misconceptions persist?

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I was told by a recent grad from PCOM:

 

1. all px should use yu ping feng san to protect against cold and flu;

she said all people would benefit from supplementing wei qi and could

not understand my explanation of why this was incorrect (supplementing

an excess patient would make it MORE likely to get a cold). In fact,

she said our opposing points of view were just two equally valid

interpretations of CM theory. Keeping an open mind, what do folks

think about this? Is this an example where one view is right and the

other is wrong, yet the wrong view either persists or is even

predominant. Or is this a condition based treatment that works

regardless of pattern.

 

2. getting a cold is good for immunity and a sign of strong immune

system. I thought getting a cold meant one was invaded from outside

because one was susceptible either due to excess or vacuity. It was

not ever a good thing to get a cold. Fever burns the yin. cough

depletes the qi. How can that be good. It is an idea in nature cure,

clearing toxins and the like,but I never bought it. Am I being overly

biased -- are there multiple points of view upon this within the CM

literature or this another outside idea that been introduced into the

void.

 

I have met many students over the years who have gotten the impression

from teachers that one can use CM theory any creative way they like,

with total disregard for the actual history of use. Is that what is

going on here?

 

 

 

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