Guest guest Posted June 30, 1999 Report Share Posted June 30, 1999 Barbara wrote: >I would become agitated...someone was gonna get punched out! >If someone can shed some wisdom as to why this happens, I'd surely >like to hear it. He's not the most reliable of sources but Gerald Gardner has a lovely story in 'Witchcraft Today' of being tied to a chair for his own protection while a witch played a drum beat which, he reports, slowly but relentlessly drove him into a murderous rage. A trick armies seem to have known for centuries... Update on phobia: first thanks to everyone who wrote to me: it was excellent stuff. I've checked back and apparently this phobia has waxed and waned with the years; crippling at age 15, pretty much forgotten about during university (age 22-25; she worked first), only to return with a vengeance just before her finals. I can't help feeling that if I were smarter that would tell me something important. Hey ho... Vivian wrote: >At 2 or 3am. when someone stops at the stop sign with the base going so loud the house shakes, I do tend to wake up angry. I think if that was happening to me the basest thing would be my language..;-) __ Ged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 1999 Report Share Posted December 13, 1999 Dear Howard, As to the bad taste of many Chinese medicinal decoctions, I generally tell my patients that is an acquired taste. I am not joking, by the way. I have seen little children, both in the US and in Asia, who were brought up taking Chinese herbs. Not only do they not mind the taste, some of them even seem to look forward to taking herbs, perhaps because they perceive (on some level) benefit from the decoctions. People in the US, by and large, have palates that are just not used to the bitter tastes that are often present in Chinese meds. That is not to say that they cannot get used to these tastes. Not all my patients take decoctions, but the ones who have often wind up reporting to me that it wasn't so bad after all. In my experience, if you say to a patient, ``you can take these pills and see significant change in 1-3 months or you can take this stinky tea and see change in 1-3 weeks...'' A large percentage of patients will ask for the tea. Don't give up on the decoction. It does not work for all patients, but it is the method of choice throughout the history of Chinese medicine and there is a good reason for that---a well-crafted formula prepared in decoction form gives the quickest. most long-lasting results. Of course, the well-crafted piece is important. A bad decoction is another story. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Welcome to all the new members - this is a great group - just keep lots and lots of paper handy for all the recipes! Donna Vote for the stars of 's next ad campaign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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