Guest guest Posted March 19, 2001 Report Share Posted March 19, 2001 I was taught that Wu ling zhi is flying squirrel feces. However, I noticed that Hsu lists bat feces as Wu ling zhi. And Bensky/Gamble, despite calling the herb flying squirrel feces, list Pteropus as a common name - this is a genus of bat. I thought bat feces was Ye ming sha - an herb with completely different actions than Wu ling zhi. Ye ming sha clears liver fire and improves the vision. It doesn't move blood. Wu ling zhi disperses blood stasis and stops bleeding, and doesn't clear fire. Does anyone know if bat and flying squirrel feces are used interchangeably? If so, it seems like it would be very important to get the herb you want. Maybe something got lost in the translation? ============================== Peter L. Borten, L.Ac. 4004 SW Kelly Avenue, Ste 201 Portland, Oregon 97201 503.522.2613 http://www.whiteflowerhealing.com/ ============================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2001 Report Share Posted March 19, 2001 About 3 years ago I was having lunch with a TCM professor who was guest lecturing at the uni on Shan Han lun amongst other things and he told me some interesting things about wu ling zhi. Noone in China has used official correct wu ling zhi for about 20 years because the habitats where they used to live are virtually non existant and is almost an extinct species. Instead they use the faeces from a wild field rat . Peter , in NZ we have a surplus of possums , originally brought over from Australia as pets, and now are the number 1 out of controll pest in NZ.If you'd like some of their faeces let me know!!! Heiko Peter Borten wrote: > I was taught that Wu ling zhi is flying squirrel feces. However, I noticed > that Hsu lists bat feces as Wu ling zhi. And Bensky/Gamble, despite calling > the herb flying squirrel feces, list Pteropus as a common name - this is a > genus of bat. > I thought bat feces was Ye ming sha - an herb with completely different > actions than Wu ling zhi. Ye ming sha clears liver fire and improves the > vision. It doesn't move blood. Wu ling zhi disperses blood stasis and > stops bleeding, and doesn't clear fire. > Does anyone know if bat and flying squirrel feces are used interchangeably? > If so, it seems like it would be very important to get the herb you want. > Maybe something got lost in the translation? > > ============================== > Peter L. Borten, L.Ac. > 4004 SW Kelly Avenue, Ste 201 > Portland, Oregon 97201 > 503.522.2613 > http://www.whiteflowerhealing.com/ > ============================== > > > Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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