Guest guest Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 > One place where I work uses Jie Jie Chi Chang Pu, unbanned apparently, and has more of the effect on consiousness than Chi Chang Pu. > It is definitely the carcinogenic beta-asarone that is the basis of > banning acorus species. I believe acorus calamus is actually banned by > the federal FDA. However, beta-asarone is an essential oil that is > destroyed by prolonged cooking. the traditional method of cooking for > shi chang pu is to long cook it with the other herbs. I am not sure > the beta asarone is the basis of its activity in TCM. However, some > people short cook shi chang pu. since this herb may be used longterm, > This may be risky. Maybe Karen Vaughn can comment on this. I am also > curious whether herb companies that make powdered extracts recover the > essential oils of this herb. Finally, the dosages necessary to induce > cancer may be far beyond standard usage. shi chang pu was often used > in longevity formulas, which belies it supposed toxicity. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2001 Report Share Posted August 18, 2001 , wrote: > > > > One place where I work uses Jie Jie Chi Chang Pu, unbanned apparently, and has more of the effect on consiousness than Chi Chang Pu. > What is this and what type of effects on consciousness does it have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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