Guest guest Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I recently replied to the thread on ma huang, pointing out that the fact that the confusion about legal availability is reflective of the generally poor job that we as a profession have done regarding the protection of health rights for ourselves and our patients. I also pointed out that we may have an opportunity to make a really significant change in how our profession is viewed by the established medical paradigm by doing everything possible to make sure that our services are covered under whatever new healthcare plan we end up with under the Obama administration. I posited that an enormous grassroots campaign on the part of our patient base coupled with a STRONG lobbying effort from our state and nat'l. organizations could bring this much needed change about. For some strange reason, I have not seen that reply posted. I hope this missive gets posted and that it stimulates everyone to act. Call/write your legislators...have your patients do the same... circulate petitions and send them to Washington... donate to the aaaom pac... do what you can. Imagine what a difference it would make to the health of the nation if our services were covered under a national healthcare plan. warm regards, dr.w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Thank you for posting this. I am in complete agreement. Let me know if there is anything afoot in these matters and if there is anything I can do to help. Allowing such key herbs as MaHuang and Fuzi to be banned for a TCM practitioner is like eliminating a color from an artists pallette or a keys from a piano and expecting great paintings and concertos to be played. For me, the materia medica represents the colors and notes TCM herbalists need to practice their are. I find it very odd, that the profession can allow itself to stand by and allow this to happen with barely a whimper. The ban for these should be on the open and commercial market -- its a hit that that sector should take if it is unable to regulate itself. Selling limited amounts of these botanicals to qualified, licensed herbalists I think is the reasonable answer. Michael Tierra I recently replied to the thread on ma huang, pointing out that the fact > that the confusion > about legal availability is reflective of the generally poor job that we > as a profession have > done regarding the protection of health rights for ourselves and our > patients. > > I also pointed out that we may have an opportunity to make a really > significant change in > how our profession is viewed by the established medical paradigm by doing > everything > possible to make sure that our services are covered under whatever new > healthcare plan > we end up with under the Obama administration. > > I posited that an enormous grassroots campaign on the part of our patient > base coupled > with a STRONG lobbying effort from our state and nat'l. organizations > could bring this > much needed change about. > > For some strange reason, I have not seen that reply posted. I hope this > missive gets > posted and that it stimulates everyone to act. > > Call/write your legislators...have your patients do the same... circulate > petitions and send > them to Washington... donate to the aaaom pac... do what you can. > > Imagine what a difference it would make to the health of the nation if our > services were > covered under a national healthcare plan. > > warm regards, > dr.w > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I want to express my support for your appeal (other than writing to the state senators offices). It is important to be assertive about our rights of using herbals that address distinctive medicinal actions. Someone abusing the medical usage of ma huang does not justify its ban and deny their usage by the profession. We have the similar issue in HK as tcm profession is at the mercy of western medicine profession. Ma huang is never an issue as locals favor to abuse codeine- cough-suppressants. However, local regulations on herbal medicine are also unreasonable as they tend to regulate medicinal such as ban xia (pinellia) because it is toxin. Xing ren (apricot kernel) also contents mild toxin ingredient, along with many things. One needs to take three rice bowls of ban xia or xing ren in order to be drugged and get mild poisonous symptoms such as dizziness. It is dozens times of regular dosage of 10g to 15g. If one overtakes anything such as pill form of supplements say Vitamin A, he or she should be sent straightly to ER. It is absurd and the profession as a whole especially tcm school authorities should take a lead and lobby for our rights. Regards, SUNG, Yuk-ming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 , mtierra wrote: >Thanks Michael I hope...I hope I would like to make a general call for helpful suggestions, supportive info (esp. financial), research links, etc. > Thank you for posting this. I am in complete agreement. Let me know if > there is anything afoot in these matters and if there is anything I can do > to help. > > Allowing such key herbs as MaHuang and Fuzi to be banned for a TCM > practitioner is like eliminating a color from an artists pallette or a > keys from a piano and expecting great paintings and concertos to be > played. > > For me, the materia medica represents the colors and notes TCM herbalists > need to practice their are. > > I find it very odd, that the profession can allow itself to stand by and > allow this to happen with barely a whimper. > > The ban for these should be on the open and commercial market -- its a hit > that that sector should take if it is unable to regulate itself. > > Selling limited amounts of these botanicals to qualified, licensed > herbalists I think is the reasonable answer. > > Michael Tierra > > > > > > I recently replied to the thread on ma huang, pointing out that the fact > > that the confusion > > about legal availability is reflective of the generally poor job that we > > as a profession have > > done regarding the protection of health rights for ourselves and our > > patients. > > > > I also pointed out that we may have an opportunity to make a really > > significant change in > > how our profession is viewed by the established medical paradigm by doing > > everything > > possible to make sure that our services are covered under whatever new > > healthcare plan > > we end up with under the Obama administration. > > > > I posited that an enormous grassroots campaign on the part of our patient > > base coupled > > with a STRONG lobbying effort from our state and nat'l. organizations > > could bring this > > much needed change about. > > > > For some strange reason, I have not seen that reply posted. I hope this > > missive gets > > posted and that it stimulates everyone to act. > > > > Call/write your legislators...have your patients do the same... circulate > > petitions and send > > them to Washington... donate to the aaaom pac... do what you can. > > > > Imagine what a difference it would make to the health of the nation if our > > services were > > covered under a national healthcare plan. > > > > warm regards, > > dr.w > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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