Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 I have been treating a patient in New Zealand and they are going back to Grandpass Oregon Can you suggest anyone, its acupuncture for back ache etc Heiko On Behalf Of Sarah Rivkin Tuesday, September 19, 2006 1:59 PM strategies for getting herbs into kids Hi all, I was wondering if some of you skilled pediatric practioners on the list would share any strategies you might have for getting herbs into young children, especially raw herbs. With my own (almost 3 y.o.) daughter, I've managed small doses of tinctures (with the alcohol evaporated) in a beverage or (my latest discovery) mixed with liquid vitamins. Parents of patients of mine have reported good success with these methods as well. I had heard that you could cook water-based decoctions down to further reduce the liquid, but I usually end up burning the herbs in the process--and the only success I've had with the end results has been with gui zhi tang and other sweet formulas. Other formulas I've tried this method with must have too unpleasant a taste for little palates.(Is there some refinement to this method that I'm missing? I usually remove the herbs and just boil down the liquid.) Of course there are jouks and medicinal pastries, but I'm suspecting these wouldn't pass the toddler taste test, if made with bitter/cold/sour/etc. herbs, and adding sweetener would kind of defeat the purpose? TIA, Sarah Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM www.slopeacupuncture.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Ellen Leonard is someone I used to work with, she does tuina and a mix of Japanese and Chinese styles. I don't have her number, but Grants Pass is not exanctly a buzzing metropolis so I don't think she'll be to hard to find. Par Scott - Heiko Lade Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:04 AM referral Grantspass I have been treating a patient in New Zealand and they are going back to Grandpass Oregon Can you suggest anyone, its acupuncture for back ache etc Heiko On Behalf Of Sarah Rivkin Tuesday, September 19, 2006 1:59 PM strategies for getting herbs into kids Hi all, I was wondering if some of you skilled pediatric practioners on the list would share any strategies you might have for getting herbs into young children, especially raw herbs. With my own (almost 3 y.o.) daughter, I've managed small doses of tinctures (with the alcohol evaporated) in a beverage or (my latest discovery) mixed with liquid vitamins. Parents of patients of mine have reported good success with these methods as well. I had heard that you could cook water-based decoctions down to further reduce the liquid, but I usually end up burning the herbs in the process--and the only success I've had with the end results has been with gui zhi tang and other sweet formulas. Other formulas I've tried this method with must have too unpleasant a taste for little palates.(Is there some refinement to this method that I'm missing? I usually remove the herbs and just boil down the liquid.) Of course there are jouks and medicinal pastries, but I'm suspecting these wouldn't pass the toddler taste test, if made with bitter/cold/sour/etc. herbs, and adding sweetener would kind of defeat the purpose? TIA, Sarah Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM www.slopeacupuncture.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Raven Sara, L.Ac., C.A.E. 910 NE D Street Ste 104 Grants Pass, OR 97526 541-476-4611 In addition to chinese herbs & acu, she is trained in ayuveda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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