Digest Number 1223

December 2, 2002

On Monday, Dec 2, 2002, at 15:07 US/Mountain,

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> studies

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> I am curious what kind of studies people are currently involved in. I

> know a few of you have mentioned that you have undertaken the study of

> medical chinese. What else are people doing to enhance their clinical

> skills and what specific resources are you using? What is helpful?

> What

> is not?

I'm reading what I've got in English and studying medical Chinese. I'd

very much like to see some CEUs in that area. I've been using the Blue

Poppy book and I have several things in Chinese I want to read. I've

been working on some basic texts in diagnosis and internal medicine and

a book on dui yao. It seems worthwhile to be doing this, but it's very

slow going, even now that I'm using the electronic Oxford

Chinese-English dictionary, which I can't recommend enough, though it

has few specifically medical terms. The ability to write the character

on the screen of my palmtop and get a result more than offsets the lack

of medical entries. I'm quite busy with private practice and working at

the college here. I've spent the bulk of my free time lately with

Deng's diagnosis book, in English, preparing myself for a diagnosis

class I'm supposed to lead next semester.

I use the Practical Dictionary almost daily in practice to look up

notions and remind myself of things. I keep re-reading Blue Poppy's

ancient texts series, and it seems that each reading unravels another

little bit. You mention Qin Bo Wei, and I agree that it's full of

useful information. I also like Liu Feng-Wu's Gynecology. There's a lot

more to it than gynecology (and that's already a lot). As far as

anything really old goes, I've spent a lot of time with the Wiseman /

Ye / Mitchell Shang Han Lun. The jury's still out on how helpful that

is, but it is interesting and I imagine that reading it has improved my

understanding of SHL theory and my ability to modify prescriptions.

As I find time, I try to round out my exposure to related non-medical

works... mainly Yijing via the Lynn and Wilhelm versions as well as

that web site which has the Chinese text up and the Art of War, via

Ames and the Shambhala edition. I've also got Yuan Dao, which is brief

enough to read repeatedly, and I've been wading into Confucius. I

haven't looked at it in a while, but Major's Heaven and Earth in Early

Han Thought is also provocative. I had quite a bit of exposure to such

literature, in English translation only of course, prior to my

involvement with Chinese medicine, so it has been fascinating to

revisit some of it.

> Currently, I am rereading Qin Bo Wei to prepare myself to assist in the

> revisions to PCOM's upper level formulation classes. This book is so

> full

> of practical insight, I have come back on many occasions. I am also

> reading an excellent new materia medica, which will also prove quite

> useful in these upper level classes (Chinese Materia Medica:

> Combinations

> and Applications, Xu Li, Wang Wei, Donica Publishing).

So that's a good one? I'll have to take a look at it. I quit holding my

breath long ago, but have very much been looking forward to Jiao

Shu-De... a number of friends have several of his books in Chinese and

recommend them highly.

That's about it. I've probably bit off more than I can chew, but I get

around to most of it sooner or later.

December 3, 2004

If any of you would like me to email you a guide om amino acid excess or

deficiency symptoms, let me know.

I could also post it to the file section.

There are also a number of labs that do amino acid analysis either urine or

serum. I prefer the serum

Chinese Traditional Medicine wrote:

There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. RE: Re: Anxiety

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2. Re: Anxiety

" victoria_dragon "

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Thu, 2 Dec 2004 15:22:48 -0800

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RE: Re: Anxiety

What is the name of his book? I am interested in this. Especially because

for the past 3 years I realized on my own that when you cannot digest protein

you are deficient of many things that no body cleanses can correct. Undigested

protein equals very little to body rebuilding.

It is interesting that I have been craving bean soup for the past couple of

months. I finally made some, a big pot and ate this about twice a day for

almost a week and all my other symptoms went away. I am very surprised

but then I am not. Beans are protein but easier to digest than meat.

I had days when I used to feel good following days I didn't feel good and

for two summers in a row I had one day when all my symptoms went away

and I was puzzled to why that was. I couldn't find the connection but it

might have been I consumed more beans in one weeks time than other.

I could eat the hell out of Chile when I get hungry for it.

Before this all happened I had found very good responses to the use

of amino acids. One or another one. I looked up which they were and most

were sulfur amino acids. Gave me a clue to look into this. Found there is

a very important pathway called Methylation that is connection to so many

different kinds of effects on the body if something is missing along that

pathway.

Your, post made me very happy to read that there is someone out there

that realized this also. Now cough up the name of the book! LOL!

Is there a group discussing this stuff?

Thanks!

Liz D.

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Chinese Traditional Medicine

12/1/2004 5:23:42 PM

[Chinese Traditional Medicine] Re: Anxiety

Please do post the lists - this is a very interesting subject.

One of my favorite exponents of amino acid therapy and how to apply

it for disease recovery and balancing of brain chemistry is Dr. Eric

Braverman. I have found good results in using amino acid therapy

especially for those with either poor protein digestion or protein

metabolism problems. Sluggish metabolism (such as hypothyroidism)

often creates severe protein metabolism problems. Trying to solve

this by eating more animal protein is often not possible if the

person can not digest or metabolise protein well.

December 3, 2004

> If any of you would like me to email you a guide om amino acid

excess or deficiency symptoms, let me know.

>

> I could also post it to the file section.

Please post it on here.

Thanks.

Victoria

December 3, 2004

Brian: I would like a copy, please. Thanks, Twyla.

" Brian N. Hardy, DC, LAc, CCN " <doctorbrian00 wrote: