Guest guest Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 The article on coffee by Svabhuti Dharmananda confirms the taoist intuition that drawing hard lines forbidding certain substances is not a life-enhancing process, whether it is the FDA banning ephedra or alternative health practitioners forbidding coffee. Proper and intelligent use, especially for the proper combinations, dosages, and times brings us into profounder rapore with our biosphere. I have enjoyed cafe latte with tincture of nettle and chamomile; the nettle moderates the potentially yin-burning elements of coffee, while the chamomile softens the liver-dredging. The effect is most satisfactory. The tiny amount of alcohol in the tinctures makes this a variation on Irish Coffee. Perhaps a little suan zao ren would balance its orifice-opening properties, assisting moreover with any insomnia associated with the use of c. arabica. Carl Ploss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 I agree--not a thing wrong with occassional use. I think its just a problem when someone gets into daily use. I have a patient who recently quit her daily coffee and was vomiting with headaches and depression and lethargy for 2 weeks. To me that is a clear sign that this is not a good thing to use on a daily basis. I feel the same way about pot, alcohol or even cigarettes actually. The way that I look at it is this: anything that you consume on a daily basis is being used as medicine, and there is usually a better choice of medicine than pot, alcohol, cigarettes, and coffee if someone is in need. Even herbs become problematic if you stay on the same herbs day after day--and with herbs you are intentionally using them as medicine. Also, most people do not understand the energetics of these substances well enough to know how to balance them. Instead they build up burned out adrenals, not to mention heat and stagnation. But the occassional use of the aforementioned items?....don't forget to invite me! Laura , carl ploss <cploss> wrote: > > > > The article on coffee by Svabhuti Dharmananda confirms the taoist intuition that drawing hard lines forbidding certain substances is not a life-enhancing process, whether it is the FDA banning ephedra or alternative health practitioners forbidding coffee. Proper and intelligent use, especially for the proper combinations, dosages, and times brings us into profounder rapore with our biosphere. I have enjoyed cafe latte with tincture of nettle and chamomile; the nettle moderates the potentially yin-burning elements of coffee, while the chamomile softens the liver-dredging. The effect is most satisfactory. The tiny amount of alcohol in the tinctures makes this a variation on Irish Coffee. Perhaps a little suan zao ren would balance its orifice-opening properties, assisting moreover with any insomnia associated with the use of c. arabica. > > Carl Ploss > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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