Ling Zhi

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70 year old woman has colon cancer. A second operation last year removed the

cancer but now it has appeared in her upper chest. Hospice has just come in

and has given her morphine for the pain but became constipated and they gave

her a laxative resulting in severe diarrhea for 2/3 days now somewhat under

control.

I was called a few days ago to treat sciatica pain, no doubt aggravated by

her being bed-ridden.

I found her in mild discomfort. She had fevers 100 - 101 in the evenings for

the last week. Her tongue deep Red and Purple and Peeled and White Spots

(Thrush). Lung Spleen and Mingmen deep and weak. Heart and Liver more

floating regular and steady Kidney Yin deep and weak. At the time no one

could tell me all the pills she was on. She had acupuncture before but

didn't like the pain but was feeling desperate - even with the morphine. I

offered to treat her with a Laser (LED) and she said she felt better right

after the treatment and again today when I saw her she said she felt better

and that it worked some.

I couldn't think of a Herbal sciatica formula - afraid that it would be too

warm. I thought of Ling Zhi (Reshi) for her overall condition and thought

drinking the Ling Zhi all day would be good, but should wait till the

diarrhea resolves.

 

Any opinions, please

Ed Kasper L.Ac., Santa Cruz, California