Dr. Wu‘s Case Study： Thyroid Cyst

Patient： Miss Li, female, 12 years old.

2024/09/08

Initial Visit: My niece has thyroid cyst， can you take a look to see what herbs would be better for her?

Tongue diagnosis (before treatment): tongue is red, coating is white and greasy, 1/3 of the tongue is thick and greasy.

TCM diagnosis: Liver Qi stagnation, spleen deficiency and excess dampness.

Herbal Formula: Chai Hu 6g, Bai Shao 6g, Fu Ling 6g, Jie Geng 6g, Ling Zhi 3g, Chen Pi 3g, Lu E Mei 6g, decoction, taken one dose per day, ten doses.

2024/09/27

Feedback from follow-up visit: My nephew took it for a week， the neck is noticeably thinner.

Tongue Diagnosis (after treatment): Tongue is red, coating is white and light, with noticeable decrease in thickness and greasiness.

Herbal Formula: Continue the original herbal combination for ten more doses.

before treatment

before treatment （tongue and coating）

after treatment

after treatment （tongue and coating）

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