Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 By the way Marjorie, the lemon balm is also used for certain types of depression, and it sounds like he might fit the profile. -- Karen Vaughan, Lic. Ac Creation's Garden Acupuncture and Herbs 253 Garfield Place Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 622-6755 Co-Conspirator to Make the World A Better Place: Visit http://www.heroicstories.com/ and join the conspiracy See my Creation's Garden website at: http://ksvaughan2.byregion.net/ And my website at Avon Walk for Breast Cancer 2005 > > > > - > mdavid > > Thursday, December 15, 2005 6:23 AM > Re: post-herpetic neuralgia > > > I am currently treating a patient with a similar condition. > He first came referred from his acupuncturist (who doesn't practice herbology) > as he said the acupuncture had made it worse. > I diagnosed him with severe chronic liver qi stagnation, his MD suggestd he was > clinically depressed. Just looking at him you could see how depressed he was. > He had been in a very stressful job for years and was on stress leave. > Although his tongue showed more signs of spleen def. > For the first day on the first batch of herbs, the pain was worse, then it > continued to improve, lessening and only bothering him in the evening. I kept > adjusting the formulas. Now he is on modified chai hu shu gan tang. He mostly > forgets the pain now as it has almost diminished dramatically in intensity, > except that it has moved further down. He thinks it might be in the intestine. > > Marjorie > > > > > > > Quoting <alonmarcus: > > > I have treated this successfully by using a plum blossom needle on the area > > till there is slight bleeding, > > >>>>> > > On post herpetic neuralgia? i do not know who your patients are but my > > patients would not let me do it. I have used a local anastetic and have bled > > congested vessels in the past with some success.Always conceder Fu Zi if > > patient looks cold even with burring pain. > > > > > > > > > > Oakland, CA 94609 > > > > > > - > > Sean Doherty > > > > Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:39 AM > > RE: post-herpetic neuralgia > > > > > > I have treated this successfully by using a plum blossom needle on the > > area > > till there is slight bleeding, then cupping the area to draw out more > > blood. > > Sometimes I will moxa the area after I have used the plum blossom. It has > > worked well to take away the burning pain quickly. People often then have > > a > > more dull diffuse pain left over which is much more tolerable and resolves > > in a variable time frame. > > > > > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > On Behalf Of Andrea Beth > > Damsky > > Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:55 AM > > > > Re: post-herpetic neuralgia > > > > > > > > Hi Jason, > > > > I too have had a couple of patients in this situation. My most recent, > > an > > elderly man in poor health, had shingles last June, on the right side of > > his > > head above and behind the ear and down the SCM towards the clavicle. He > > is > > scarred and has burning, stinging pain that is almost constant, with > > muscle > > spasms along the path that the shingles traveled. Acupuncture has brought > > him minor and temporary relief. In the last few days, we have tried > > alternative things - a homeopathic remedy called apis mellifica, used for > > burning and stinging pain of active shingles rash. We are also trying > > Rescue Remedy. Today was the first time I saw him in several weeks, that > > he > > didn't look haggard and raw from the pain. He is sleeping better and > > appears more calm. I don't know what further use will yield, but so far I > > am encouraged. > > > > Has anyone else seen post-herpetic pain so severe that it causes visible > > contractions of the muscles beneath the affected skin? What causes that, > > and what relieves it? > > > > > > > > wrote: > > Any tricks or articles dealing with the remnant pain after herpes zoster > > (Shingles)? > > > > > > > > -Jason > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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