Guest guest Posted January 12, 2002 Report Share Posted January 12, 2002 here are some tonic foods according to Henry Lu... TONIFY BLOOD DEFICIENCY: beef, chicken egg & yolk, cuttlefish, mother's milk, oyster, spinach TONIFY QI DEFICIENCY: sweet apricot seed, bean curd, beef, brown sugar, chicken, eel, licorice, maltose, mutton, polished rice, potato, sweet rice, sweet potato TONIFY HEART: coffee, wheat TONIFY KIDNEYS: black sesame seed, string bean, sword bean, wheat, kidney TONIFY LIVER: black sesame seed, liver TONIFY LUNGS: Job's tears, milk TONIFY SPLEEN: beef, gold carp, ham, horse bean, hyacinth bean, Job's tears, polished rice, potato, string bean, sweet potato, yellow soybean TONIFY STOMACH: beef, hops, milk, rosemary Judy Fitzgerald wrote: > > Not everyone has access to TCM healers or even to Chinese herbs. If a person > suspects s/he is Qi Deficient, what are some of the safest and available > herbs or foods which are Qi tonic? Hopefully readers can list some foods > which are available in most supermarkets or herbs which are likely to be > available even in health food stores in small towns. > > What are some commonly available foods and herbs which are Yin tonic and the > safest? > > Thanks, > Victoria > > _______________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine > Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2002 Report Share Posted January 12, 2002 Dear Victoria Here are a few foods & ideas for Qi Xu, hope they are of some value. 1)Eat foods whose Qi has not been messed with; processing, transporting, storing, and irradiation especially, severely deplete foods Qi. 2) Eat fresh, local, organic when possible. 3) Get rid of the microwave - it destroys the foods Qi. 4) Cook slowly and subtly - slightly undercook is better. 5) Steaming is better than boiling. 6) Qi tonifying foods tend to be warming and sweet! 7) Good Qi Tonifying foods include: beef, mackerel, ham, octopus, chicken, goose, herring. coconut, figs, grapes, cherries, dates, lentils, oats, rice, potato, squash, yams, sweet potato, shiitake mushroom, tofu, ginseng, licorice, molasses, royal jelly. Regards. Barry. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Judy Fitzgerald wrote: > > > > Not everyone has access to TCM healers or even to Chinese herbs. > If a person > > suspects s/he is Qi Deficient, what are some of the safest and > available > > herbs or foods which are Qi tonic? Hopefully readers can list > some foods > > which are available in most supermarkets or herbs which are > likely to be > > available even in health food stores in small towns. > > > > What are some commonly available foods and herbs which are Yin > tonic and the > > safest? > > > > Thanks, > > Victoria > > > > _______________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine > > Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > > Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > > List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner > > > > Shortcut URL to this page: > > /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2002 Report Share Posted January 14, 2002 Dear Victoria, a good *and safe* way to tonify Qi and Yin is to have a cup of good, selfmade broth (chicken, duck, beef, sometimes fish) with every meal. Needn't even have the meat in it (I mostly give that to the cats and only have the bouillon, with veggies in it.) It's practical, too, as you can make it for several days (I cook it once or twice a week, keep the pot in the fridge) and only heat a bit of it in a small casserole as needed. Then you also can vary the taste every time. You can also keep the broth for a long time (several weeks) without cooling and have it easily at hand, when you fill it boiling-hot into absolutely clean screw-top jars and close them right away (after filling, let stand upside-down for 10 minutes to have the lids sterilized from the heat). They have to be rinsed with hot water before, so that they don't break from the heat. (You CAN use instant soup, too, but it never reaches the quality of a selfmade broth, neither taste- nor Qi-wise - unless you're an unbelievably lousy cook...) Also, warm gruels (names for rice gruel: shi-fan, jook, congee) are easy to digest and build up both qi and yin. Boil 1 cup of grains (rice, wheat, millet, quinoa, amaranth, ... can be bruised grain, too) with 5-8 cups of water on a low flame until the water becomes " milky " and thickens. Depending on the grain and on whether it's bruised or not, this takes between 20 minutes and 1 hours - original Chinese recipes call for overnight cooking on a really low flame. To this rather tasteless soup add raw or stir-fried veggies, fish, meat, egg, whatever, and season to taste. The look takes some getting used to for a western mind, but the taste can be wonderful, and there's nothing like a nice hot congee when coming in from outside on a cold winter day. (Someone recommended Bob Flaw's " Book of Jook " to me on this theme, and I *still* want to buy it, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Otherwise, for recipes, type " recipe congee " in your favourite searchbot, and you get slain with delicious variations.) I can recommend both (broth and congee) from my own experience - some years ago I was so yin/blood/qi deficient that my period had simply stopped (for 3 months), and following the " one cup of broth with every meal " rule brought it back within 3 weeks, the next period after that was already a " normal " strenght bleeding again, and I had much more energy. Best regards, Rebecca > Not everyone has access to TCM healers or even to Chinese herbs. If a > person > suspects s/he is Qi