The role of TCM in Dialysis in China

[Guest guest]

So, dialysis is on my horizon; next 12 months or less. If you all will

send me any resources, thoughts, ideas - no idea too crazy - send 'em all,

qi-gong, acupuncture, single herb uses, herbal formulas, and especially

information on TCM and dialysis co-administration in China (or elsewhere the

two are mixed), you will have my undying gratitude.

 

Joe

 

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[Guest guest]

one of my faculty is on dialysis. I know that he uses herbs, including

lu rong to cope with low ferritin. i will reach out to him on your

behalf

 

Cara O. Frank, R. OM

Six Fishes

China Herb Company Chinese Herb Department

Tai Sophia Institute

www.carafrank.com

215-772-0770

 

On Nov 1, 2009, at 3:26 PM, Joseph Balensi MS LAc wrote:

 

> So, dialysis is on my horizon; next 12 months or less. If you all will

> send me any resources, thoughts, ideas - no idea too crazy - send

> 'em all,

> qi-gong, acupuncture, single herb uses, herbal formulas, and

> especially

> information on TCM and dialysis co-administration in China (or

> elsewhere the

> two are mixed), you will have my undying gratitude.

>

> Joe

>

> The young man who has not wept is a

> savage,<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/28799.html>

> and the old man who will not laugh is a

> fool.<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/28799.html>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I strongly recommend tincture of stinging nettle seed (urtica dioica semen).

This can be purchased through Herbalist & Alchemist in New Jersey. You might

also consider the Kidney Support formula available at the same site. David

Winston has significant experience with this and I have followed in his

footsteps (so to speak) and had very good success using urtica for kidney

disease.

 

There is brief mention of this and the root in my book with a full monograph of

the leaf. The full monographs will be in the second volume in the works now.

 

Also, I can recommend Jeremy Ross' book. It is incredible in its scope and

detail. Although I have some issues with it I think it is an excellent resource.

 

 

In Good Health,

Thomas

 

, Joseph Balensi MS LAc <jlb

wrote:

>

> So, dialysis is on my horizon; next 12 months or less. If you all will

> send me any resources, thoughts, ideas - no idea too crazy - send 'em all,

> qi-gong, acupuncture, single herb uses, herbal formulas, and especially

> information on TCM and dialysis co-administration in China (or elsewhere the

> two are mixed), you will have my undying gratitude.

>

> Joe

>

[Guest guest]

Joe,

 

Sorry to hear about the dialysis. I seriously recommend your reading Blue Poppy

Press's Chinese medicine & nephrology clinical manual. I'm sure you'll find lots

of good info inside. www.bluepoppy.com or call Customer Service at 800-487-9296.

Good luck & best wishes.

 

Bob

[Guest guest]

Thomas and Cara and Bob,

 

Thank you all very much for your help. I'm corresponding with your friend,

Cara. Bob, the book is on the shelf in the school library. Thomas, I'm looking

into urtica.

 

I'll be posting on what I find useful and to pose more questions.

 

Joe

[Guest guest]

so happy be be able to help! best of luck to you.

 

Cara O. Frank, R. OM

Six Fishes

China Herb Company Chinese Herb Department

Tai Sophia Institute

www.carafrank.com

215-772-0770

 

On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:55 AM, jlb wrote:

 

> Thomas and Cara and Bob,

>

> Thank you all very much for your help. I'm corresponding with your

> friend, Cara. Bob, the book is on the shelf in the school library.

> Thomas, I'm looking into urtica.

>

> I'll be posting on what I find useful and to pose more questions.

>

> Joe

>

>

[Guest guest]

Joe

 

I'm very sorry to hear about your situation and wonder if I can help. I

certainly wouldn't put myself forward as any kind of expert but I have been

through years of kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation and used CM on

myself, and others, for the last 23 of those. I have also translated quite a bit

so if you want my opinion on any specifics please do ask.

 

I imagine that if you have been told that you are less than a year from dialysis

then you are feeling fairly rough. I think (and found) herbs are really useful

for end stage failure so, again, if you want to give some details I will offer

my penny's worth.

 

Best wishes

 

Simon

 

 

 

 

 

, Joseph Balensi MS LAc <jlb

wrote:

>

> So, dialysis is on my horizon; next 12 months or less. If you all will

> send me any resources, thoughts, ideas - no idea too crazy - send 'em all,

> qi-gong, acupuncture, single herb uses, herbal formulas, and especially

> information on TCM and dialysis co-administration in China (or elsewhere the

> two are mixed), you will have my undying gratitude.

>

> Joe

>

> The young man who has not wept is a

> savage,<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/28799.html>

> and the old man who will not laugh is a

> fool.<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/28799.html>

>

>

>