china post

[Guest guest]

Sorry, my post on China was unnecessarily hyperbolic. While I do prefer

western values and culture, I do not support nuclear war, trade boycotts

or populist morons. I was trying to illustrate the common perception of

TCM by the politically active left (and the buchananites), not my own

beliefs. Many acupuncturists do not realize how much contempt our

profession has amongst these type of activists (labor, environment and

animal rights) and that their specific issues are often well justified.

Those of you who have seen my posts on herb trade with China in the past

well know that I have often dismissed widespread claims of endangered

species trade, pesticide contamination and fungicide use as unfounded.

So, I am not a China basher. I call em like I see em. The left should

be our allies, not our enemies. Staying in bed with folks like Orrin

Hatch is just going to backfire on us in the long run, I think. We need

to make inroads with the left to survive. Some enlightened publishing

companies are now taking the lead on these issues and not just just

glossing over them in their textbooks. I hope that is a trend. This is

the type of constructive approach I prefer to bombing on almost all

occasions. Time to eat.

 

[Guest guest]

I agree with much of what Todd says in this post and can tell you

that in the next edition of our materia medica we will put some

substances in a section on outmoded substances of historical interest

only which will include both those of unacceptable toxicity and those

involving truly endangered species.

 

Dan

Daniel Bensky, D.O.

Osteopathic and Oriental Medicine

916 NE 65th Street, Suite C

Seattle, WA 98115

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dan