Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Hi all, When you rx herbal formulas, do you dispense teapills as well as other forms (ie tinctures, granules, capsules) and if so, do you feel there is a difference in efficacy? Any discussion of teapill use/ experiences will be helpful. Thank you! Robin Valentine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 All teapills are fine, as long as you give the right amount of teapills for the weight. Dosing is the secret to all herbs. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Robin <RCVVMD wrote: > > > Hi all, > > When you rx herbal formulas, do you dispense teapills as well as other > forms (ie tinctures, granules, capsules) and if so, do you feel there is a > difference in efficacy? Any discussion of teapill use/ experiences will be > helpful. > > Thank you! > Robin Valentine > > > -- I'll be moving my clinic on April 27, 2010 to Robert Chu, PhD, L.Ac. QME 1028 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 107 Pasadena, CA 91104 (626) 345-0441 Clinic (626) 487-1815 Cell chusauli NEW!! See my webpages @: http://acuchu.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I don't give pills for patients who have major SP qi xu. Otherwise, I dose 15 pills 2 x/ day (5:1 concentrated) for an average 150 lb person. Most people forget the 3rd dose anyway, so dosing higher twice a day works great for me. 200 pills = 6 days (30 x 6 = 180). I see them on the 7th (weekly). However, for those who can do powders or raw herbs, they're definitely better for absorption (higher surface area). I only give pills for those people who won't do powders for some reason or the other (laziness, no access to hot water, strong aversion to taste) I'd rather them do something than nothing. That's why dosing pills higher is important. Some people go to 15 tid. (read Bob Flaws books). From my experience, somewhere between 24-48 pills / day (5:1 concentrated) is useful, otherwise, it's too small of a dose. Some companies are not 5:1, so make sure you're at least getting that concentration, instead of just pressed raw powder pills. K On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Robert Chu <chusauli wrote: > All teapills are fine, as long as you give the right amount of teapills for > the weight. Dosing is the secret to all herbs. > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Robin <RCVVMD wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > When you rx herbal formulas, do you dispense teapills as well as other > > forms (ie tinctures, granules, capsules) and if so, do you feel there is > a > > difference in efficacy? Any discussion of teapill use/ experiences will > be > > helpful. > > > > Thank you! > > Robin Valentine > > > > > > > > > > -- > I'll be moving my clinic on April 27, 2010 to > > Robert Chu, PhD, L.Ac. QME > 1028 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 107 > Pasadena, CA 91104 > (626) 345-0441 Clinic > (626) 487-1815 Cell > chusauli > > NEW!! See my webpages @: http://acuchu.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Its better to go with the manufacturer's suggestion on teapills or capsules for weight. IMO, in general, 8 pills TID is for a 100 lb woman. A 150 lb woman would need 12 pills TID, a 200 lb woman would need 16 TID. Mayway Corp, for example, says the dosage is 8 pills TID for a 120 lb woman. I still find that light and weak - perhaps maybe for a sensitive patient. Capsules would be dosed generally at 4 capsules TID for 100 lbs woman. Each capsule is a half gram, or 500 milligrams, so an average person (a 150 lb woman) would need 6 capsules TID, or 4.5 g of powder a day. Many complain that the Yin Qiao tablets are too weak, but dosed correctly, they can do the job. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:25 PM, <johnkokko wrote: > > > I don't give pills for patients who have major SP qi xu. > Otherwise, I dose 15 pills 2 x/ day (5:1 concentrated) for an average 150 > lb person. > Most people forget the 3rd dose anyway, so dosing higher twice a day works > great for me. > 200 pills = 6 days (30 x 6 = 180). I see them on the 7th (weekly). > > However, for those who can do powders or raw herbs, they're definitely > better for absorption (higher surface area). > I only give pills for those people who won't do powders for some reason or > the other > (laziness, no access to hot water, strong aversion to taste) > I'd rather them do something than nothing. > > That's why dosing pills higher is important. Some people go to 15 tid. > (read Bob Flaws books). > From my experience, somewhere between 24-48 pills / day (5:1 concentrated) > is useful, > otherwise, it's too small of a dose. > > Some companies are not 5:1, so make sure you're at least getting that > concentration, > instead of just pressed raw powder pills. > > K > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Robert Chu <chusauli<chusauli%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > All teapills are fine, as long as you give the right amount of teapills > for > > the weight. Dosing is the secret to all herbs. > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Robin <RCVVMD<RCVVMD%40aol.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > When you rx herbal formulas, do you dispense teapills as well as other > > > forms (ie tinctures, granules, capsules) and if so, do you feel there > is > > a > > > difference in efficacy? Any discussion of teapill use/ experiences will > > be > > > helpful. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > Robin Valentine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > I'll be moving my clinic on April 27, 2010 to > > > > Robert Chu, PhD, L.Ac. QME > > 1028 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 107 > > Pasadena, CA 91104 > > (626) 345-0441 Clinic > > (626) 487-1815 Cell > > chusauli <chusauli%40gmail.com> > > > > NEW!! See my webpages @: http://acuchu.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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