pseudogout

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Can anyone suggest an herbal cure for pseudogout? Its related to

gout but has calcium crystals instead of the usual uric acid crystals

in regular gout. I heard ginger might be able to help?

thnks,

Joey

[Guest guest]

All arthritic processes are wind, damp, cold diseases. The blood

must be improved - the false heat removed and the blood invigorated.

Remember that although we think of arthritis diseases as local

diseases they are actually systemic disorders and must be treated

from that perspective. Precipitaion of minerals in the joints and

other places must have a component of false heat which is causing

the improper metabolism of the minerals.

 

One approachs the issue from the perspective of the blood and at the

local level the joints should be warmed and invigorated. There have

been many techniques developed to warm and improve the local

circulation - one of my favorites is FAR lamps - as this is the best

way to get heat into deep bone tissues. Accupuncture and massage can

be very helpful - especially since there is often more pain in the

early stages of clearing the joint. Tai Chi or Chi Kung excercises

help to improve circulation. All theraputics should be gentle so as

not to over aggravate the local conditions - but the joints should

be cleared as quickly as can comfortably be accepted before further

damage is done to the cartilage.

 

Of course all organ imbalances should be addressed. Each case would

be different and would need differnt herbs. Here are some links to

ITM - Subhuti goes into some depth about the concepts of how herbs

help in arthritic diseases - note that most of these formulas are

based on blood improving herbs. Diet is most important in these

diseases as it is the false heat component that has precipatated

this condition. Thereis probably a genetic aspect (improper Calcium

metabolism)but this is made worse by diet and other lifestyle

issues. The last link is a very interesting article by Subhuti on

the role of fatty acid metabolism and Arthritis (and all

inflammatory conditions)this is probably not interesting to many but

is something that should be understood by all professionals.

 

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/arthritis.htm

 

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/advancedarthritis.htm

 

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/lox.htm

[Guest guest]

Here is an inteteresting link -if one looks at the X-Ray photo one

will see how the calcium deposits are layed down - this is clear proof

of the role that phlegm mist (wind, damp, cold)plays in this disease.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_pyrophosphate_dihydrate_deposition

_disease

[Guest guest]

> Hi,

> Can anyone suggest an herbal cure for pseudogout? Its related to

> gout but has calcium crystals instead of the usual uric acid

crystals

> in regular gout. I heard ginger might be able to help?

> thnks,

> Joey

 

Joey has mentioned the use of ginger in these conditions - ginger

internally is helpful of course in all wind, damp, cold conditions

but ginger can shine externally in these cases especially if FAR

lamps are not available. This is a recipe for ginger compresses that

I found in the Internet -

 

Instructions.

I gallon container(thick sides) of boiled water.

1/4 cup freshly grated unpeeled ginger root(does not have to be

organic) in a cloth bag.

2 cotton towels, folded to cover the abdomen from the sternum to the

pelvic bone and from one hip to the other.

1 dry towel.

2 wooden bowls about 10 inches diameter.

 

The bag of ginger is squeezed to get the ginger juice into the pot

of boiled water(do not boil the ginger), right after you have boiled

the water, and then the bag of ginger is placed in the hot water.

David's method is different from those in the books where he has two

of the wooden bowls you can buy at oriental stores, the bowls being

the ones made of interwoven strips of wood. These are about 8-10

inches in diameter. What you do is place one of the folded towels

between these bowls and immerse it in the ginger water so that the

towel gets heated and because you are holding the towel between the

bowls you do not have to put your hands in the water.

Then you put the other dry towel try against the skin of the

abdomen, and, after immersing the two bowls with the other towel

place between them in the hot ginger water, you lift the bowls out

of the water, and squeeze them firmly together to squeeze the excess

ginger water from out of the towel. Then you take one bowl off the

top of the ginger towel and place it underneath the other bowel, and

place the hot ginger towel on top of the dry towel on the skin of

the abdomen(you are doing the compress lying back against some

pillows against a couch or wall).Then you cover that towel with

another dry bath towel, also folded.

The heat and ginger chi penetrates through the dry towel into the

abdomen, and you can feel your skin heating up. After a few minutes,

as you feel the heat cooling down, you take off the top covering

towel, and flip over the two towels on the abdomen so that the towel

that has been recently soaked in the ginger water is now directly on

the skin. You then place the one that was originally on the skin

between the two bowls, while covering the one on your abdomen with

the dry towel. You then immerse the two bowls with the towel

inserted between them in the hot ginger water, take them out,

squeeze the excess liquid out, and lifting off the covering towel,

place the hot ginger towel on top of the one still on the skin, and

cover them both with the covering towel. Then, once you feel the

towel against the skin cooling off, you flip the towels over so that

the recently heated towel is directly on the skin and proceed to

take the top towel and place it between the two bowls, having placed

the covering towel on top of the ginger towel on the abdomen, and

immerse the bowls in the hot ginger water, etc. You go through this

procedure for half an hour. If you have a gallon pot with thick

sides, then the ginger water should easily retain enough heat for

half an hour.

