Epimedium & Prostate Cancer? Or Tx by Pattern?

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon

 

ED is impotence, patient also has low libido. Liver involement makes

sense as he is under a lot of stress, is frustrated and has a wiry

pulse. Talked to an MD who told me that this disease feeds on

testosterone and PSA levels chart it's course. Doesn't Epimedium have

properties that mimic testosterone? Thanks Steve

[Guest guest]

ED=erectile dysfunction.

 

 

 

Hi Sharon

 

ED is impotence, patient also has low libido. Liver involement makes

sense as he is under a lot of stress, is frustrated and has a wiry

pulse. Talked to an MD who told me that this disease feeds on

testosterone and PSA levels chart it's course. Doesn't Epimedium have

properties that mimic testosterone? Thanks Steve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon

 

ED is impotence, patient also has low libido. Liver involvement makes

sense as he is under a lot of stress, is frustrated and has a wiry

pulse. Talked to an MD who told me that this disease feeds on

testosterone and PSA levels chart it's course. Doesn't Epimedium have

properties that mimic testosterone? Thanks Steve

 

 

Hi Steve,

 

I think there are two issues here.

 

The first is whether Yin Yang Huo is appropriate for this patient's

pattern differentiation. Low libido and erectile dysfunction may or

may not be from low hormones, low testosterone or low jing. It is so

important to base the treatment on the pattern diagnosis and not jump

to any conclusions by treating symptomatically. If there is no jing

deficiency and there is, say, Liver depression causing the ED and

urinary block, Yin Yang Huo could be quite detrimental. I have

treated ED quite a few times without treating the Kidneys at all with

great success. I know it is easy to think that Licentious Goat Wort

is the herb for lack of licentiousness but clinically it just ain't so.

 

Secondly, if, from a western point of view, the disease is

testosterone sensitive, it is the correct diagnosis and treatment

that will protect him. The issue of whether Yin Yang Huo has

testosterone like qualities is not an issue. if there is a Kidney

Jing deficiency that is on the neutral or cool side, it would be

indicated. If there is a Jing deficiency that is more on the Yin

vacuity side then Nu Zhen Zi, Tu Si Zi, Gou Qi Zi type herbs would be

indicated. A jing deficiency can actually cause testosterone

sensitive growths in which case supplementing jing would be just the

thing.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Sharon

 

 

Sharon Weizenbaum

86 Henry Street

Amherst, MA 01002

413-549-4021

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