Tai Zi Ren-the right fit

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Dear Colleagues,

 

I want to report about an herb we all know about, but generally tend to save for

kids with Qi vacuity:  Tai Zi Ren.  As you may know, my wife has suffered for

many years from a complicated neurological disorder manifesting with cyclical

epileptic seizures and concurrently spasms and tremors.  I don't want to go to

the specifics of her disorder, and those interested are welcome to view the

archives where I have written extensively about her.  What I want to tell you,

though, is that I have used various combinations of herbs which supplement Qi,

as she is very weak, along with being severely Yin vacuous.  They just haven't

worked, not at all, especially not Xi Yang Shen.  I keep going back to it,

either by itself, or with Huang Qi, depending upon the time of the month (when

she is close to seizure time I have avoided Huang Qi because of its upward

direction irritating the brain).  I had the idea to try Tai Zi Ren, and

remarkably, for the first

time in months, her voice is louder, she is speaking clearer and she is walking

erect.    In a complicated decoction, I originally used 27g and now, in the

second formula I am using 21g.    I was always led to believe that Tai Zi Shen

was a relatively weak second cousin to Ren Shen and Dang Shen, but moister and

cooler, but this anecdote I feel illustrates an important principle:  more is

not necessarily better, and the importance of finding the right fit when using

herbs in formulae can't be overemphasized.  I have recently also used it with a

2 year old infant who suffered from a 2 month non-stop barking cough, very

thirsty and with watery diarrhea, using Xie Bai San as the basis.   The result: 

The cough stopped today, the second day on the formula.  Again, the right fit.

 

Respectfully,