This method ensures that you have constant heat on the skin

throughout the course of the half hour treatment.

 

Activity of the Ginger Compress.

The ginger compress works because of the etheric or 'chi' activities

of the heat and the ginger root. From the perspective of yin-yang

theory, the ginger root has strong yang activity by virtue of

its " rootness " . This more yang activity means the etheric activity

of the ginger has a strong, downward penetrating movement. When you

grate the ginger you will notice how the aroma of ginger powerfully

fills the room, attesting to a strong dispersing, expansive movement

of chi. The reason for this is the ginger root grows sideways,

meaning it is more influenced by yin activity than, say a burdock or

carrot root, and this yin dispersing activity is further enhanced by

finely grating the ginger. My feeling is that by making the compress

in this way, laying the towel soaked in this etheric activity,

thereby harnessing it, on the abdomen while lying on our back, the

towel focuses these etheric forces on the abdominal cavity in which

the intestines lie, and they penetrate into the tissues by means of

the root activity and break up the mucus stagnations encountered in

the tissues by means of the strong dispersive activity. Furthermore,

the etheric forces of the ginger stimulate the etheric, formative

forces of the intestines, thus stimulating their proper activity.

The heat activity of the compress stimulates the blood and tissue

circulation in the area being treated which then facilitates the

bearing of the dispersed toxins away to be excreted.

The combination of these three etheric or 'chi' activities means the

tissues of the walls of the intestine begin to receive clean,

revitalized blood (if we have also changed our way of eating, and it

has to emphasised the ginger compress is a waste of time if we do

not) for the first time in years and decades, and they become

revitalized, leading to regeneration of the tissues and restoration

of their proper, harmonious function.

 

During Treatment.

As a result of doing the treatment mucus deposits are gradually

dissolved and toxins flushed into the bloodstream and what happens

overtly then will depend on many factors. All I will say here, and

more is be said on this subject in the chapter " Macrobiotic Healing "

in my book " The End of Medicine " , is the body may show signs of

detoxification or may show no overt signs of cleansing other than

passive weight loss, increased urination and bowel movement and some

fatigue. More active signs of cleansing include nasal mucus

discharge, sore throat, coughing and sneezing, fever and flu-like

symptoms, temporary constipation and /or diarrhoea, various aches

and pains, skin eruptions on various parts of the body, and

headaches. If they are accompanied with healthy appetite, normal

sleep patterns, generally okay vitality and no nausea, these signs

indicate the healing process is going well. If you find these

symptoms to be of some concern, then it is important to ask me via e-

mail about what these symptoms mean and what you need to do for

them, if anything.

 

Contra-indications.

The ginger compress on the abdomen should not be done in the

following instances:

Pregnancy and Breast Feeding.

Abdominal inflammation, appendicitis and pneumonia.

On the brain, on infant babies, and in cases when a high fever is

running.

Overt cancers of the abdominal region, although they may safely be

done on cancers in other parts of the body.

[Guest guest]

qi gong. thats the best ive had for my arthritis. external qi gong.

 

 

 

 

-

" Vinod Kumar " <vinod3x3

<Chinese Traditional Medicine >

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:09 PM

[Chinese Traditional Medicine] Re: pseudogout

 

 

>

> All arthritic processes are wind, damp, cold diseases. The blood

> must be improved - the false heat removed and the blood invigorated.

> Remember that although we think of arthritis diseases as local

> diseases they are actually systemic disorders and must be treated

> from that perspective. Precipitaion of minerals in the joints and

> other places must have a component of false heat which is causing

> the improper metabolism of the minerals.

>

> One approachs the issue from the perspective of the blood and at the

> local level the joints should be warmed and invigorated. There have

> been many techniques developed to warm and improve the local

> circulation - one of my favorites is FAR lamps - as this is the best

> way to get heat into deep bone tissues. Accupuncture and massage can

> be very helpful - especially since there is often more pain in the

> early stages of clearing the joint. Tai Chi or Chi Kung excercises

> help to improve circulation. All theraputics should be gentle so as

> not to over aggravate the local conditions - but the joints should

> be cleared as quickly as can comfortably be accepted before further

> damage is done to the cartilage.

>

> Of course all organ imbalances should be addressed. Each case would

> be different and would need differnt herbs. Here are some links to

> ITM - Subhuti goes into some depth about the concepts of how herbs

> help in arthritic diseases - note that most of these formulas are

> based on blood improving herbs. Diet is most important in these

> diseases as it is the false heat component that has precipatated

> this condition. Thereis probably a genetic aspect (improper Calcium

> metabolism)but this is made worse by diet and other lifestyle

> issues. The last link is a very interesting article by Subhuti on

> the role of fatty acid metabolism and Arthritis (and all

> inflammatory conditions)this is probably not interesting to many but

> is something that should be understood by all professionals.

>

> http://www.itmonline.org/arts/arthritis.htm

>

> http://www.itmonline.org/arts/advancedarthritis.htm

>

> http://www.itmonline.org/arts/lox.htm

>

>

>

 

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