How to treat low white blood cell count and folk remedies

Common viral infections can lead to low white blood cell counts. If the cold caused by persistent viral infection does not improve, the low white blood cell count will be particularly obvious. Low white blood cell counts can be treated through diet therapy, especially some folk remedies, which can increase the number of white blood cells.

1. Folk remedies for the treatment of leukopenia (liver and kidney yin deficiency)

Prescription: 18 grams each of raw oyster and raw tortoise shell, 10 grams each of raw turtle shell, Rehmannia root bark, white peony root, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Lycium barbarum, Polygonum cuspidatum, and Pyrola, 8 grams each of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Phellodendron chinense, Ligustrum lucidum, and Sophora flavescens.

Usage: Decoction in water and take in 3 doses, 1 dose per day.

Indications and functions: Nourishes yin and nourishes the liver and kidneys. Used to treat leukocytopenia, which is classified as liver-kidney yin deficiency according to TCM diagnosis. The clinical manifestations include dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, dry throat and thirst, soreness of waist and knees, fever in the five parts of the body, night sweats, spermatorrhea in men, scanty menstruation in women, red tips of the tongue, little and dry coating, and a thin and rapid pulse.

Expert Comments: Normal peripheral blood leukocyte count is generally

5.0~lO.OxlOV liter. If it remains below 4.0x109/liter, it is called leukopenia. There is no such disease name for leukocytopenia in traditional Chinese medicine. Its main symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, palpitations, and susceptibility to fever caused by external factors. It belongs to the categories of "Qi and blood deficiency", "deficiency", "febrile disease", and "various deficiencies" in traditional Chinese medicine.

2. Folk remedies for the treatment of leukocytopenia (spleen and kidney yang deficiency)

Prescription: Radix Lycii, Rhizoma Drynariae, Fructus Lycii, Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati, Fructus Cuscutae

10 grams, 15 grams of Astragalus, 8 grams of processed Aconitum (fried first), 6 grams each of cinnamon and roasted licorice, 18 grams each of stir-fried Atractylodes and Poria, 9 grams each of Sophora flavescens and Pelbergia oxyphylla.

Usage: Decoction in water and take in 3 doses, 1 dose per day.

Indications and functions: Nourishes the kidney and strengthens the spleen. It is used to treat leukocytopenia, which is classified as spleen and kidney yang deficiency according to TCM diagnosis. The patient's clinical manifestations are: pale complexion, lack of energy, fear of cold and cold limbs, poor appetite and loose stools, clear and long urination, impotence, edema of the lower limbs, pale tongue, enlarged body with teeth marks, white and slippery tongue coating, and deep and slow pulse.

3. Folk remedies for the treatment of leukocytopenia (deficiency of both qi and blood)

Prescription: 25 grams of Astragalus, 15 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Ziziphus jujuba seeds, Millettia reticulata, 10 grams each of Poria cocos and Cuscuta australis, 5 dates, 20 grams of black sesame, 8 grams each of Polygonum cuspidatum, Pyrrosia sinensis, antler glue, and Sophora flavescens.

Usage: Decoction in water and take in 3 doses, 1 dose per day.

Indications and functions: Tonifies Qi and blood. Used to treat leukocytopenia, according to TCM diagnosis of Qi and blood deficiency. It is common in patients with long-term illness or blood loss. The clinical manifestations include palpitations and shortness of breath, pale complexion, fatigue, loss of appetite, insomnia, pale tongue, thin white tongue coating, and thready and weak pulse.