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[Guest guest]

Hi

 

I am Fr,

 

I am interested in herbs since many years (some Indian and most

North African herbs), maybe since 7 years

 

I started my own mixes and prescriptions this year with my family,

relatives and friends.

 

I want to participate in this group to exchange knowledge; I want to

learn about china herbs and china botanical medicine.

 

I learned about herbs mostly by local experts in Arabic, so I hope

that I can deal with herbs names in English.

 

Best regards

[Guest guest]

Hi be-herby, and welcome to Chinese Traditional Medicine.

 

> I want to participate in this group to exchange knowledge; I want

to

> learn about china herbs and china botanical medicine.

 

Part of learning about Chinese herbs is to learn the way the Chinese

look at herbs and at healing. The earliest messages in the message

base will walk you through the basics of TCM. The message base also

has a search function.

 

One of the most helpful things TCM has to offer is the knowledge of

the thermal properties of herbs (and foods). Herbs and foods will be

cooling (Cold, Cool), Neutral, or warming (Warm, Hot). The reason

this is important is that people can suffer from being too Hot or too

Cold. Knowing about this can make a critical difference when it

comes to choosing the proper berbs for the individual. For example,

ginger is a very good herb for nausea, but it is not a good herb for

everyone who is nauseous. Ginger's thermal energy is warming (dried

ginger = Hot; raw ginger = Warm). It's a great herb for people who

are too Cold and who are nauseous. It can make a person who is too

Hot already sicker as it will make them Hotter. BTW, ginger is

contraindicated in women who are pregnant as it can bring on early

labor.

 

This recognition that herbs (and foods) have thermal properties is

not restricted to TCM. It's scattered around the world. Michael

Moore and his herbal school in Bisbee, Arizona (USA) recognizes

this. (A good source of info on the thermal properties of North

American herbs.) So does Mayan folk medicine. So does folk medicine

in Germany. Etc.

 

> I learned about herbs mostly by local experts in Arabic, so I hope

> that I can deal with herbs names in English.

 

This shouldn't be a problem as there are people on this list from all

over the world. If you see a name you don't recognize and can't

translate, chances are one of the Arabic speakers on the list will

know or can point you to where to find the translation.

 

BTW, I capitalize common English words that have special meaning in

Hot, Cold, Spleen, Deficiency, Kidneys, etc. The TCM concept of

say the Liver is not equivalent to the anatomical liver.

 

Victoria