Watching an acupuncturist

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Dear Shane,

 

You wrote:

 

> Based on the fact that he went to the location to treat the illness

> it appears that he may be more of a Meridian Style ACupuncturist.

 

I suspect you are correct. He told me that he was not trained in a

particular school. He said his family has been doing acupuncture for 5

generations, and knowledge and skills have been passed down from

generation to generation. He said one of his relatives had been a leading

acupuncturist in Taiwan...and cared for a past President.

 

> Moxa as Victoria stated is generally used for cold .... As for the

electrical stimulation we general only use it

> with stroke victims or paralysis.

 

Since he used moxa on only a few points out of 12...does that mean a

person can have both cold and heat at the same time...but in different

locations?

 

Is electrical stimulation used for cold or for heat? Or is it

neutral...being instead merely a method to add additional point

stimulation?

 

>I am concerned about her pain medications. I work for an

> addictions hospital and I see so many patients addicted to pain meds

> and that is an ugly withdrawal.

 

She is dependent on, but not addicted to, the narcotics. I hate it, and

she hates it. But we both are happy that she can function as a woman, as

a wife, and as a more or less functioning person again.

 

 

Sam

 

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>Since he used moxa on only a few points out of 12...does that mean a

>person can have both cold and heat at the same time...but in different

>locations?

 

 

I may be wrong about this, and Shane will correct it if I am, but I believe some

points lend themselves to moxa and others don't. Sometimes you can modify the

effects of a point by the use of moxa.

 

You're right about it being possible for a person to have both Cold and Heat at

the same time. For example, a person's predominate root problem may be Yang

Deficiency and being too Cold but at the same time may have Heat in say the

Lungs, Heart, Stomach, or Liver. Some of these cases of mixed Cold and Heat are

harder to treat than others. One technique in herbalsim is to include warming

herbs and Yang tonics that specifically target the Cold meridians/ systems mixed

with cooling herbs (and Yin tonics if needed) that target the Hot meridians/

systems. In cases of Kidney Yang Deficiency it is very common for there also to

be some degree of Kidney Yin Deficiency and vice versa. But one will

predominate. For this reason, it's recommended to include at least one Kidney

Yin tonic herb in formulas for Kidney Yang Deficiency and at least one Kidney

Yang tonic herb in formulas for Kidney Yin Deficiency.

 

Another way to treat mixed Cold and Heat is to use guide herbs. There are herbs

which will guide the effects of other herbs into a specific meridian/ organ

system. Say for example I need to use a specific herb because of its overall

properties but it doesn't target the meridian/ system that I need it to. I can

mix it with a guide herb which will get it to the specific meridian/ system I

want to treat.

 

I'm cautiously using a combination of herbs and acupressure to treat mixed Cold

and Heat in myself. It is working.

 

It's fairly common for some meridians/ systems to be too Cold while others are

too Hot, or some (and the predominate problem) to be too Hot and others too

Cold. In addition to this scenario, you also will see mixed areas of Hot and

Cold. For example, the upper part of the body will be too Hot and the lower

part will be too Cold. You will see this pattern in some cases of parasite

infestation. This pattern also will appear in some menopausal women (not all).

 

In addition, there are True Cold, False Heat and True Heat, False Cold patterns.

I'll be going into these in a separate post. In the case of True Cold, False

Heat, the tongue may be red (almost always an indicator of Heat), but in this

case the red tongue is caused by the last of the Yang energy breaking loose from

the Interior and " floating " near the surface of the body. This can indicate a

serious and even life-threatening condition. In cases of True Heat, False Cold,

the surface of the body can be cold to the touch. All the Heat is trapped in

the Interior.

 

Victoria

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Victoria,

You are correct about the Moxa. Actually there are some points that you

would not do moxa on at all. Just like there are some points that never get

needles and just moxa. Plus there are some people that you would want to

avoid moxa altogether. I am a fire person (big suprise right) and I avoid

moxa for myself because I just overheat and have a meltdown.

 

Shane

 

In a message dated 5/14/2000 12:52:47 PM Central Daylight Time,

victoria_dragon writes:

 

<<

I may be wrong about this, and Shane will correct it if I am, but I believe

some points lend themselves to moxa and others don't. Sometimes you can

modify the effects of a point by the use of moxa.

>>

[Guest guest]

>needles and just moxa. Plus there are some people that you would want to

>avoid moxa altogether. I am a fire person (big suprise right) and I avoid

>moxa for myself because I just overheat and have a meltdown.

 

Whereas I'm Cold, and moxa would be indicated for me for some things.

 

I'm not as Cold as I used to be. I actually sort of enjoyed the past winter some

of the time. Of course it doesn't get that cold where I live. I don't think I'm

quite up to an area that gets a lot of snow.

 

This past winter was the first in many, many years that I did not require an

electric blanket. A heavy comforter worked just fine. I used to require an

electric blanket and 3 quilts. Plus having to soak in a hot bath in order to

warm up several times a day during the coldest part of the year. I had a really

severe problem with Internal Cold.

 

And talk about slow moving and slow talking! This spring I'm actually starting

to move rapidly sometimes. It's nice.

 

Victoria

 

 

 

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