Deficient, what are some of the safest and available > herbs or foods which are Qi tonic? Hopefully readers can list some foods > which are available in most supermarkets or herbs which are likely to be > available even in health food stores in small towns. > > What are some commonly available foods and herbs which are Yin tonic and > the > safest? > > Thanks, > Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2002 Report Share Posted January 14, 2002 Dear Victoria, a good *and safe* way to tonify Qi and Yin is to have a cup of good, selfmade broth (chicken, duck, beef, sometimes fish) with every meal. Needn't even have the meat in it (I mostly give that to the cats and only have the bouillon, with veggies in it.) It's practical, too, as you can make it for several days (I cook it once or twice a week, keep the pot in the fridge) and only heat a bit of it in a small casserole as needed. Then you also can vary the taste every time. You can also keep the broth for a long time (several weeks) without cooling and have it easily at hand, when you fill it boiling-hot into absolutely clean screw-top jars and close them right away (after filling, let stand upside-down for 10 minutes to have the lids sterilized from the heat). They have to be rinsed with hot water before, so that they don't break from the heat. (You CAN use instant soup, too, but it never reaches the quality of a selfmade broth, neither taste- nor Qi-wise - unless you're an unbelievably lousy cook...) Also, warm gruels (names for rice gruel: shi-fan, jook, congee) are easy to digest and build up both qi and yin. Boil 1 cup of grains (rice, wheat, millet, quinoa, amaranth, ... can be bruised grain, too) with 5-8 cups of water on a low flame until the water becomes " milky " and thickens. Depending on the grain and on whether it's bruised or not, this takes between 20 minutes and 1 hours - original Chinese recipes call for overnight cooking on a really low flame. To this rather tasteless soup add raw or stir-fried veggies, fish, meat, egg, whatever, and season to taste. The look takes some getting used to for a western mind, but the taste can be wonderful, and there's nothing like a nice hot congee when coming in from outside on a cold winter day. (Someone recommended Bob Flaw's " Book of Jook " to me on this theme, and I *still* want to buy it, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Otherwise, for recipes, type " recipe congee " in your favourite searchbot, and you get slain with delicious variations.) I can recommend both (broth and congee) from my own experience - some years ago I was so yin/blood/qi deficient that my period had simply stopped (for 3 months), and following the " one cup of broth with every meal " rule brought it back within 3 weeks, the next period after that was already a " normal " strenght bleeding again, and I had much more energy. Best regards, Rebecca > Not everyone has access to TCM healers or even to Chinese herbs. If a > person > suspects s/he is Qi Deficient, what are some of the safest and available > herbs or foods which are Qi tonic? Hopefully readers can list some foods > which are available in most supermarkets or herbs which are likely to be > available even in health food stores in small towns. > > What are some commonly available foods and herbs which are Yin tonic and > the > safest? > > Thanks, > Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Rebecca Ewert <pai.mu.tan wrote: > Also, warm gruels (names for rice gruel: shi-fan, > jook, congee) are easy to > digest and build up both qi and yin. > Boil 1 cup of grains (rice, wheat, millet, quinoa, > amaranth, ... can be > bruised grain, too) with 5-8 cups of water on a low > flame until the water > becomes > " milky " and thickens. Depending on the grain and on > whether it's bruised or > not, this takes between 20 minutes and 1 hours - > original Chinese recipes > call for overnight cooking on a really low flame. > To this rather tasteless soup add raw or stir-fried > veggies, fish, meat, > egg, whatever, and season to taste. > The look takes some getting used to for a western > mind, but the taste can be > wonderful, and there's nothing like a nice hot > congee when coming in from > outside on a cold winter day. > (Someone recommended Bob Flaw's " Book of Jook " to me > on this theme, and I > *still* want to buy it, but haven't gotten around to > it yet. Otherwise, for > recipes, type " recipe congee " in your favourite > searchbot, and you get slain > with delicious variations.) The book `Healing with Whole Foods, Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition' by Paul Pitchford looks at foods with an eye toward TCM and the five elements. In his chapter on grains, there are several congee recipes. It's an excellent book on nutrition and discusses foods according to their five element properties. There's a chapter on each element, the imbalances which might occur and how to correct them through diet. sue Send FREE video emails in Mail! http://promo./videomail/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 >here are some tonic foods according to Henry Lu... Thanks, Al. I'm on vacation, and don't have any of my books with me. I needed the info for a woman here. Victoria _______________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Thanks, Barry. Victoria >Here are a few foods & ideas for Qi Xu, hope they are of some value. >1)Eat foods whose Qi has not been messed with; processing, transporting, >storing, and irradiation especially, severely deplete foods Qi. >2) Eat fresh, local, organic when possible. >3) Get rid of the microwave - it destroys the foods Qi. >4) Cook slowly