More on Deficient but unable to accept tonification

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This is from Collen DeLaney on the

discusschineseherbs :

 

Sometimes there is a situation where a patient is " too deficient to

accept

tonification, " which may be going on here. Tonifying herbs can be

very rich

and cloying

and if the Spleen is too weak it will be unable to assimilate or

process these

very rich

herbs.

 

A paradox-- how can you tonify the Spleen if you can't tonify the

Spleen?

 

What you try is to first work on regulating the Qi, moving

stagnation, and

draining

dampness, thereby taking more of a load off the spleen, then as

things clear

up, add

toniying herbs into the formula, one at a time, in very small doses as

tolerated.

 

Hope that's helpful.

 

--->Colleen