The conventional medicine focuses on antiviral, the enhancement of immunodefensive mechanism, and physical strength in combating this syndrome. The application of acupuncture, Chinese herbs and diet precautions to CFS has become more popular. Ten cases of CFS diagnosed previously by conventional medicine were treated at the Institute of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Canada from 1996 to 1998, and the symptoms of the patients were described in Table 3. Out of ten cases, nine are females and one is male. Three cases are between the ages 48 and 54, and one case is age 65.
All cases have a history of fatigue or aggravated fatigue after activity.
There is one case with seventeen years of history, five cases from two to four years of history, three cases from five to six years of history, and one case with six months of history. Eight cases exhibit low-grade fever and rapid pulse. There are seven cases with a sore throat. Eight cases experience pain in muscle while five cases experience pain in joint. Nine cases have insomnia, two cases suffer from night sweats.