Ocular myasthenia gravis belongs to the category of “impotence” in Chinese medicine, and the basic mechanism of the disease is the deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, insufficient qi and blood transportation source, and loss of muscle nourishment. Chinese medicine can treat it, but the specific effect time is related to the condition and other factors, there are individual differences, so we can not be sure how long it takes to see the effect, you should follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication.
Ocular myasthenia gravis can be categorized into spleen qi deficiency (spleen qi weakness), spleen and kidney yang deficiency, qi and blood insufficiency, dampness-heat imbibition, liver and kidney yin deficiency and other evidence.
1. Weakness of spleen qi: manifested by fatigue and weakness, drooping eyelids, yellowish color, low voice, low food and dullness (no appetite, reduced food intake), etc. It can be treated with tonifying the middle and benefiting qi soup.
2. Spleen and kidney yang deficiency: manifested as drooping eyes since childhood, inability to lift up, tilting the head to lift the forehead and open the mouth when seeing things, or lifting the eyelids with a hand, cold limbs and so on, the treatment should be warming and tonifying the spleen and kidneys, and it can be treated with Right Angelica Drink.
3. Qi and blood insufficiency: manifested as staring and squinting, inability to open the eyes, muscle thinning, less colorful, etc., can be treated with GuiSenTang.
4. Dampness-heat immersion syndrome: manifested by drooping eyelids, body heaviness, chest and epigastric constriction (chest and abdomen feeling full and stuffy), etc. It can be treated with Jiawei Ermiao San.
5. Liver and kidney yin deficiency: manifested as tiredness, ptosis, diplopia, lumbar and knee pain, dizziness and tinnitus, etc., can be treated with consistent decoction.
The specific need to take how long the medicine due to individual differences and can not be determined, should be identified by the doctor to follow the doctor’s prescription medication. If the situation is serious, go to the hospital for treatment.