Guest guest Posted October 6, 2000 Report Share Posted October 6, 2000 In a message dated 10/5/00 9:07:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, writes: << How many patients do you see per week? Would you consider them mainstream folks or people already involved in alternative health or lifestyles? Also, I assume you have had access to your school pharmacy during this time. Only a school has enough turnover to really ensure fresh bulk herbs. No solo practice could possibly do that. Reluctantly Realistic (aka todd) >> Dear I DO have " access " to my school's pharmacy, but I have had my own pharmacy since 1997. My herbs are at least as fresh as the school's, possibly because my supplier (Mayway) provides such excellent quality. You only have to smell the Xin Yi Hua to notice the difference. And even in the school's pharmacy, there are many herbs that are rarely used! Qing Dai, for example: one pound could last forever -- but I have not noticed it change in quality. Do you have cooking spices in your cupboard that have been there a year and are still good? The herbs that are used often, even in my small practice, are turned over quickly (at least once a month) -- I order in quantities of one pound of each item, and if I occasionally have to throw something out because it got bugs, or seemed unfresh, that is a small price to pay for having my own herb pharmacy. Some of my folks are mainstream, as you put it, and some are already interested in herbs, but if I prescribe herbs, they take them. I also fill prescriptions from other practitioners, and I have herb students doing lab time in my pharmacy and taking samples, all of which helps keep my herbs current. I can't imagine why Z'ev says he lost thousands of dollars on his pharmacy. My average cost is $6.00 per pound, and that translates to about $2 per bag, and if I sell for $6 per bag, I can afford to throw out old herbs once in a while if I have to. Last thing I had to throw out was Da Huang, and it wasn't bad, it just wasn't as dense and fragrant as I like. I am very particular about the quality of my herbs. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2000 Report Share Posted October 6, 2000 >so you would think. and how many folks do you know who can cook stew >or soup anymore? What do people eat then??? Can they be helped by herbs in a long term if they cannot cook food for themselves? Food is, apart from the polluted air most of us breathe, our source of energy. Now I am shocked. So many people cannot cook any more? Then learning how to cook would be the first step to health, not going to the doctor. Karin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2000 Report Share Posted October 9, 2000 --- Karin Bischof <karinbischof wrote: > most of us breathe, our source of energy. Now I am shocked. So many people > cannot cook any more? Then learning how to cook would be the first step to > health, not going to the doctor. Since I am one of them, please let me put in a plug for the disabled. We find it VERY difficult to cook anything - need to do very simple things and many of us need to minimize our exposure to stoves (e.g. we can't feel pain, hot or cold so the danger of burning ourselves - and not knowing it - is high). Thus. to additonally cook herbs is an added chore and increases our risk of exposure to stoves. If we are to use herbs, we have to find ways to minimize that exposure. Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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