Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Hello to everyone! :-) I just signed on to this list. I am currently studying naturopathic medicine and am fascinated with Chinese medicine and how it works. I am hoping to learn alot from everyone here as I watch and listen. :-) I do have a question, what is the best way to enhance " yin " energy in the kidneys? I have found alot of info in increasing the " yang " energy but few info on increasing the " Kidney Yin " . I'm looking for herbs?, energy work? acupressure? nutritional foods? I hope I don't sound to " basic " for you all but I'm just getting started in TCM. blessings, Marlene Lawson Arkansas, USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 I want to welcome Marlene to the CHA. And I also want to take up her " basic " question to generate some discussion about Yin tonics in general. First, Marlene, you should get the 3rd Edition of the Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey and Erich Stöger Material Medica. Read the introduction and the introduction to each chapter and you should get a firm grounding in Chinese herbal medicine. This is a necessary primer for discussion of Chinese herbs in the English language at this point. (Yin) tonics add substance as opposed to Qi movers often are lighter.The weight and " greasiness " of herbs such as Shu Di Huang often lead to gastric issues in patients and must be balanced with Qi movers. That being said, I expect to be corrected (Z'ev?) there are a few Yin tonics which can be lighter such as Shi Hu and Sang Ji Sheng. The nature of the Yin tonification has always been interesting to me and I offer it as a discussion point about the qualities of these " lighter " Yin tonics. doug , " Marlene " <MarleneLawson@p...> wrote: > > Hello to everyone! :-) > I just signed on to this list. I am currently studying naturopathic medicine and am fascinated with Chinese medicine and how it works. I am hoping to learn alot from everyone here as I watch and listen. :-) > > I do have a question, what is the best way to enhance " yin " energy in the kidneys? I have found alot of info in increasing the " yang " energy but few info on increasing the " Kidney Yin " . > I'm looking for herbs?, energy work? acupressure? nutritional foods? > > I hope I don't sound to " basic " for you all but I'm just getting started in TCM. > > blessings, > Marlene Lawson > Arkansas, USA > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Thank you very much Doug for your reply. :-) Where can I find the books you mentioned? Blessings, Marlene - Saturday, November 12, 2005 2:24 AM Re: new to this list I want to welcome Marlene to the CHA. And I also want to take up her " basic " question to generate some discussion about Yin tonics in general. First, Marlene, you should get the 3rd Edition of the Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey and Erich Stöger Material Medica. Read the introduction and the introduction to each chapter and you should get a firm grounding in Chinese herbal medicine. This is a necessary primer for discussion of Chinese herbs in the English language at this point. (Yin) tonics add substance as opposed to Qi movers often are lighter.The weight and " greasiness " of herbs such as Shu Di Huang often lead to gastric issues in patients and must be balanced with Qi movers. That being said, I expect to be corrected (Z'ev?) there are a few Yin tonics which can be lighter such as Shi Hu and Sang Ji Sheng. The nature of the Yin tonification has always been interesting to me and I offer it as a discussion point about the qualities of these " lighter " Yin tonics. doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 You can go to our good friends at http://redwingbooks.com/ or if you go to chineseherbalacademy.org there is a link to amazon.com . I believe CHA benefits from you accessing amazon in this way. I would personally suggest these: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica THIRD EDITION by Dan Bensky, et al Hardcover book, 1311 pages Published: 2004 Dimensions: OverSize " Price: $125.00 ISBN: 0-939616-42-4 Including: Index ~ Bibliography ~ Photographs ~ Illustrations ~ 15 pages of color plates Clinical Guide to Chinese Herbs & Formulae by Songyu Chen, Fei Li Hardcover book, 294 pages Dimensions: 8 " by 11 " Price: $86.00 ISBN: 0-443-04680-8 And Bensky also has a Formula book which you eventually will need but this book might be an easier way to get into the subject. Notes from South Mountain by Andrew Ellis Hardcover book, 496 pages Published: 2003 Dimensions: 7.5x9.5 " Price: $49.95 ISBN: 0-9656594-1-0 Including: Index ~ Bibliography ~ Appendix More: Chinese Med Herbs & Formulas make no mistake Chinese Herbal Medicine is a lifetime(s) study.... doug , " Marlene " <MarleneLawson@p...> wrote: > > Thank you very much Doug for your reply. :-) > Where can I find the books you mentioned? > Blessings, > Marlene > - > > > Saturday, November 12, 2005 2:24 AM > Re: new to this list > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 There are a couple of yin tonics that are considered to be non- cloying, or at least to be not as cloying as say shu di huang. You can often always add Nu Zhen Zi and Han Lian Cao, even in cases where there is damp. (In fact, dont those two herbs make a formula? Is it Two Marvel Pill/ Er Miao Wan? I cant remember). I had one teacher tell me that she will often fill up her bags of herbs with something like Han Lian Cao so that her patients feel that they are getting their moneys worth, as she had some complain that sometimes they seemed to only get a little bag of herbs and other people got a big bag full for the same price. (Chinese lady dealing mostly with chinese patients, I dont seem to get that complaint from westerners.) Good luck with the studying. , " Marlene " <MarleneLawson@p...> wrote: > > Thank you very much Doug for your reply. :-) > Where can I find the books you mentioned? > Blessings, > Marlene > - > > > Saturday, November 12, 2005 2:24 AM > Re: new to this list > > > I want to welcome Marlene to the CHA. And I also want to take up her > " basic " question to generate some discussion about Yin tonics in general. > First, Marlene, you should get the 3rd Edition of the Dan Bensky, > Steven Clavey and Erich Stöger Material Medica. Read the introduction > and the introduction to each chapter and you should get a firm > grounding in Chinese herbal medicine. This is a necessary primer for > discussion of Chinese herbs in the English language at this point. > > (Yin) tonics add substance as opposed to Qi movers often are > lighter.The weight and " greasiness " of herbs such as Shu Di Huang > often lead to gastric issues in patients and must be balanced with Qi > movers. > That being said, I expect to be corrected (Z'ev?) there are a few Yin > tonics which can be lighter such as Shi Hu and Sang Ji Sheng. The > nature of the Yin tonification has always been interesting to me and I > offer it as a discussion point about the qualities of these " lighter " > Yin tonics. > doug > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thank-you both Eric and Doug. Looking forward to reading the books mentioned............. Blessings, Marlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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