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respiratory system
tuberculosis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
• moderately low fat
• low sugar
• high complex whole carbohydrates
• protein 12-15% diet
• vegetarian cleansing diet or short alkaline fasts

therapeutic foods:
• foods rich in Vitamins A and E
• foods that tonify the Yin, Lung foods, Metal foods
• garlic, onions, leeks, turnips, grapes, pineapple, honey, green leafy vegetables (Jensen, p. 61)
• watercress, apple, apricots, parsnips, oranges, quinces, grapes, parsley, carrots, turnips, collards, salsify, onions, seaweed, kelp, seagrass, oysters for lymph nodes

fresh juices:
• carrot (Walker, p. 155)
• carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 155)
• celery (Walker, p. 155)
• carrot and dandelion (Walker, p. 155)

specific remedies:
» Tuberculosis of lymph node:
• boil 30 g fig and fig root (Lu, p. 65)
• grind dried taro root into powder and drink 15 g powder dissolved in warm water twice daily (Lu, p. 98)
• eat 15-20 oysters at meals or use oyster sauce as seasoning if fresh oysters not available (Lu, p. 125)
• boil 20 g sea grass at low heat in 4 cups water until water is reduced to 2 cups. Drink 1 cup twice daily (Lu, p. 127)
• eat kelp with honey (Lu, p. 128)
• boil together 50 g dried lychee, 15 g seaweed, 15 g kelp and l tsp. wine in water. Eat per day (Lu, p. 143)
• boil 120 g fresh kelp or 60 g dried kelp with an adequate amount of rice vinegar. Eat as soup. Contraindications: gastric ulcers or hyperchlorhydria (Lu, p. 143)
• take 30 g fresh mulberries, add water and steam until cooked. Serve three times daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 73)

» tuberculosis of lung: take 500 g of pear fruit, peel discarded, 250 g of lily bulb and 250 g of sugar. Mix and simmer in water until thickened. Take 1 tbsp. in the morning and evening (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 30)
take 250 g of watercress and some pork bones, salt for flavor and simmer into a soup. Eat 2-3 bowls throughout the day (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 37)
take 250 g soybean sprouts and 250 g pork backbones. Add water and simmer for several hours, add salt to taste. Eat three times daily (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 72)
» Tuberculosis fever: take partly ripe fresh apricots, wash and pit. Peel the fruit, mash and squeeze to a pulp. Simmer until it becomes a thick paste. Take 1 tbsp. twice daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 33)

avoid:
• cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods, sugar and sweets, catarrh-forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream, shellfish


supplements

• parathyroid glandular
• Calcium
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin B-complex
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin B6 (Bastyr); esp. if using isoniazid (see below)

» drug interactions:
• Vitamin B6 and isoniazid (INH, Laniazid): as a hydrazine derivative, isoniazid is a B6 antagonist which inactivates PLP (pyridoxyl-5-phosphate) and may lead to peripheral neuropathies (Ubbink, et al., 1990; 585: p. 285-294); supplementation may be beneficial, but dose uncertain


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