Teaspoon herbology (was homeopathic herbology)

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In reply to the comments on my first post,

 

 

1. I should have titled my post " teaspoon (or microdose) herbology " , rather

than 'homeopathic' - certainly the practitioner didn't have any sort of

homeopathic or potentizing principles in mind here - we're talking about

mixing together 5:1 tinctures to make a variation of standard formulas...

 

 

2.I didn't mean to imply that I had given a complete diagnosis by mentioning

her Lung and Kidney yin vacuity with Spleen Qi xu, - which of course are

common enough with aging. Actually, that was the diagnosis the other

practitioner gave when she showed me her formula, and not the totality of my

view of her condition - but it was close enough to being what we needed

most to keep our eyes on - since she has a very intense and dry cough as a

sequalae to radiation - and needs both strong and cool yin supplementation

and the means to assimilate it. I mention that aspect of her case because

it was along those lines that her formula and one of my formulas met.

 

3. The company in Australia is called " Herbalist & Alchemist " . Single herb

extracts, 5:1 it looks like

 

4. Perhaps she does follow somewhat in Eli Jones' footsteps. The group she

works with, as I said, treats mostly patients with cancer, and they use an

eclectic model-meaning she is also integrating western herbs, various

supplements, and diet in the protocol. (Often ranges in the $800/month for

the 'works')

 

5. More clearly, I am interested in the ramifications of using

only 1 tsp. of TCM-diagnosed blended tincture (again presumably a

concentrate of 5:1) twice a day for all of her clients, the vast majority of

who have some kind of advanced cancer. Especially in a case like this where

a yin-tonic is called for, I just can't see how that kind of dose can be

said to be worth anything. And again, we aren't talking about homeopathy.

Does anyone in the group have experience with this being a positive

contribution of Chinese medicine to an eclectic mix?....

 

Ken Bendat

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