A Possible non-Traditional Method for Caring Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

18 August 2019

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A Possible non-Traditional Method for Caring Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

One of our family member had  Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever a few years ago.  It was an agony moment for the family.  She was hospitalized after a clinic blood test measured a platelet count of less than 20,000 per microlitre of blood.

Symptoms

She had the following symptoms:

1.   Onset of fever for a few days;  the fever will not go away after taking the Panadole;

2.   Severe and painful headache;

3    Joint and muscle pain;
4    Nausea and not eating 

What is a Platelet Count?

Platelets are tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding.    A typical person has a platelet count of between 150 -250 (150,000 and 250,000 per microlitre of blood).

Dengue patients will have a Platelet count below 100,000.    It is best to admit the patient to hospital when the Platelet count is below 40,000.

What Do they Do?

Presently,  there is no medicinal cure for dengue treatment.  The patient is put under observation for natural recovery.   Once the Platelet count starts to rise,  they would be discharged.   The patient was advised not to do certain things like brushing teeth to avoid bleeding.

What the Chinese Believed?

In the Chinese medical history,  there is this believe that one could achieve the purpose of caring for a corresponding part or organ by eating similar part or an organ of animal or a plant,   resembling a human body part.   For example, patients with fractures can drink more bone soup;  those with  weak waist eat more pork loin.  This therapeutic method is called “以形补形” in Chinese.

Is there any logic?

Platelets are produced in the bone marrow.   The believe is for patient to drink the bone marrow soup.

The Recipe?

Item Description	Nos	Remark
1.  Complete piece of pig leg bone	1	Available from Wet Market Pork Stall.  Break into half to expose the bone marrow.
2.  Red dates	10 pieces	Cut dates into half
3.  Lotus Root	1 piece	Cut into pieces

Cooking

Clean the ingredients properly with water  and put them all in a double boil pot as shown.  Add water to cover the ingredients and place the pot into the slow cooker having water covering 1/2 to 3/4 of the pot.  Boil at low heat for about 4 to 6 hours then serve the soup  in bowl..

Taste of Soup

The soup was  tasty.  Not other ingredients were necessary although a sprinkle of small amount of salt will enhance the taste. This soup can be consumed as normal soup.

  

Result of Blood Test  

The soup was served 3 times a day for about 1 week after being discharged from hospital with a platelet count of about 22,000.     The next blood test at the clinic saw the platelet count rose to about 400,000 per microlitre of blood,   which is the highest limit of a normal person.