Tai Zi Ren-the right fit

January 6, 2009

Really cool, glad to hear it!

On Jan 6, 2009, at 5:53 PM, yehuda frischman wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,

>

> I want to report about an herb we all know about, but generally tend

> to save for kids with Qi vacuity: Tai Zi Ren. As you may know, my

> wife has suffered for many years from a complicated neurological

> disorder manifesting with cyclical epileptic seizures and

> concurrently spasms and tremors. I don't want to go to the

> specifics of her disorder, and those interested are welcome to view

> the archives where I have written extensively about her. What I

> want to tell you, though, is that I have used various combinations

> of herbs which supplement Qi, as she is very weak, along with being

> severely Yin vacuous. They just haven't worked, not at all,

> especially not Xi Yang Shen. I keep going back to it, either by

> itself, or with Huang Qi, depending upon the time of the month (when

> she is close to seizure time I have avoided Huang Qi because of its

> upward direction irritating the brain). I had the idea to try Tai

> Zi Ren, and remarkably, for the first

> time in months, her voice is louder, she is speaking clearer and she

> is walking erect. In a complicated decoction, I originally used

> 27g and now, in the second formula I am using 21g. I was always

> led to believe that Tai Zi Shen was a relatively weak second cousin

> to Ren Shen and Dang Shen, but moister and cooler, but this anecdote

> I feel illustrates an important principle: more is not necessarily

> better, and the importance of finding the right fit when using herbs

> in formulae can't be overemphasized. I have recently also used it

> with a 2 year old infant who suffered from a 2 month non-stop

> barking cough, very thirsty and with watery diarrhea, using Xie Bai

> San as the basis. The result: The cough stopped today, the second

> day on the formula. Again, the right fit.

>

> Respectfully,

>

January 7, 2009

Dear Colleagues,

I want to report about an herb we all know about, but generally tend to save for

kids with Qi vacuity: Tai Zi Ren. As you may know, my wife has suffered for

many years from a complicated neurological disorder manifesting with cyclical

epileptic seizures and concurrently spasms and tremors. I don't want to go to

the specifics of her disorder, and those interested are welcome to view the

archives where I have written extensively about her. What I want to tell you,

though, is that I have used various combinations of herbs which supplement Qi,

as she is very weak, along with being severely Yin vacuous. They just haven't

worked, not at all, especially not Xi Yang Shen. I keep going back to it,

either by itself, or with Huang Qi, depending upon the time of the month (when

she is close to seizure time I have avoided Huang Qi because of its upward

direction irritating the brain). I had the idea to try Tai Zi Ren, and

remarkably, for the first

time in months, her voice is louder, she is speaking clearer and she is walking

erect. In a complicated decoction, I originally used 27g and now, in the

second formula I am using 21g. I was always led to believe that Tai Zi Shen

was a relatively weak second cousin to Ren Shen and Dang Shen, but moister and

cooler, but this anecdote I feel illustrates an important principle: more is

not necessarily better, and the importance of finding the right fit when using

herbs in formulae can't be overemphasized. I have recently also used it with a

2 year old infant who suffered from a 2 month non-stop barking cough, very

thirsty and with watery diarrhea, using Xie Bai San as the basis. The result:

The cough stopped today, the second day on the formula. Again, the right fit.

Respectfully,

January 7, 2009

It's been one of my favorite herbs as well. I assume you meant Tai Zi

shen below. Glad it's working for your wife as well as your child patient.

Doug

, yehuda frischman

< wrote:

>

> Dear Colleagues,

>

> I want to report about an herb we all know about, but generally tend

to save for kids with Qi vacuity: Tai Zi Ren. As you may know, my

wife has suffered for many years from a complicated neurological

disorder manifesting with cyclical epileptic seizures and concurrently

spasms and tremors. I don't want to go to the specifics of her

disorder, and those interested are welcome to view the archives where

I have written extensively about her. What I want to tell you,

though, is that I have used various combinations of herbs which

supplement Qi, as she is very weak, along with being severely Yin

vacuous. They just haven't worked, not at all, especially not Xi Yang

Shen. I keep going back to it, either by itself, or with Huang Qi,

depending upon the time of the month (when she is close to seizure

time I have avoided Huang Qi because of its upward direction

irritating the brain). I had the idea to try Tai Zi Ren, and

remarkably, for the first

> time in months, her voice is louder, she is speaking clearer and

she is walking erect. In a complicated decoction, I originally used

27g and now, in the second formula I am using 21g. I was always led

to believe that Tai Zi Shen was a relatively weak second cousin to

Ren Shen and Dang Shen, but moister and cooler, but this anecdote I

feel illustrates an important principle: more is not necessarily

better, and the importance of finding the right fit when using herbs

in formulae can't be overemphasized. I have recently also used

it with a 2 year old infant who suffered from a 2 month non-stop

barking cough, very thirsty and with watery diarrhea, using Xie Bai

San as the basis. The result: The cough stopped today, the second

day on the formula. Again, the right fit.

>

> Respectfully,

>

January 7, 2009

Oops, of course you are right, Doug, I meant Tai Zi Shen.

--- On Wed, 1/7/09, wrote:

Re: Tai Zi Ren-the right fit

Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 4:11 PM

It's been one of my favorite herbs as well. I assume you meant Tai Zi

shen below. Glad it's working for your wife as well as your child patient.

Doug

, yehuda frischman

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