R: Herbal Therapy

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Dear Margie, maybe I use more herbs than needles; if possible I prescribe

dried extracts from herbal decoction. Fastest and cheaper (surer because of

the certificates demonstrating the absence of metals, pesticides, micotoxins

drugs and so on), but " closed " formulas: you can have Liu Wei Di Huang Wan,

but if you wish to get Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, you have to boil Lycium and

Chrysanthemum and then add the powder (dried extract of dried drugs).

Sometimes it results not so fast, of course, but it is much more cheap. Up

to 18 years ago a twentyone day prescription could have a cost up to 200 ?

(236,58 USD or 134,12 UK pound), while now the cost (as a simple formula as

before) is 27 ? (18,11 UK Pound or 31,94 USD). I prescribe also tablets in

dried extract or powdered root, as Huang Qi, Astragalus membranaceus, root

or Ling Zhi, Ganoderma lucidum, sclerotium. Usually tablets for Yin

tonifying formulas are less effective than Yang/Qi tonifying formulas: this

is strange, but common and may be due to the compressing energy used to make

the tablets. After compression, a small amount of the " glue " energy could be

freed as thermic energy; maybe! The only one company which I prefer in Italy

(that is why it is the only one who sent me the certificates concerning

pollution, pesticides, metals...) is in Milano, and is called Lao Dan (

http://www.laodan.it/). It is a small producer, so I'm searching for anyone

else, in Europe, could give the same guarantees, at a cheap cost. Do you

know someone else?

Bye! Gabriele

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Da: margie parolisi [parolisi1]

Inviato: domenica 16 maggio 2004 21.17

A: Chinese Medicine

Oggetto: Herbal Therapy

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Everyone,

 

I noticed in a survey in the new issue of Acupuncture Today that only a

small percentage of TCM practitioners are using patents. Is there a general

consensus out there of what herbal modalities work best, i.e. granuales,

bulk teas, decoctions,liquids, etc.? There is also the issue of patient

compliance. Mine all want capsules or pills. Some patients such as ones with

endometriosis I find do not respond very well to patents as they are not

strong enough. Can I hear from those of you are happy with the herbal

modalities, companies, etc. that you are using?

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Margie Parolisi

 

 

NCCAOM Dipl. OM

 

 

 

 

 

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