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dear jim,

AdvancedPulseDiagnosis- does not exist.

I am very interested in what you wrote, do you have an alternative address

boaz

 

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James Ramholz

Saturday, October 06, 2001 11:59 AM

Herbs and Acupuncture for Pemphigus

Howard:When you think of the immune system, you should first think of the earth/metal/water triangle in 5-Phases. Earth (spleen, white blood cells) and metal (wei qi) are the basis of immune function in 5-Phases; but you would still need to consider how the other organs are involved, of course. It would be interesting to read his pulses and do a complete examination.Since it is a disease characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes, accompanied by itching or burning sensations, consider it as heat/wind attacking the tissue. There are several things to look for in the pulses if this is the case: (1) examine the 5-Phase balance in the earth itself (the general character of the pulse movement, but use 5-depths as described in the Nan Jing), and (2) look for a discrepancy in the pulse quality of the skin depth of the lung and the skin depth of the LI (you will need to divide the right distal position into zang/fu and, then, each of them into 5-depths---try to examine the surface or top portion of each half). Normally these two depths should be undifferentiated or copy each other. If they show a wiriness, heat, or dampness with an unrooted character, needle Lu5 and LI11 deeply with tonification skill to reconnect the metal to the water element, skin and organ energy. In doing this, when the needle first touches the surface of the skin, use qi gong to contact the excessive heat movement and "push" it inward to connect it to the water depth (we can also divide an acupuncture point into 5-depths, similar to the Nan Jing's description of the pulses for qi gong-style needling). This helps cool and harmonize the surface and reconnect it to the water element. Since the knees are the intersection of spleen, stomach, and kidney energies, then tonify the kidney and spleen to support the Zheng qi.This procedure is good if these autoimmune symptoms are the branch and the root is a breakdown of 5-Phases due to depletion or vacuity. In cases of acute or strong infection, you wouldn't do this kind of needling technique. For more general information about what I'm talking about, you may want to look through my notes in the Files section of AdvancedPulseDiagnosis, the forum I set up for my seminars.For general immune system support, to strengthen the spleen and stomach, dispel swelling and toxins, regulate the blood, and circulate the qi, try Tuo Li Xiao Du Yin. It's available from QualiHerb and can be modified in a wide variety of ways according to both the Chinese and Korean literature. Andy Ellis said it's popular in China but I find it's hardly used here. It works great when modified correctly---the way I modified it for general use is in my catalog in the Files section of my forum.There are a variety of theories about why autoimmune disorders occur. One of the more interesting theories is proposed by a distributor of the Standard Process Company (who make supplements made from whole foods). Due to infection, injury, or chronic degeneration, cells can die off and break down at an unprecedented rate. When too much cellular and nuclear material are in the dumped into the blood, the immune system responds to these proteins as foreign invaders, and then the source tissue is attacked.If you get any definitive details about the case, let me know and I will try to be specific.Jim RamholzChinese 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.

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Thanks for your interest. I'm sorry, the original message had a comma

that negated the address. So, I deleted and resent the message and

resent it. The correct address should be

AdvancedPulseDiagnosis

 

Or, you can go back to the posted message and click on the new link.

 

Jim

 

 

 

, " boaz colodner " <b_colodner@h...>

wrote:

> dear jim,

> AdvancedPulseDiagnosis- does not

exist.

> I am very interested in what you wrote, do you have an alternative

address

> boaz

> -

> James Ramholz

>

> Saturday, October 06, 2001 11:59 AM

> Herbs and Acupuncture for Pemphigus

>

>

> Howard:

>

> When you think of the immune system, you should first think of

the

> earth/metal/water triangle in 5-Phases. Earth (spleen, white

blood

> cells) and metal (wei qi) are the basis of immune function in 5-

> Phases; but you would still need to consider how the other organs

are

> involved, of course. It would be interesting to read his pulses

and

> do a complete examination.

>

> Since it is a disease characterized by blisters on the skin and

> mucous membranes, accompanied by itching or burning sensations,

> consider it as heat/wind attacking the tissue. There are several

> things to look for in the pulses if this is the case: (1) examine

the

> 5-Phase balance in the earth itself (the general character of the

> pulse movement, but use 5-depths as described in the Nan Jing),

and

> (2) look for a discrepancy in the pulse quality of the skin

depth of

> the lung and the skin depth of the LI (you will need to divide

the

> right distal position into zang/fu and, then, each of them into 5-

> depths---try to examine the surface or top portion of each half).

>

> Normally these two depths should be undifferentiated or copy each

> other. If they show a wiriness, heat, or dampness with an

unrooted

> character, needle Lu5 and LI11 deeply with tonification skill to

> reconnect the metal to the water element, skin and organ energy.

In

> doing this, when the needle first touches the surface of the

skin,

> use qi gong to contact the excessive heat movement and " push " it

> inward to connect it to the water depth (we can also divide an

> acupuncture point into 5-depths, similar to the Nan Jing's

> description of the pulses for qi gong-style needling). This helps

> cool and harmonize the surface and reconnect it to the water

element.

> Since the knees are the intersection of spleen, stomach, and

kidney

> energies, then tonify the kidney and spleen to support the Zheng

qi.

>

> This procedure is good if these autoimmune symptoms are the

branch

> and the root is a breakdown of 5-Phases due to depletion or

vacuity.

> In cases of acute or strong infection, you wouldn't do this kind

of

> needling technique. For more general information about what I'm

> talking about, you may want to look through my notes in the Files

> section of AdvancedPulseDiagnosis,

the

> forum I set up for my seminars.

>

> For general immune system support, to strengthen the spleen and

> stomach, dispel swelling and toxins, regulate the blood, and

> circulate the qi, try Tuo Li Xiao Du Yin. It's available from

> QualiHerb and can be modified in a wide variety of ways according

to

> both the Chinese and Korean literature. Andy Ellis said it's

popular

> in China but I find it's hardly used here. It works great when

> modified correctly---the way I modified it for general use is in

my

> catalog in the Files section of my forum.

>

> There are a variety of theories about why autoimmune disorders

occur.

> One of the more interesting theories is proposed by a distributor

of

> the Standard Process Company (who make supplements made from

whole

> foods). Due to infection, injury, or chronic degeneration, cells

can

> die off and break down at an unprecedented rate. When too much

> cellular and nuclear material are in the dumped into the blood,

the

> immune system responds to these proteins as foreign invaders, and

> then the source tissue is attacked.

>

> If you get any definitive details about the case, let me know and

I

> will try to be specific.

>

> Jim Ramholz

>

>