Guest guest Posted April 10, 2001 Report Share Posted April 10, 2001 Will: I appreciate your response to my query. When I studied at Kyung Hee Hospital in Seoul, Korea I observed the application of " constitutional diagnosis " for the first time with herbal application. Outside of this situation I have yet to find any constitutional categorization that works with herbal medicine. In my TCM education the constitution was usually just looked at as their " underlying weakness " ..maybe this is enough but I would llike to offer patients longer term herbal treatment as " prevention " so the constitutional predispositions are less likely to manifest. In addition I have never seen that copy of the Ling Shu..where did you find it? Is it academic? ......Peace..Kelly _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2001 Report Share Posted April 10, 2001 Kelly: It is refreshing to hear you discuss a thought process that goes beyond the management of a symptom or a disease. The classics say this is a hallmark of a superior physician. Too often the practice of TCM is involved with the chief complaint, and even the root may be conceived from a superficial point of view. You are discussing the virtue of medium term treatment strategy -- the maintenance of the well person. It is also important to consider long term treatment, including those strategies that would affect longevity (I know Jim has some cool formulas for this. Anyone else?). The version of the Yellow Emperor's Canon that contains the Ling Shu I cited (China Science and Technology Press) is available from Redwing. Will In a message dated 4/10/01 10:11:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kdwelch25 writes: In my TCM education the constitution was usually just looked at as their "underlying weakness"..maybe this is enough but I would llike to offer patients longer term herbal treatment as "prevention" so the constitutional predispositions are less likely to manifest. In addition I have never seen that copy of the Ling Shu..where did you find it? Is it academic? ......Peace..Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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