Guest guest Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thank you Thomas, I will keep it in mind ... There are lots of Aconite in the Norwegian mountains also, but they contain very little Aconitine. I use plants for almost every patient, and most of the plants I gather or collect at my Norwegian farm. Local plants seem to work very well. Are Thoresen Are, Indeed, you got it, at least that is was some kind of joke. The point was that there was never any mention of using aconite...I only mentioned that I was in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains and saw a lot of it. That being said, I do use it and have for many years. I guess the only way to answer your question is by saying, there really is no way to be sure...there is plenty of data on dosage ranges and I have been using it for 15 years or so, thus I feel quite confident using it. BUT, this type of herbalism is not for everyone. So, if you are uncomfortable, don't do it. I personally like to use native, fresh, wild, vibrant plants when working with people and making medicines. I believe they make better medicines and are more effective. All the discussion of ratios of powdered extracts ( " granules " ) etc, means nothing if you start with poor product. I'm not suggesting anyone is doing that, however I can pretty much guarantee that the herbs I bring home from a trip to the mountains are far superior (in quality) to anything you can purchase in any Chinese herbal pharmacy. I won't get into the discussion of the vast amounts of resources being consumed to ship plant material from a warehouse in China around the world....but stop and think about it...kinda crazy, don't you think? Anyway, come to the States sometime and attend one of my trips to the mountains or desert or where ever I am going...we have fun, share, learn, and get an opportunity to connect with the plants while they are alive, and for anyone who doesn't think it will have an impact on your clinical reality...well, I challenge you to try it. Even planting a garden of medicinal plants, or at least having a few around might just change your perspective. Thomas BTW: There is a trip this coming weekend....Eastern Sierra...there may be a couple openings left...if your interested contact me. Beijing, China Author of Western Herbs According to Traditional : A Practitioners Guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Are, I'd be very interested in how you use local medicinals for your patients, which ones, how prepared, in what combinations, relationship to Chinese medical theory, etc. Thank you, On Jul 10, 2008, at 4:39 AM, Are Thoresen wrote: > Thank you Thomas, I will keep it in mind ... > > There are lots of Aconite in the Norwegian mountains also, but they > contain > very little Aconitine. > > I use plants for almost every patient, and most of the plants I > gather or > collect at my Norwegian farm. Local plants seem to work very well. > > Are Thoresen > > Are, > > Indeed, you got it, at least that is was some kind of joke. The > point was > that there was never any mention of using aconite...I only mentioned > that I > was in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains and saw a lot of it. That being > said, I > do use it and have for many years. I guess the only way to answer your > question is by saying, there really is no way to be sure...there is > plenty > of data on dosage ranges and I have been using it for 15 years or > so, thus I > feel quite confident using it. > > BUT, this type of herbalism is not for everyone. So, if you are > uncomfortable, don't do it. I personally like to use native, fresh, > wild, > vibrant plants when working with people and making medicines. I > believe they > make better medicines and are more effective. All the discussion of > ratios > of powdered extracts ( " granules " ) etc, means nothing if you start > with poor > product. I'm not suggesting anyone is doing that, however I can > pretty much > guarantee that the herbs I bring home from a trip to the mountains > are far > superior (in quality) to anything you can purchase in any Chinese > herbal > pharmacy. I won't get into the discussion of the vast amounts of > resources > being consumed to ship plant material from a warehouse in China > around the > world....but stop and think about it...kinda crazy, don't you think? > > Anyway, come to the States sometime and attend one of my trips to the > mountains or desert or where ever I am going...we have fun, share, > learn, > and get an opportunity to connect with the plants while they are > alive, and > for anyone who doesn't think it will have an impact on your clinical > reality...well, I challenge you to try it. Even planting a garden of > medicinal plants, or at least having a few around might just change > your > perspective. > > Thomas > BTW: There is a trip this coming weekend....Eastern Sierra...there > may be a > couple openings left...if your interested contact me. > > > > Beijing, China > > Author of Western Herbs According to Traditional : A > Practitioners Guide > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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