Guest guest Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 Hi Dan, I have not had good results w/ combinations of acupuncture, w or w/o electro stim and herbs in treating addictions. Nor have I seen published reports that support the efficacy of acupuncture/ herbs as a stand alone treatment. Many of the people I work w/ want a quick fix, something that does not require much effort on their part, some ear seeds, a little acupuncture, some herbs to take and may be 2-3 appointments. People that I have the most success w/ are willing to make a long term committment to their health. They understand discussions of nourishing the lung and spleen and relaxing the liver after the prolonged effects of smoking/drugs and are willing to commit the neccassary time. I use the 7 Forest herbs for this protocol such as Ardisa, Lily, Cyprus and Zizyphus @ a 10 gram/day dosage, also Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan is good. These herbs are just for the cravings, anxiety and irritability, with additional herbs added for the S/S. Warren Cargal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 I have not had good results w/ combinations of acupuncture, w or w/o electro stim and herbs in treating addictions. Nor have I seen published reports that support the efficacy of acupuncture/ herbs as a stand alone treatment. >>>Actually the best multi site study was negative alon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 I've found that Jia Wei Xiao Yao Wan is very useful to release the constrained Liver Qi which is usually seen in people that abuse cannabis. People who abuse cannbis, the next day, before the next 'hit', suffer from irritability and mood swings. Smoking causes Heat hence the use of jia wei instead of the standard xiao yao wan formula, as the jia wei version is more Yin in nature. There's a very good article on addiction by Steve Given in the Journal of , www.jcm.co.uk Attilio , Warren Cargal <wcargal9@b...> wrote: > Hi Dan, > > I have not had good results w/ combinations of acupuncture, w or w/o > electro stim and herbs in treating addictions. Nor have I seen > published reports that support the efficacy of acupuncture/ herbs as a > stand alone treatment. Many of the people I work w/ want a quick fix, > something that does not require much effort on their part, some ear > seeds, a little acupuncture, some herbs to take and may be 2-3 > appointments. People that I have the most success w/ are willing to make > a long term committment to their health. They understand discussions of > nourishing the lung and spleen and relaxing the liver after the > prolonged effects of smoking/drugs and are willing to commit the > neccassary time. I use the 7 Forest herbs for this protocol such as > Ardisa, Lily, Cyprus and Zizyphus @ a 10 gram/day dosage, also Tian Wang > Bu Xin Dan is good. These herbs are just for the cravings, anxiety and > irritability, with additional herbs added for the S/S. > > Warren Cargal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 I've just finished writing a literature review of the use of acupuncture to treat lower back pain and found that TCM has been given a rought ride within the RCT model because of several reasons. Firstly, TCM does not really fit into the RCT framework, i.e. syndrome differentiation. Secondly, the studies are usually of poor methodology and thirdly the people conducting the studies do not understand TCM and so select an avary of acupoints. Therefore, i'm not surprised by some of the studies posting a negative result. Atti , " Alon Marcus " <alonmarcus@w...> wrote: > I have not had good results w/ combinations of acupuncture, w or w/o > electro stim and herbs in treating addictions. Nor have I seen > published reports that support the efficacy of acupuncture/ herbs as a > stand alone treatment. > >>>Actually the best multi site study was negative > alon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 For the addiction I would recommend Amethyst the old standby, also Lithium or Turquoise. To help your friend sleep they could try again Amethyst, Charoite, Hematite, Howlite, Lapis Lazuli and Sodalite, all these crystals are easy to get and not very expensive, although Lithium can sometimes be the exception. Your friend could use either tumbled stones or perhaps a bracelet . You must remember to program the stones for your purpose. You can find some of these stones at my site if you have trouble getting them. http://www.thecrystalcornerstore.com Love and Light Colleen The Crystal Dragon http://www.crystalvibrations.org http://www.crystalhealingvibrations.com http://www.thecrystalcornerstore.com Skype: CrystalHealingVibrations Twitter: http://twitter.com/CrystalsHealing Office: 74 Webb Road Bonshaw Vic 3352 Phone: (03) 53363055 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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