Guest guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Ze'v, Would you please take a moment and describe your prescription process with Kan tinctures. I am a newer practitioner and hoping to get some ideas about how to properly dose with them. Specifically, are you using multiple formulas at 1 teaspoon tid as a general guideline. If only one formula is used, do you still use 1 tsp tid. Thank you for any help you can offer. Dave Vitello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Dear Dave, First of all, the Kan formulas are in water/alcohol extract, not plain tincture. Dosage will vary by weight, condition, acute vs. chronic, child vs. adult and other considerations. I do combine and modify formulas with Kan singles as well. Generally, for more chronic conditions, I recommend one to two full droppers three times a day, for acute conditions two droppers up to five times a day. One dropper is approximately 1/2 tsp. by my own measurement. . . On Jun 26, 2008, at 3:15 PM, dmvitello01 wrote: > Ze'v, > > Would you please take a moment and describe your prescription process > with Kan tinctures. I am a newer practitioner and hoping to get some > ideas about how to properly dose with them. Specifically, are you > using multiple formulas at 1 teaspoon tid as a general guideline. If > only one formula is used, do you still use 1 tsp tid. Thank you for > any help you can offer. > > Dave Vitello > > > Chair, Department of Herbal Medicine Pacific College of Oriental Medicine San Diego, Ca. 92122 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 , <zrosenbe wrote: > > modify formulas with Kan singles as well. Generally, for more chronic > conditions, I recommend one to two full droppers three times a day, > for acute conditions two droppers up to five times a day. One > dropper is approximately 1/2 tsp. by my own measurement. . . > > Z'ev I've taken Kan and Chinese Classics liquids for myself. I've often wondered about the " dropper " idea and what it really means. Even with a full bottle, the dropper never gets quite full, often times only about half full. I used to keep track mentally how full it would get and try to " eye it up " with another dropper dose in order to make it seem like a full dropper's worth. When the bottle is low, it is even worse. I remember a PCOM teacher telling me that I was taking too much by doing it that way. She said that she thought a typical squeeze that only fill a dropper 1/2 to 3/4 of the way is what the companies mean by a dropper. I have no idea. What are your thoughts on that? Brian C. Allen, MSTOM Oriental Medicine and Health Services http://omhs.biz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I mean a full dropper (one ounce bottle size), which sometimes means you need to squeeze the liquid into the dropper more than once to reach that equivalent because of air displacement in the glass squeeze tube. . . Z'ev On Jun 29, 2008, at 8:44 AM, bcataiji wrote: > , > <zrosenbe wrote: > > > > modify formulas with Kan singles as well. Generally, for more > chronic > > conditions, I recommend one to two full droppers three times a > day, > > for acute conditions two droppers up to five times a day. One > > dropper is approximately 1/2 tsp. by my own measurement. . . > > > > > > Z'ev > > I've taken Kan and Chinese Classics liquids for myself. I've often > wondered about the " dropper " idea and what it really means. > > Even with a full bottle, the dropper never gets quite full, often > times only about half full. > > I used to keep track mentally how full it would get and try to " eye > it up " with another dropper dose in order to make it seem like a full > dropper's worth. > > When the bottle is low, it is even worse. > > I remember a PCOM teacher telling me that I was taking too much by > doing it that way. She said that she thought a typical squeeze that > only fill a dropper 1/2 to 3/4 of the way is what the companies mean > by a dropper. > > I have no idea. > > What are your thoughts on that? > > Brian C. Allen, MSTOM > Oriental Medicine and Health Services > http://omhs.biz > > > Chair, Department of Herbal Medicine Pacific College of Oriental Medicine San Diego, Ca. 92122 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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