Guest guest Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 Shrimp is well known to cause allergic responses in susceptible individuals. For instance, I have one patient who gets hives when she eats shrimp. In Chinese medicine, shrimp are listed as a " fa wu, " emitting substance. I think the following Chinese medicinal description helps explain this. I wonder if the CM therapeutic descriptions of other fa wu foods also explain their fa wu natures, such as peanuts, chicken, eggs, and strawberries. Zhong Yao Da Ci Dian: Shrimp (Xia) Nature & flavor: Sweet, warm (One source says " has small toxins; " another source says sweet, salty, and warm.) Channel entry: Liver & kidney channels (One source adds the foot tai yin.) Functions & indications: Supplements the kidneys and invigorates yang, frees the flow of the breasts, out-thrusts toxins. Treats impotence, nondescension of breast milk, cinnabar toxins, welling and flat abscesses, shank sores. Method of use & dosage: Internal administration: Boil into soup or cook and eat. External use: Mash and apply or bake till dry and grind into powder. Contraindications: Stirring wind, emission of sores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Bob - Thanks for these - they are fun to read and I find them quite interesting. More to come? Marnae At 05:55 PM 9/4/2003 +0000, you wrote: >Shrimp is well known to cause allergic responses in susceptible >individuals. For instance, I have one patient who gets hives when she >eats shrimp. In Chinese medicine, shrimp are listed as a " fa wu, " >emitting substance. I think the following Chinese medicinal >description helps explain this. I wonder if the CM >therapeutic descriptions of other fa wu foods also explain their fa wu >natures, such as peanuts, chicken, eggs, and strawberries. > >Zhong Yao Da Ci Dian: > >Shrimp (Xia) > >Nature & flavor: Sweet, warm (One source says " has small toxins; " >another source says sweet, salty, and warm.) > >Channel entry: Liver & kidney channels (One source adds the foot tai >yin.) > >Functions & indications: Supplements the kidneys and invigorates yang, >frees the flow of the breasts, out-thrusts toxins. Treats impotence, >nondescension of breast milk, cinnabar toxins, welling and flat >abscesses, shank sores. > >Method of use & dosage: Internal administration: Boil into soup or >cook and eat. External use: Mash and apply or bake till dry and grind >into powder. > >Contraindications: Stirring wind, emission of sores > > > >Chinese 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. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 I wonder if the " emitting substance " verbage refers to the excretory channel which is apparent in shrimp and other crustaceans if they are not cleaned? Certainly this substance could be considered a toxin. - Marnae Ergil <marnae wrote: Bob - Thanks for these - they are fun to read and I find them quite interesting. More to come? Marnae At 05:55 PM 9/4/2003 +0000, you wrote: >Shrimp is well known to cause allergic responses in susceptible >individuals. For instance, I have one patient who gets hives when she >eats shrimp. In Chinese medicine, shrimp are listed as a " fa wu, " >emitting substance. I think the following Chinese medicinal >description helps explain this. I wonder if the CM >therapeutic descriptions of other fa wu foods also explain their fa wu >natures, such as peanuts, chicken, eggs, and strawberries. > >Zhong Yao Da Ci Dian: > >Shrimp (Xia) > >Nature & flavor: Sweet, warm (One source says " has small toxins; " >another source says sweet, salty, and warm.) > >Channel entry: Liver & kidney channels (One source adds the foot tai >yin.) > >Functions & indications: Supplements the kidneys and invigorates yang, >frees the flow of the breasts, out-thrusts toxins. Treats impotence, >nondescension of breast milk, cinnabar toxins, welling and flat >abscesses, shank sores. > >Method of use & dosage: Internal administration: Boil into soup or >cook and eat. External use: Mash and apply or bake till dry and grind >into powder. > >Contraindications: Stirring wind, emission of sores > > > >Chinese 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. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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