vega testing

[Guest guest]

I must have missed the comparison between vega testing, etc. and

homeopathy. I myself included it amongst holistic systems of using

medicinal substances in my last post. Unlike folk medicine, homeopathy

not only has a system of provings, but if one looks closely a the

materia medica, the homeopaths were eliciting much of the same info as

TCM docs do, including tongue and pulse. Thus, the remedies address

patterns, not diseases, a point all the great homeopaths have

emphasized since day one. Classical homeopathy does not try to bypass

symptoms and signs for some sort of magic diagnostic method, thus it is

indeed not in the same class as these other things.

 

having said that, I do not believe that chinese herbs work according to

the same principles as homeopathics and the same rules do not apply.

One must study homeopathy in its own right, not try and append it to

TCM.

[Guest guest]

Hello folks,

 

In light of Todd's message about homeopathy and TCM, I'm curious if

anyone out there has elicited any distinct results in a patient's

condition by using the " Points of Weihe " found in Morant's " Chinese

Acupuncture " . My understanding is that one essentially uses the

designated corresponding acupuncture point instead of the homeopathic

remedy one has selected for the patient. I understand the discussions

are generally geared towards the discussion of herbal medicine, but I

find this to be an interesting cross-over.

 

Also: can anyone tell me, when converting decoction to draft, is there

any change in the dosage? i.e. 150g worth of herbs for 2 days..same in

powder and whole form, simply strain the brew more carefully?

 

thanks alot,

 

Peter

[Guest guest]

Peter said:

> Also: can anyone tell me, when converting decoction to draft, is there

> any change in the dosage? i.e. 150g worth of herbs for 2 days..same in

> powder and whole form, simply strain the brew more carefully?

 

First let me say that I am of the school that gives one bag for one day,

especially in acute illness. I may stray from this if it is formula

(supplementing) that is going to be taken for a long time or if money is a

" real " concern for the patient. That aside, drafts are not brewed. The

ground herbs are added to boiling water (or the other way around) and the

entire concoction is take, ground herb and all. Taking it with boiling water

helps to extract the herbs. My belief as to why this is done traditionally

is that there are some parts of the herb that are not water soluble and when

the powdered herb is taken a better therapeutic effect is established. The

addition of water surely is better than simply taking it as a powder. And

yes I believe the dosage to be the same.

 

 

Chinese Herbology and Acupuncture

Formulator and Consultant Summer Jo's (botanicals)

 

 

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