Guest guest Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 According to " Between Heaven and earth a Guide to " the idea is an effort at grafting a Western psychospiritual branch onto the trunk of traditional Chinese medical thought. The book goes into great detail on the subject and I would think it would identify its origin if it could in the classics. Laurie Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:35 AM Digest Number 2308 There are 25 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. RE: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 2. Re: Re: Personality Types " " <zrosenbe 3. Fwd: Med-Ed: Medical Schools making substantial use of technology? < 4. RE: Personality Types " Ed Kasper LAc " <eddy 5. Re: Personality Types " smilinglotus " <smilinglotus 6. RE: Supporting CHA " Nanette Hale " <Nanette128 7. Re: A difficult case study: My wife-seizures with Parkinsonism, installment #5 Yehuda L Frischman < 8. Personality Types frances gander <threetreasures 9. Re: Supporting CHA " " < 10. HELP < 11. stem cell therapy < 12. RE: Re: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 13. RE: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 14. Re: Personality Types " " <zrosenbe 15. Re: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 16. Re: Personality Types " " < 17. Re: Personality Types " " < 18. Re: Personality Types " " < 19. Re: Personality Types " " < 20. RE: Re: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 21. Re: Personality Types " " < 22. RE: Re: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 23. Re: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 24. Re: Personality Types " Jill A. Likkel " <jilllikkel 25. Re: Personality Types " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 ______________________ ______________________ Message: 1 Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:36:32 +0000 " mike Bowser " <naturaldoc1 RE: Personality Types One might consider the signs of the Chinese zodiac which does say for example wood dragon or fire horse, etc and mentions whether it is a yin or yang year. The year also tends to exhibit characteristics for people born under its sign. Consitution and Chinese astrology tend to share a commonality as does all of Chinese culture. Later Mike W. Bowser, L Ac > " " > > > Personality Types >Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:41:02 -0700 > >IS there any validation for those 5 element personality types in the >Chinese >Literature that people know of? For example, a metal yin or water yang >personality profile etc. I have seen that Helm (teaching for MD's) and >Jeremy Ross both use these or similar type profiling. I am just wondering >where it comes from besides Europe? Any comments? > > > >-Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > >tel: > > <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30064918855 & v0=295000 & k0=1975548621> Add >me >to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature >like this? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Opinions vs facts: I studied Ayurveda for 3 years from a 3rd generation vaidya from Kerala ( Name with held on purpose ). He is a Gold medalist from Ayurveda schools, in Kerala, did a post graduate course in Ayurveda, and was among the first people to do an equivalent of a Post graduate MD in Complementary medicine. He was also among the first such Vaidyas to come to the States to give talks on Ayurveda with complete knowledge of both the systems. His family makes their own Churnas with utmost care. It is true that there is no treatment for Rheumatoid disorders in Modern Medicine, and my own niece has it. I am neither pro or against any system, since I have studied both the systems myself, and I want her " cured " . My own father was a Homeopath, and I do not have any such biases, as to which system is " better " , etc.... We were raised on Homeopathic medicines for coughs, colds, fevers, childhood diarrheas, and minor aches, etc......in short, all childhood disorders. I referred my niece to this Vaidya. After 2 years, the patient became worse in her pain, although she followed his regimen to a " T " , and when her fever became worse, she gave up on Ayurveda. Two years is not a short period. This was also a patient who wanted to get better, not judge one or the other system, and besides Steroids, there was nothing she could take in " Modern medicine " . So, regardless of our " opinion " , the facts do not speak to what Jane " feels " . The jury is still out on many difficult diseases, where neither system has a " cure " . We can claim that we " treat " this or the other disease, however, only when we " cure " a symtom like pain, or a disease like ( pick a name ), can we call that treatment as " curative " . We have not reached that State to fully cure Inflammatory bowel disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, various cancers, AIDS, or various other diseases, that are appropriately labelled even by Ayurveda as " difficult to cure " . Dr Muzumdar may want to correct my " opinion " , if I am wrong. d Durgesh Mankikar,MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 my dear durgesh like a reformer of ages past you arrive at the temple to upset our tables full of wares and kick us out and so we leave, hanging our heads in shame, but wonder that in your wrath if you might have forgot to press " delete " when someone wrote in with an experience of a " paradoxical " reaction to Ashwagandha, i provided an answer based on both the energetics of Ashwagandha, discussed the link between Ashwagandha's traditional use for insomnia and its GABAnergic properties, and how such herbs could be responsible for paradoxical reactions in conditions line ADD/HD the only apparent reason that there is still a debate is because i am in someone's cross-hairs, and as such there is no possibility of a peaceful resolution perhaps someone else can ask this merciless hunter " what's up doc? " , and i will take a break from the looney tunes here on ayurveda... ;-) Caldecott todd www.toddcaldecott.com ____________________________ I also agree with Dr Muzumdar that you do have a tendency to show that only you are a critical thinker. You do have a fund of knowledge, which is valuable, but you are wasting it in unnecessary arguments. Why not let the intelligent reader of this list-serve judge the validity of the information, and sift through all different " angles " and judge for oneself what is really helpful ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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