We are deeply concerned by the sentencing of human rights activist and journalist
Huang Qi to 12 years in prison.
Huang qi is another most popular and important Chinese herb in China, with the function of enhancing qi.
Nine dissidents were named in the statement, including blind ''barefoot'' lawyer Chen Guangcheng who defended citizens against forced abortion, Aids activist Hu Jia,
Huang Qi who founded the 64tianwang.com website that exposes human rights violations and Sichuan high school teacher Liu Shaokun who was sent to reeducation camp for publishing photos of collapsed school buildings after the recent earthquake in Sichuan Province.
Of these studies, we found that a combination of
Huang qi (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari) and Da huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), with tonifying and purging effects, respectively, appeared in a lot of TCM formulas and was reported to be effective for the diseases coexisting deiciency and excess syndromes such as CRF, which is consistent with TCM's basic treatment principles [2-4].
Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) and Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae)
Modified BHD (BHD plus or minor few herbals) was also included, but the principal drug Radix Astragali (
huang qi) must not be modified.
Zhang and Lu, within this formula,
Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Can Cao, and Shan Yao {sic, Radix Dioscoreae) boost the spleen and stomach and supplement the lung qi.
A similar progression of disease is mentioned in the Neijing Suwen, when the Yellow Emperor
Huang Qi is told by the great scholar Qi Bo, "When it [a pathogen] remains in the body for a long period of time, the pathogenic factor will transform, internalize, and stagnate to the point where the flow of qi is impaired, top to bottom, side to side, or between yin and yang." (7) Treatment and monitoring changes in disease progression between these two forms of medicine have some similarities in thought, even though there are centuries separating their great masters.
If there was dizziness and lack of strength, 30 grams each of Tai Zi Shen (Radix Pseudostellariae) and
Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) and 10 grams of Zi He Che (Placenta Hominis) were added.