Author(s)

Lufei Wang¹, Wei Jiang², Hui Li^3*

¹State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
²Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
³MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common and severe complication among patients with diabetes. There are hundreds of natural products derived from herbs that have been identified and proven to be effective for glucose-lowering and wound-healing effects, such as flavones. In this case study, we reported that a 76-year-old male patient with severe traumatic DFU was cured after drinking yellow tea (dehydrogenated Camellia sinensis) as a postprandial auxiliary treatment for six months. Previously, the patient was required to be hospitalized, but the wound deteriorated after five months. The patient drank yellow tea at approximately 12:30 pm (the active time of heart meridian) after lunch every day. Five grams of yellow tea were boiled in one liter of water and covered above 70°C for approximately 30 minutes. He experienced profuse sweating on his back after drinking yellow tea, with no other adverse effects. His lifestyle and healthcare remained constant except for replacing green tea with yellow tea. After six months, the ulcer had completely healed, and after one year of follow-up, no new abnormalities or side effects were found. This self-controlled case study indicates that flavone-enriched yellow tea or other herbs may be an auxiliary therapy for diabetes and its complications.

Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Auxiliary Treatment, Yellow Tea, Flavones

Wang, L. , Jiang, W. and Li, H. (2023) A Case Report of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treated by Herbal Food Homology Therapy. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 12, 189-195. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2023.126026.