Hsin Kuang Herbal Store & Clinic - Friedreich's ataxia

Disease Description: Friedreich's ataxia is a rare disease passed down through families (inherited) that affects the muscles and heart. Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a rare, genetic, neurodegenerative, multi-system, life-shortening disorder. About one in 50,000 people in the United States have Friedreich's ataxia. Onset of symptoms is usually between the ages of 5 and 15, sometimes even earlier and sometimes significantly later.

Treatment Objectives The objective of this treatment is to improve all sysmptoms, prevent and treat later complications, correct imbalance, adjust the immune system and most importantly to boost energy and strong body for better health and quality of life. The purpose of this treatment is not to replace necessary orthodox medical treatment. A combination of both is recommended.

Herbal Formulation We recommend a herbal combination consisting of the following herbs and possibly others depending on the particular case. All these herbs are proven to be effective.

Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
	Origin: Twotoothed Achyranthes Root is the dried root of Achyrantes bidentata Bl.(Fam. Amarantheceae) Nature and affinity: It is bitter and sour in taste and neutral in nature, and is distributed to the Liver and Kidney Channels.

Radix Notoginseng
	Origin: Sanchi is the dried root of Panax notoginseng (Burk.) F. H. Chen (Fam. Araliaceae). Nature and affinity: It is sweet and slightly bitter in taste and warm in nature. Its therapeutic action is related to the Channels of the Liver and Stomach. *Main Active Ingredient:* Ginsenoside Rb1(C54H92O23) and ginsenoside Rg1 (C42H72O14)

Carapax Trionycis
	Origin: It is the dried carapace of Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann, Trionychidae. Nature and affinity: It is mainly produced in Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hebei, Henan and Hunan provinces. *Main Active Ingredient:* The drug is salty in taste, and slightly cold in nature. Its therapeutic action is related to the channels of the liver and kidney.

Rhizoma Anemarrhenae
	Origin: Common Anemarrhena Rhizome is the dried rhizome of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge. (Fam. Liliaceae). Nature and affinity: The drug is bitter and sweet to taste, in nature, and distributed to the Lung, Stomach and Kidney Channels. *Main Active Ingredient:* Sarsasapogenin (C27H45O3)

Radix Clematidis
	Origin: Chinese Clematis Root is the dried root and rhizome of Clematis chinensis Osbeck, Clematis hexapetala Pall. or Clematis manshuriac Rupr. (Fam. Ranunculaceae). Nature and affinity: It is pungent and salty in taste, warm in nature, and distributed to the Urinary Bladder Channel.

Scorpio
	Origin: Medicinal scorpion is the dried whole body of Buthus martensii Karsch, Buthidae. It is mainly produced in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning, Anhui and Hubei provinces. Nature and affinity: It is poisonous and pungent in taste and neutral in nature. Its therapeutic action is related to the Liver Channel.

Ramulus Cinnamomi

Origin: Cassia Twig is the dried young branch of Cinnamomum cassia Presl (Fam. Lauraceae).
Nature and affinity: It is pungent and sweet to the taste, warm in nature, and distributed to the Heart, Lung and Urinary Bladder Channels.

Cortex Eucommiae

Origin: Cassia Bark is the dried stem bark of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (Fam. Eucommiaceae).
Nature and affinity: It is sweet in taste and warm in nature. Its therapeutic action is related to the Channels of the Liver and Kidney.

Main Active Ingredient: Pinoresinol diglucoside

Treatment Efficacy Apart from what has been traditionaly established in Chinese medicine, this combination has proved to have excellent efficacy in evaluations. Please see the table below for details.

Total Cases Observed	6
Fully Recovered	2
Seen Improvement	3
Overall Success Rate	83.3 %

Side Effects All of the herbs in this formulation have been in use for thousands of years in China and are proven to be safe. Chinese herbs work in a non-invasive way utilizing the natural healing powers of the body and hence work without any side effects. More importantly, we and our herbalist doctors understand the use of herbs to give optimum benefit without incurring any side effects.
In the language of Chinese medicine, there are many balances inside our bodies. The breaking of any of these balances leads to illness. Chinese herbs work by balancing these various systems in our bodies through their adjustment. Hence treatment takes place holistically, without effecting our normal systems and without any side effects.

Customized Medicine An advantage of using Chinese herbs is that they can be combined flexibly to suit the specific needs of the individual. When you place an order from this web site, you will be using our Online Questionnaire System to outline your condition, so that we and our herbalist doctors can be continue to optimize the herbal combination and plan the herbal remedy according to your symptoms. A planed herbal remedy using optimized herbal combination has the maximum efficacy.

Easy Administration Our herbal remedies use custom-made medications in easy-to-administer dosage forms. Depending on the condition and the medicine we may use an oral or a topical dosage form like pills, capsules, tea bags, powders, lotions, sprays etc. In some cases (mostly skin related) the remedy may consist of a combination of an oral and a topical form.

Low Cost Three month's supply for a full course of treatment costs USD 89.95 only. We do not charge any shipping costs or have any other hidden costs.