ion penetration treatment. The active ingredients of these medicines penetrate into the body from these acupunctrure points and reach the Zangfu-organs along the mendians and exert their effects of clearing away pathogens and toxins, replenishing the essence and nourishing the bone marrow. The feet are very rich in acupuncture points. The acupuncture points that can influence hematogenesis include yǒngqun, zhohǎi, tixī, shuǐqun, jiěxī, ldu, nitng, chōngyng, yǐnbi, tibi, sānyīnjiāo, gōngsūn, shāngqiū, kūnln, shēnmi and zhyīn. These acupuncture points are connected to the Zangfu-organs with the meridians. The theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that stimulating these acupuncture points can have the functions of dredging the vital channel Qi, nursing and regulating the vital Qi and blood, and regulating the functions of the Zangfu-organs. Modern holographic biology believes that every part of the body has a corresponding echoing area in the foot area. Stimulating these echoing areas can result in physiological responses and changes in their respective corresponding parts in the body and thus cure the illness in those areas. The Foot Bath Hematogenesis Method is developed based on the theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern holographic biology. This method uses Chinese herbal medicines with the functions of clearing away pathogens and toxins, tonifying the kidney, invigorating blood circulation or nourishing the blood in the foot bath. The effects of these medicines can directly reach the Zangfu-organs along the meridians. At the same time the acupuncture points in the foot area are massaged to dredge the channel vital Qi, nurse and regulate the vital Qi and blood. So the hematopoietic function of the bone marrow can be restored and blood cells be regenerated. The Hemogenesis Regulation Method is the perfect combination of the oral administration method, the foot bath method and the ion penetration method. The pathogenesis of this disease is ascertained using the theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Chinese herbal medicines used are carefully chosen according to the specific symptoms and signs of the patients suffered from aplastic anemia. Our clinical practices show that with the synergic effects of these three methods the Hemogenesis Regulation Method can achieve fast and effective curative effects for the treatment of aplastic anemia. This method is newly developed in recent years. It has been curing more and more patients suffered from aplastic anemia.