Beijing Aug. 12 (BNA) Chinese traditional medicine experts succeeded in curing a bird flu patient after 50 days of therapy.
Jiang, 31 years old, was given a ginseng and medical herb soup in early stages of therapy to get rid of 'poisonous heat' in his body, said the director of the hospital where Jiang was treated. The second stage of the therapy involved using Chinese herb 'herudu' to stimulate the patient's blood circulation, he said. A Chinese mushroom was also used to stimulate the functioning of his lungs. Jiang's state started improving towards the end of June and later check-ups showed that he no longer carried the virus H5N1.