Successful treatment of sarcoidosis with medicinal herbs

A 60-yr old female was diagnosed as sarcoidosis with symptoms of shortness of breath,cough,fatigue, night sweats, and fever. Serum lysozyme and ACE levels were high. Eye pressure was also elevated due to sarcoidosis uveitis. She was treated with 23 medicinal herbs based on the guideline of traditional herbal medicine according to the differential diagnosis. All the symptoms except for elevated eye pressure disappeared after one month of herbal treatment. Serum ACE or lysozyme levels were lowered with the herbal therapy. A herb, traditionally used for uveitis was added to the prescription. The eye pressure was lowered to normal levels with the new remedy. The herbal therapy was continued for 4 months and then discontinued. Clinical remission has persisted after discontinuation of the therapy.The result implies a therapeutic potential of systems medicine with traditional medicinal herbs for sarcoidodis, instead of corticosteroid therapy.