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Case Study by: Jason Blalack ** This is a work in progress and currently only intended for review by the CHA (Chinese Herb Academy) and The Traditional Chinese Medicine Yahoo Groups : Working Introduction: Below is a case record from my clinical practice in Boulder, Colorado that highlights the strength of Chinese medicine’s treatment for common colds and flu. It also illustrates a problem with the health-care system in the U.S. and hopefully will spark a deeper much needed dialogue…

Case by: Jason Blalack The patient presented with a chief complaint of chronic migraines, which were preceded by a sensation of heat rising to the head. She also felt warm overall, had red eyes that could easily become swollen with yellow discharge, painful and bleeding gums, difficulty falling asleep and would wake up with her mind racing, a long history of menstrual cramps and pain with clots, alternating bowels (constipation and loose) that had a tendency towards a strong smell…

Case by: Jason Blalack A 35 year-old female on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 presented with a chief complaint of cough and a hot tongue. The previous day she had a runny nose and felt like she was getting a cold. She also reported that both of her kids had strep throat, which in the past she would get a couple times a year. Currently she had a dull and achy sore throat. Her cough was mildly productive with congealed thick…