Chinese medicine for carotid plaque and stenosis >50%

　　The carotid plaque and stenosis rate shown by ultrasound is a marker of the degree of vascular sclerosis in middle-aged and elderly people, and is a risk factor for cardiac and cerebral infarction, and according to international consensus, a stenosis rate >50% with discomfort is an indication for surgery. I have reported several times since 2004 that the use of Chinese medicine to improve the plaque and stenosis rate has some efficacy. In 2005, I published “Preliminary observation on the intervention of carotid artery sclerosis with tonification soup by color ultrasound” in Shanghai Medical Imaging 14, suggesting that tonification soup can stabilize carotid artery plaque thickness and reduce vascular resistance index; 2. 2011, I published “Treatment and health care of atherosclerosis “Pudong New Area Times”, 10.18.2011, reported that in a case of carotid plaque causing bilateral carotid stenosis 60% and 61%, the rate dropped to 48.7% and 44.5% after 7 months of using Tonic-Hua Tang; 3, my academic successor published “2 cases of carotid plaque treated by Duan Yanming with the method of tonifying qi and resolving stasis “Modern Journal of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine” 2013 12; mentioned a pharmacist 79 years old when carotid plaque, stenosis rate of 75-90%, fear of surgery, see “Pudong New Area Times” 2011 10.18 reported in 2011 10.26 after coming to treatment, six months later down to 60%; a year later down to 40%, it has been 4 years, today Follow-up by phone, no discomfort symptoms.　　4. 2013 published “The confusion of Western medicine carotid stenosis treatment guidelines, the inspiration of Chinese medicine”, “Some confusion of Western medicine, the inspiration of Chinese medicine” Fudan University Press 2013, more than 10 years, the use of Chinese medicine to tonify qi and eliminate stasis method has led to some improvement of carotid plaque, stenosis rate and vascular resistance index in most patients. Treatment features: 1. herbal medicine based; 2. acupuncture point external treatment; 3. establishment of a health care lifestyle. Currently one case with 75% cardiovascular stenosis rate came to the outpatient clinic for treatment and is in the process of improvement.