Digest Number 865

[Guest guest]

I think we need to be cautious of using wu wei zi in signs of

deficiency heat due to its warming nature which would further consume

yin.

 

Yes, but according to Bensky Wu Wei Zi is also used to " generate fluids;

enrich Kidney Yin; it can be used for spontaneous sweating, night

sweats, or even waisting and thirsting diseases; quiets the spirit and

calms the heart... due to injury to the blood and yin of the heart and

kidneys " .

 

Colleen

[Guest guest]

At 07:46 PM 5/29/03 +0000, you wrote:

>Don't have a cow!!! And maybe I'm crazy but I would like to make a

>lemon/rosemary seasoned salt with lemon zest, chopped rosemary and

>salt. Could I safely

>add a few drops of both lemon and rosemary essential oil for scent and flavor?

 

 

of course. I'd want to use something to solubilize the lemon essential oil

to make VERY sure someone didn't get a drop of it directly on their

skin... other than that, of course you can....

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> California Doings

 

Thank you Greg for the update on the California Bills. The following is

only my opinion and not the feelings of the acupuncture community as a

whole.

 

AB-1113

 

I agree AB-1113 seems a big fight. Probably well worth it. I just

caution in my opinion that the profession be careful in the " diagnosis "

that we just don't adhere to the AMA and insurance company's attempts

to mold us into copies of themselves.

 

AB-1114

 

I have issue with it even if it is a battle. Increasing hours both in

education and continued education implies that the profession has

committed some risk to public safety by not being well educated. There

has been no such instance of increase public safety risk. In fact the

numbers have either stayed the same or reduced as more licensed

acupuncturists have entered the arena. Point number two, and it is a

big one, the costs to the profession. right now we have one of the

highest dollar per CE unit of any health profession. as a matter of

fact it is higher than most any profession that requires CE units -

even lawyers. this really has no business being directed to the Little

Hoover Commission as it does to the providers of CE units. They,

through their greed and a a compulsory captive clientele, have us by

the short needles, so to speak. This is another issue and should be

addressed by the acupuncture community as a whole - We are not going to

take it any more. If AB-1114 passes we may be looking at close to if

not over a couple of thousand dollars for CEU's. May not seem like

much, but with malpractice insurance increasing, employee costs and

business insurance going up, weakened economy, etc. etc, the small

clinic starts feeling the pressure as many western doctors have felt

and may be forced to also look at the large medical conglomerates to

survive only this time it will be large acupuncture conglomerates. Not

a pretty future.

 

AB-1115

 

Not a bad idea in practice, just as long as it doesn't lesson or

belittle the profession.

 

AB-1116

 

I agree, there is no justification as far as public safety goes to

warrant we to become just like the western doctors. If we want to

practice that medicine then hang up your needles and become a western

doctor.

 

AB-1117

 

This just sounds like another attempt to be " politically correct " . in

case no one remembers ... even Indians (of the east) were once

considered " Asian " This just seems to be the overuse of black ink. Is

it too much?

 

AB- 1549 and SB-536 both have my support and have been a long timer in

coming.

 

In closing, as well as the CEU issue I talked about above, I would like

to see some more effort be put into addressing the MediCare acceptance

of acupuncture issue. It is still at a standstill after so many years.

I would also like to see the California worker's comp insurance

companies' issue surrounding their denial of claims be resolved. As it

stands many companies are denying claims due to a report made by an out

of state physical therapist's school report. This is just wrong.

 

As stated earlier these are just my opinions, a simple country doctor.

I do what i can, write my Senate and Congress people and try and keep

my folk healthy for a reasonable price.

 

On Mar 18, 2005, at 5:53 AM, acupuncture wrote:

 

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