and subtly - slightly undercook is better. >5) Steaming is better than boiling. >6) Qi tonifying foods tend to be warming and sweet! >7) Good Qi Tonifying foods include: >beef, mackerel, ham, octopus, chicken, goose, herring. >coconut, figs, grapes, cherries, dates, >lentils, oats, rice, potato, squash, yams, >sweet potato, shiitake mushroom, tofu, >ginseng, licorice, molasses, royal jelly. >Regards. >Barry. _______________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Thanks, Rebecca. This is a woman with multiple, " knotty " (complex), long-standing, serious health problems. Since there is no TCM healer in the area, I thought diet would be the best approach to begin with until there is some improvement. Plus, she likes to cook. Victoria >a good *and safe* way to tonify Qi and Yin is to have a cup of good, >selfmade broth (chicken, duck, beef, sometimes fish) with every meal. >Needn't even >have the meat in it (I mostly give that to the cats and only have the >bouillon, with veggies in it.) >It's practical, too, as you can make it for several days (I cook it once or >twice a week, keep the pot in the fridge) and only heat a bit of it in _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 I like Lung 5 for this. That's only presuming the phlegm issue regardless of cause. victoria_dragon wrote: > > on acupoints which will help a person cough up phlegm. > > Thanks, > Victoria > > > Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine > Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 --- Al Stone <alstone wrote: > I like Lung 5 for this. That's only presuming the > phlegm issue regardless of cause. Yeah. Yeah! I don't know if I have anything really useful to add to this, but only Al has spoken up, so... A good combination in my exp for encouraging phlegm expectoration involves the digestion, with the primary points being St40, Lu5 and CV12. Secondarily I might add St36, CV17 or Lu9, and beyond that I would need further pattern differentiation. The second set of points is almost entirely for tonification, but CV17 would also have the important function of regulating the qi and liquids of the upper warmer. Lu9 I would choose specifically because it is the earth point of the metal/lung channel. Lu5 I also choose b/c of 5-element + 5-shu correspondence - water/sea point, balances organ energies. Bye, Hugo Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 I find for this purpose chest points along the Kidney channel work reasonably well along with Lung 1. In addition, placing Bo He in a bowl of steaming water and " steaming " the head (drape a towel over bowl and head) and doing this twice a day helps. Essential oils of peppermint and ginger in a vaporizer can help some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 > I like Lung 5 for this. That's only presuming the phlegm issue > regardless of cause. Thanks, Al. I'll pass the info on. And that's a fairly easy point to describe the location of via email to someone new to acupressure. Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 > I don't know if I have anything really useful to add > to this, but only Al has spoken up, so... > A good combination in my exp for encouraging phlegm > expectoration involves the digestion, with the primary > points being St40, Lu5 and CV12. Secondarily I might > add St36, CV17 or Lu9, and beyond that I would need > further pattern differentiation. The second set of > points is almost entirely for tonification, but CV17 > would also have the important function of regulating > the qi and liquids of the upper warmer. Lu9 I would > choose specifically because it is the earth point of > the metal/lung channel. Lu5 I also choose b/c of > 5-element + 5-shu correspondence - water/sea point, > balances organ energies. Thanks, Hugo. It's for a friend long-distance. Her daughter has pneumonia, and has been having trouble getting the phlegm out. The teenager also has Rhett's Syndrome and has to be fed via tube. I don't have a TCM analysis, and the mother is new to TCM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 > I find for this purpose chest points along the Kidney channel work reasonably > well along with Lung 1. In addition, placing Bo He in a bowl of steaming > water and " steaming " the head (drape a towel over bowl and head) and doing > this twice a day helps. Essential oils of peppermint and ginger in a > vaporizer can help some people. Thanks. I'll pass this onto the mother. Unfortunately there is no way to get a TCM diagnosis so we have to concentrate on serious symptom relief. Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi, l am new here and l need some help/advice. My wife Amanda 3 years ago was a healthy active 39 year old who spent 6 out of 7 days gointg to the gym, working as a nurse and being a mum to 3 great kids etc... Until she started to get severe pain in her left leg which was diagnosed ans being a blood clot. She was rushed to hospital and the clots(2)!!! were removed. Thats OK, but since then the blood supply to the her leg from the knee down has stopped and she has been in severe pain and numbness ever sice. For some reason her arteries won't allow the blood to carry to the foot. The surgeon(quack in my eyes) was not able to supply a solution and told her that modern medicine couldn't help and that she should consult Chinese medicine techiques.(thinking meridian sysetm problem) That didn't help either. Being an alternative health group l am hoping that someone here may have some experience with this type of problem. Thanks, Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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