Guest guest Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 Hello all, Take a look at maciocia's obstetrics and gynecology book in the chapter on menopause. He states that the root of climacteric symptoms is Jing xu and that the prescription will depend on the relative balance of yin and yang jing. He also says that the severity of symptoms will depend on how the woman lived her life, ie if she lived hard and fast, menopause is going to bite her back. Colleen > , Sharon Weizenbaum <sweiz@r...> wrote: >>> That would suggest that menopause is a Jing deficiency then. > Right? Interesting. > >> I don't think so. Symptoms associated with menopause have a Jing >> deficient aspect but menopause itself is a normal healthy > transition. > > > > Both you and Al are correct, menopause s/s are rooted in jing > depletion, which is a typical life transition. But to say it is > healthy may go to far. Many if not most mammals die shortly after > their child-bearing and rearing days are over (so they've said on > Animal Planet); humans are an exception to this general rule. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 , " Colleen Morris " <colleen@d...> wrote: He states that the root of climacteric symptoms is Jing xu > and that the prescription will depend on the relative balance of yin and > yang jing. the question then remains as to whether one should treat this jing xu if there are no symptoms or only if there is discomfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 Why wait and treat symtoms; why not treat the root? Jim Ramholz , " " <@i...> wrote: > the question then remains as to whether one should treat this > jing xu if there are no symptoms or only if there is discomfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 , " James Ramholz " < jramholz> wrote: > Why wait and treat symtoms; why not treat the root? Perhaps. this would certainly be a circumstance where I might use relatively low dose pill products. Many tonics were taken as pills or wines even. Wines are a good way to assimilate the often difficult to digest essence tonics. But I reserve the use of herbs like shu di in large dose decoctions for symptomatic conditions. for long term use, it is more important to not cloy the digestive system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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