demon weed

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Hi everyone,

I was wondering if there was any information about the properties of marijuana in terms of TCM. It seems to fill a role in the lives of more and more of my patients, and while I don't consider it a universally useful substance, I feel like I ought to know how it is interacting with my Tx, and how they are using it for self medication.

Huo Ma Ren is sweet and neutral, and seems to be used exclusively to moisten the bowels.

Ingesting other parts of the plant seem to have a sedative effect, regulate qi in terms of nausea, improve the appetite, over the long term with heavy use it seems to leave people somewhat dependant on its effects, somewhat dull witted, etc. Now, Huo Ma Ren is thought of as yin nourishing, but I assume that that is exclusively for the bowel. Is the general effect of pot a Heavy Sedation or a Nourishing Sedation, and where within that is a hallucination?

 

The people who have problems with it among my patients are usually high strung and they use it to relax. In a couple of these cases there is a fairly strong liver/gallbladder damp heat tendency, which would probably be compounded by frequent heavy sedation, no?

 

Anyhow, if anybody has info, I'd appreciate it.

 

Par Scott

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Hello Par Scott,

 

Based on my clinical observations I would draw the following

conclusions on " demon weed " when it is smoked;

 

In most people, it dries the orofices ie mouth, and other mucous

membranes. Thus, it would be warm or hot. Further more, based on

it's effect, on the mind, I would say it causes heat to rise and

disturbs the spirit. In Kidney Yang deficient females with excess

heat in the LI ; I have observed it to slow peristalsis.

 

 

Organic Chemicals whose name finishes in " ol " tend to be hot. It

seems to deal with rebellious stomach qi.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Dr. G.

 

 

, " Par Scott " <parufus@e...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone,

> I was wondering if there was any information about the properties of

marijuana in terms of TCM. It seems to fill a role in the lives of

more and more of my patients, and while I don't consider it a

universally useful substance, I feel like I ought to know how it is

interacting with my Tx, and how they are using it for self medication.

> Huo Ma Ren is sweet and neutral, and seems to be used exclusively to

moisten the bowels.

> Ingesting other parts of the plant seem to have a sedative effect,

regulate qi in terms of nausea, improve the appetite, over the long

term with heavy use it seems to leave people somewhat dependant on its

effects, somewhat dull witted, etc. Now, Huo Ma Ren is thought of as

yin nourishing, but I assume that that is exclusively for the bowel.

Is the general effect of pot a Heavy Sedation or a Nourishing

Sedation, and where within that is a hallucination?

>

> The people who have problems with it among my patients are usually

high strung and they use it to relax. In a couple of these cases

there is a fairly strong liver/gallbladder damp heat tendency, which

would probably be compounded by frequent heavy sedation, no?

>

> Anyhow, if anybody has info, I'd appreciate it.

>

> Par Scott

[Guest guest]

>

> , " Par Scott " <parufus@e...>

> wrote:

> Now, Huo Ma Ren is thought of as

> yin nourishing, but I assume that that is exclusively for the bowel.

> Is the general effect of pot a Heavy Sedation or a Nourishing

> Sedation, and where within that is a hallucination?

 

marijuana herb is described in the shen nong ben cao jing

 

[Guest guest]

For a good case study analysis of the effects of marijuana use reffer to the book: Acupuncture in Practice by mcpherson and Kaptchuk.

Etibusyalchimiste <busyalchimiste wrote:

Hello Par Scott,Based on my clinical observations I would draw the following conclusions on "demon weed" when it is smoked;In most people, it dries the orofices ie mouth, and other mucous membranes. Thus, it would be warm or hot. Further more, based on it's effect, on the mind, I would say it causes heat to rise and disturbs the spirit. In Kidney Yang deficient females with excess heat in the LI ; I have observed it to slow peristalsis.Organic Chemicals whose name finishes in "ol" tend to be hot. It seems to deal with rebellious stomach qi.Cheers,Dr. G. , "Par Scott" <parufus@e...> wrote:> Hi everyone,> I was wondering if there was any information about the properties of marijuana in terms of TCM. It seems to fill a role in the lives of more and more of my patients, and while I don't consider it a universally useful substance, I feel like I ought to know how it is interacting with my Tx, and how they are using it for self medication.> Huo Ma Ren is sweet and neutral, and seems to be used exclusively to moisten the bowels.> Ingesting other parts of the plant seem to have a sedative effect, regulate qi in terms of nausea, improve the appetite, over the long term with heavy use it seems to leave people somewhat dependant on its effects, somewhat dull witted, etc. Now, Huo Ma Ren is thought of as yin nourishing, but I assume that that is exclusively for the bowel. Is the general effect of pot a Heavy Sedation or a Nourishing Sedation, and where within that is a hallucination? > > The people who have problems with it among my patients are usually high strung and they use it to relax. In a couple of these cases there is a fairly strong liver/gallbladder damp heat tendency, which would probably be compounded by frequent heavy sedation, no?> > Anyhow, if anybody has info, I'd appreciate it.> > Par ScottChinese 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.