any suggestions about combining these?

[Guest guest]

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> licorice and ginger don't really go good together ...

 

Why not?

 

Penel

[Guest guest]

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> I have pure licorice root tea and pure ginger root

> tea (no other ingredients) and the tastes are so

> different. I wouldn't think of combining them,

> but then I never tried.

 

The tastes can be pieces of the medicine.

Not all medicines are going to taste yummy.

 

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> I don't know which combinations would be

> appropriate for what I have, but at least I

> resolved that these substances are combinable

> in the realm of TCM.

 

Yes, and even a professional practicioner of TCM

would consult another practicioner of TCM for an

accessment (diagnosis) of her/himself.

 

Its hard to interpret when its yourself.

 

If you see a TCM practitioner you can write down

their accessment of you state of health and,

if you wish,

come back to this list and ask further explainations

to the terminology and therapy.

 

The big question with herbs is, what are you asking

them to do for you.

As you must realize by now, TCM doesn't directly value

herbs by their chemical constituents using Western

Scientific standards. No, not directly.

 

Listing herbs and asking what they're good for is the

long way to find what you need for youself and in the

end you'll still need to consult for a personal assessment.

 

Herbs might not even be called for in you currently

needed therapy.

 

First find out where you stand and what you might

need to be assisted in adjusting to health.

If you're going to use TCM as a part of your therapy

you need a TCM assessment.

 

Penel