Guest guest Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Hello to all of you in pain - and to those who aren't!!! Great big warm cocoon of hugs coming your way. You are so brave sharing your pain and I really hope life smooths out a little for the future. Love, Light & Laughter ~ Diane xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Chewing coca and coca tea is only medicinal if one is in high altitudes. It actually has the sensation of bringing one down to earth in the thin air. It's other benefit is that it fills in some vital enzymes which complete some proteins among historically malnourished populations. Chickens, for example, can't be raised in such altitudes and other cheap complete protein sources are scarce often times. doug On Aug 11, 2004, at 3:44 AM, Chinese Medicine wrote: > > Message: 14 > Wed, 11 Aug 2004 01:39:30 -0000 > " heylaurag " <heylaurag > Re: Coca Cola > > My brother chews coca leaves addictively. His wife is from Bolivia, > so he has spent a lot of time there and has " connections " . He was in > a near-fatal motorcycle accident a few years ago...then got > testicular cancer...and now lives with a number of disabilities and > $1000 worth of pain meds a month (he lives too far away for me to > treat him, which is really frustrating). He says that the leaves > give him energy and help his digestion. His use seems addictive to > me, so its hard for me to think its a good thing. I think its > dangerous to take any one herb ongoing for a long time, eg: if you > take ginseng alone for too long you will build up heat and > stagnation. But on the other hand, as his options go, perhaps its > not so bad. > > I find coke and coffee to be very depleting, and people always feel > so much better once they've quit for awhile. It seems to be very hard > on the kidney energy. But people say that green tea is good for you, > and it has caffience in it---so perhaps its not the caffiene that is > a problem. Personally I wouldn't drink anything that is potentially > addictive on a daily basis if I could avoid it. > > Laura > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 The only medicinal use I can think of for the non diet version of Coca Cola is that it is a brilliant hangover cure!!!! Not that I would of course recommend getting drunk in the first place. (grin). Helene - <Chinese Medicine > <Chinese Medicine > Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:44 AM Digest Number 602 There are 20 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea " Rich " <rfinkelstein 2. Referral in London " Pat Ethridge " <pat.ethridge 3. Re: Re: Soy Milk " " <zrosenbe 4. Re: Coca Cola " " <zrosenbe 5. Re: Coca Cola " " <zrosenbe 6. Re: Re: Coca Cola " " <zrosenbe 7. Re: Re: Coca Cola " Michael Eidson " <mdeidson 8. Re: Re: Ghost Point Treatment " guigen_qigong " <guigen_qigong 9. Re: Fatal dangers of chemo and Radiation " guigen_qigong " <guigen_qigong 10. Re: Qi Emission yateslac 11. Re: Qi Emission " Rich " <rfinkelstein 12. Re: Qi Gong in Seattle " heylaurag " <heylaurag 13. Re: Fatal dangers of alternative 'cancer cures' on the web Musiclear 14. Re: Coca Cola " heylaurag " <heylaurag 15. Re: Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea " homi kaikobad " <aryaone 16. Re: Alternative Cancer treatments John Garbarini <johnlg_2000 17. Re: Fusion in Spine " guigen_qigong " <guigen_qigong 18. RE: Digest Number 601 " Dr. Phranque " <wrighttothepoint 19. Revisiting TCM / CTM / CCM etc. < 20. Re: Referral in London " stephen macallan " <stephenmacallan ______________________ ______________________ Message: 1 Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:22:49 -0000 " Rich " <rfinkelstein Re: Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea Hi Hugo, There are lots of interesting ideas in this book oriented toward palpation techniques as they relate to the Hara and other channels in the body, e.g. extraordinary vessels. I would highly recommend the book if you are interested in perspectives that are not found in the standard TCM texts. There is a great chapter on " Source Theory " , mostly from CM classics. For me, it is a breath of fresh air - though I still walk away from the book feeling a bit uncomfortable with the concept of diagnosis. Who is really be diagnosed during the process of " diagnosis " - the client/patient or the doctor? :-) I find that diagnoses are as revealing about one as they are about the other. I think this question, which references all versions of doctor/patient relationships needs to be addressed more - but this may happen only in the distant future. For now, this is a very interesting book from the perspective of viewing health and practice in a different light - which I think is really of great value, especially if one has only been exposed to the TCM viewpoint. Regards, Rich Chinese Medicine , Hugo Ramiro <subincor> wrote: > Anybody have input on this book? Any similar works > specifically on CM? (authors Kiiko Matsumoto, Stephen > Birch) > > > Thanks for any insight. > > Hugo > > > > > > _________ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger. ______________________ ______________________ Message: 2 Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:18:31 -0400 " Pat Ethridge " <pat.ethridge Referral in London For a female patient undergoing chemo, please recommend a good herbalist/acupuncturist in the Dulwich area. Thanks. Pat ______________________ ______________________ Message: 3 Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:39:51 -0700 " " <zrosenbe Re: Re: Soy Milk I think your teacher was kidding On Aug 10, 2004, at 12:10 AM, Pete Theisen wrote: > Hi Dermot! > > Ha Ha! But sometimes it tastes good! > > My teacher used to say CocaCola tonifys spleen, but I think it tonifys > qi. <g> ______________________ ______________________ Message: 4 Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:41:49 -0700 " " <zrosenbe Re: Coca Cola Clearly this is false. In Su Wen, it says that too much of a particular flavor (which can be interpreted as a very strong, concentrated flavor) has the opposite effect, i.e. draining or weakening the viscera instead of supplementing it. This is nowhere more true than with refined sugar products, consumed in excess. There is nothing good that can be said about coca cola or other refined sweets. People can rationalize anything. On Aug 10, 2004, at 2:29 AM, wrote: > Is CocaCola a good thing or bad thing? > > It was commonly used for pregnant women to help them with gas. I've > used it alot for a bad stomach whilst on my travels around Asia. > However, many say its bad and it can't even be given to transplant > patients as the doctors don't know what's in it. So....but in answer > to Pete, yes i think it tonifies the Spleen. Any other comments? > > Attilio > > Pete Theisen <petet@a...> wrote: >> My teacher used to say CocaCola tonifys spleen, but I think it > tonifys qi. <gMembership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, > religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. > > > http://babel.altavista.com/ > > > and > adjust accordingly. > > If you , it takes a few days for the messages to stop being > delivered. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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