🌿 Folk Prescriptions

I originally suffered from chronic gastritis, which persisted for years without cure. In 2000, I obtained a proven prescription using a triple therapy: metronidazole, tetracycline, and Weidele. After two months, my gastric condition was basically cured. However, my feet began to feel numb and painful, worsening progressively until sometimes unbearable, even disrupting sleep. It turned out that excessive intake of metronidazole caused drug poisoning, leading to toxic peripheral neuropathy. Just as one problem was resolved, another arose. To treat peripheral neuropathy, I visited several hospitals in county and city levels, consulted numerous doctors, and took countless doses of both Chinese and Western medicine, including continuous injections of vitamin B1 and vitamin B2, and intravenous infusions of nerve-nourishing drugs, but with poor results. Having consumed over a hundred herbal prescriptions, excessive astragalus accumulated in my body, causing eye congestion.
One day, while browsing a second-hand book stall, I found a yellowed copy of "Lectures on Acupuncture and Moxibustion from Traditional Chinese Medical College," published by Shanghai Science and Technology Press in 1964. I regarded it as a treasure, bought it, and searched for relevant information:
Toxic peripheral neuropathy resembled the "wěi" syndrome described in the book. The recommended acupuncture points were Liangqiu, Zusanli, and Jiexi on the lower limbs. Initially, I rode a vehicle daily to the county hospital for acupuncture treatment. But after some time, I found it inconvenient due to long travel distances. The book also mentioned that the treatment course would be lengthy and required patience. So I decided to buy needles and disinfectant cotton balls myself, under guidance from a local doctor, to perform acupuncture at home. Each day, I stacked my bedding on the bed, sat on the pile, bent my thighs and calves into right angles, placed my feet flat on the bed surface, and inserted needles into the acupoints myself. While watching TV, I intermittently rotated the needles, seeking strong sensations. At first, I practiced for half an hour daily, later increasing to one hour, then over two hours. Gradually, I felt increasingly comfortable, palms and soles began sweating, and the pain diminished significantly. After more than a month of consistent acupuncture, a miracle occurred—the peripheral neuropathy that had plagued my feet for so long vanished completely.
Acupuncture can treat peripheral neuropathy. I shared this experience with a friend in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, who tried it and confirmed it worked well.