MCM Treatments for Alcoholic
Hepatitis
- The
most important first step is to STOP DRINKING permanently.
This can be very difficult for some alcoholic
patients and there is professional help available. In addition,
there are some herbs that can be helpful. A TCM formula called
Pueraria Flower Combination, which is traditionally used in
China to help people stop drinking and also used as a hangover
remedy. It can help release the craving of alcohol.
- Dietary
treatments: When liver functions are still in compensated stage,
a high protein diet can help the liver recover from damage. But,
for a patient with encephaylopathy or if in a coma, a
non-protein or very low protein diet should be used.
For those who have anorexia, nausea, and vomiting, a
proper source of nutrition and fluid is very important. For
multi vitamins (A, Bs, C, D, K,) folic acid and potassium are
also important to the healthy functioning of the liver.
- Based
on the immune theory of the alcoholic hepatitis, immune
suppressive therapy can be used, such as steroids. The immune
regulatory treatment can reduce the mortality of liver coma
patients, but has no influence on the disease course. For
chronic and stable patients, autoimmunity can be suppressed. We
use the AI #3 formula.
-
To heal liver inflammation and reduce the fat deposits in the
liver cells
- For
patients with jaundice, reduce the fat deposits in the liver
cells. .
- For
anti-fibrosis treatment, micro-circulation herbs should be
added to the herbal protocol.
- For
severe alcoholic hepatitis patients with mental disorientation,
branched amino acids administration can be helpful to improve
general health, brain functions, and negative nitrogen balance.
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