photo-urticaria and referral in Toronto, Canada

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

 

Haven't been in on the discussions for the past couple of months, but

I wanted to jump back in with a couple of querries:

 

The easy question (?), anyone have a practioner to recommend in

Toronto for someone currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

 

The more difficult one (?), anyone have any experience treating

photo-urticaria? It's quite a rare condition--although, going back

over notes from one of Mazin's workshops he does mention it--deemed

" incurable " in the Western medical literature. Basically it's an

allergy to sunlight and visible light. I have a case I've been

treating for a several months now with marked reduction in symptoms

but not a cure. Any guidance on prognosis (from a CM perspective) or

any tips specific to this condition (other than treat according to

manifestation, pattern diff, etc.) would be greatly appreciated.

 

Many thanks,

 

Sarah

 

Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM

www.slopeacupuncture.com

[Guest guest]

Hi Sarah,

 

I just finished the third part of Mazin's course in London, and we briefly

talked about

photo-urticaria or polymorphic light eruption as he referred to it.

 

The one herb that Mazin stressed for the treatment of this condition was Qing

hao in large

doses, obviously in conjunction with a formula aimed at the patho-mechanism,

which is

usually of the hot blood generating wind type.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Good luck,

Trevor

, " Sarah Rivkin " <saydit wrote:

>

> Hi all,

>

> Haven't been in on the discussions for the past couple of months, but

> I wanted to jump back in with a couple of querries:

>

> The easy question (?), anyone have a practioner to recommend in

> Toronto for someone currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

>

> The more difficult one (?), anyone have any experience treating

> photo-urticaria? It's quite a rare condition--although, going back

> over notes from one of Mazin's workshops he does mention it--deemed

> " incurable " in the Western medical literature. Basically it's an

> allergy to sunlight and visible light. I have a case I've been

> treating for a several months now with marked reduction in symptoms

> but not a cure. Any guidance on prognosis (from a CM perspective) or

> any tips specific to this condition (other than treat according to

> manifestation, pattern diff, etc.) would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Many thanks,

>

> Sarah

>

> Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM

> www.slopeacupuncture.com

>