Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 > I've used Bu Gu Zhi on myself several times and always stopped when (excuse the language) found blood in the stool. Is this simply due to the generation of too much heat.? doug >> I'm still left with questions. The Wang & Xu citation for stop >> bleeding was a modern (not traditional) use reported by a maternity >> hospital, so as a rationale for bleeding gums it seems a little >> tenuous, even though the pattern is agreed. However, I also find a >> reference for a modern use, not charred, as a topical for skin >> regeneration " external use promotes the production of melanin. " >> (Hong-yen Hsu, Oriental Materia Medica, page 573). Whether this has >> any relevance to this case, I don't know. I'd love to know how the >> author came up with this treatment. >> > > LOL, yes, the reference was a little strained, but it was all I could > find at the time. Perhaps because Buguzhi also enters the Spleen it > might shore up the blood-containing function a little better than > some other Yang-supplementing medicinals... stepping further out onto > the limb here... > > robert hayden > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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