Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 You can't go wrong with Plum Flower for basic formulas but you will find that companies like Health Concerns and Evergreen will have some speciality formulations that work well for particular problems that Americans might have. K'an is a very high quality line as is Far East Summit. Keeping the right patents in stock is a real trick. I would suggest you concentrate on establishing a quick communication and payment method with your distributors rather than try to buy everything now that you might think need in the future. I still have herbs from when I started practice that I know now I probably will never use. doug On May 18, 2005, at 4:04 AM, Chinese Medicine wrote: > 2. What kinds of tablets/wan are folks using (if any)? I have been > doing a little experimenting around with different brands, for patients > that cannot cook herbs (we have only raw herbs and K'an tablets in the > clinic where I am currently working). The K'an generally seem to work > well, and they are local to us, though for some things I like Plum > Flower, actually (and they're certainly cheaper, which is a > consideration). I'm curious what other folks' experiences are, > especially longer-term experiences, or exceptional experiences (e.g., a > practitioner might carry most of one line, but for such-and-such dx > they > prescribe a different brand or specific formula.) I'm particularly > wondering about Seven Forests, Health Concerns, and K'an; I'm also > curious whether anyone has been experimenting with Secara. > > Thanks for any advice you can give. > > Nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 We use mostly plum flower/mayway and are very happy with them and the quality of their product. Secara is a whole new ballgame. Chris Hobbs is great. He takes the traditional formulas and kicks them up with a few western herbs as well as adds organic herbs when available.....problem is they are more expensive, but you can smell the difference. We stock about 200 formulas and supplements for our patients mostly mayway and about half of the secara. Bob www.acuherbals.com res19zl9 wrote: You can't go wrong with Plum Flower for basic formulas but you will find that companies like Health Concerns and Evergreen will have some speciality formulations that work well for particular problems that Americans might have. K'an is a very high quality line as is Far East Summit. Keeping the right patents in stock is a real trick. I would suggest you concentrate on establishing a quick communication and payment method with your distributors rather than try to buy everything now that you might think need in the future. I still have herbs from when I started practice that I know now I probably will never use. doug On May 18, 2005, at 4:04 AM, Chinese Medicine wrote: > 2. What kinds of tablets/wan are folks using (if any)? I have been > doing a little experimenting around with different brands, for patients > that cannot cook herbs (we have only raw herbs and K'an tablets in the > clinic where I am currently working). The K'an generally seem to work > well, and they are local to us, though for some things I like Plum > Flower, actually (and they're certainly cheaper, which is a > consideration). I'm curious what other folks' experiences are, > especially longer-term experiences, or exceptional experiences (e.g., a > practitioner might carry most of one line, but for such-and-such dx > they > prescribe a different brand or specific formula.) I'm particularly > wondering about Seven Forests, Health Concerns, and K'an; I'm also > curious whether anyone has been experimenting with Secara. > > Thanks for any advice you can give. > > Nora http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. If you are a TCM academic and wish to discuss TCM with other academics, click on this link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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