Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Hi all, Taken from http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20040707.shtml#1 Cannabis Research by scientists in Morocco has drawn a link between cannabis use, and the ability to see better in the dark. The link was discovered by monitoring Jamaican night fishermen. The study contradicts the ancient wisdom of Persian and Arab scientists, who suggested that cannabis made vision more blurred. Taking soy as HRT substitute 'a waste' Dutch research suggests that drinking soya milk is not a viable way for menopausal women to keep up their oestrogen levels. US research suggests that milk can help to protect against bowel cancer. However a study from the University Medical Centre in Utrecht has found that women who took soy protein for a year gained no more health benefits than those taking a placebo. Bowel cancer is Britain's second biggest killer cancer after lung cancer. If you take herbal pills, tell your GP People put themselves at risk by taking herbal drug supplements without telling the doctors who may drugs that react badly with those natural supplements already being taken. Around 12 million people in the UK take herbal remedies of some sort. St John's Wort, for example, is known to have potentially hazardous interactions with commonly prescribed medicines such as warfarin. Attilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Chinese Medicine , " Attilio DAlberto " <attiliodalberto> wrote: > Hi all, > > Taken from http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20040707.shtml#1 > > Cannabis > > Research by scientists in Morocco has drawn a link between cannabis > use, and the ability to see better in the dark. The link was > discovered by monitoring Jamaican night fishermen. The study > contradicts the ancient wisdom of Persian and Arab scientists, who > suggested that cannabis made vision more blurred. Hi Attilio Interesting indeed. I had a conversation online, as I've said, at acupuncture about this very thing. The poster also seemed to think Cannabis was a great blood tonic, of course with side effects. I'm still thinking it may do this at the expense of Kidney essence so maybe not a good remedy in general for " sick " people. I wonder if these effects were long-lasting or just while the person was " under the influence " . Did these fishermen have eye disorders or were they otherwise healthy individuals who were experiencing the usual effects of Cannabis--a heightening, not improvement of night vision and sensory perception in general. LSD and Psylisybin can do the same while under their effects I suspect. I think this may be due to a temporary heightening of the senses due to effects on the visual cortex with a " crash " afterwards due to dissipation of essence to achieve this stimulation. I think that CM herbs and acu would give a better, more longer-lasting effect, though slower to achieve. These treatements would also work to protect/supplement the Liver and Kidneys at their root providing health gains overall. However, if the person were starting out with " normal " visual abilities, I doubt that herb/acu could improve on what nature has given us as " balance " . Just like an athlete can achieve superhuman strength with steriods that cannot be achieved with herbs/acu. Just my opinion, no sources or research to back this up other than the lecture on the subject while in school by my esteemed teacher, Jamie Wu Qian-Zhi of Cheng Du University. What do you think? Regards, Shanna > > > Taking soy as HRT substitute 'a waste' > > Dutch research suggests that drinking soya milk is not a viable way > for menopausal women to keep up their oestrogen levels. US research > suggests that milk can help to protect against bowel cancer. However > a study from the University Medical Centre in Utrecht has found that > women who took soy protein for a year gained no more health benefits > than those taking a placebo. Bowel cancer is Britain's second > biggest killer cancer after lung cancer. > > > If you take herbal pills, tell your GP > > People put themselves at risk by taking herbal drug supplements > without telling the doctors who may drugs that react badly > with those natural supplements already being taken. Around 12 > million people in the UK take herbal remedies of some sort. St > John's Wort, for example, is known to have potentially hazardous > interactions with commonly prescribed medicines such as warfarin. > > > Attilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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