Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 one thing lon jarrett stated in a seminar was that marijuana depletes liver yang. i once knew an rn, then a college nurse, who used used to work a back ward at the state psych hosp. she told me about the pts who smoked early and often for yrs. now they could recall what they had done yrs ago, but had no idea if they had eaten bkfast, and had to look at their shoes to know if they just tied them. they had certainly smoked a lot. [rossana] wrote: Hi Sandy I attended a workshop by Jost Sauer (www.jostsauer.com) which dealt with the energetic aspects of the drug experience. Jost Sauer is a writer, therapist and lecturer in TCM in Australia. He's also an ex-drug user and has written a pretty amazing book called Higher and Higher which is available on his site. Jost stated that not alot had been written about marijuana in TCM because they didn't really use it, ie they had opiates instead. His book states: " Based on my fusion of TCM, Energy Medicine and Body-Mind Therapy, I believe that each drug has a different property and works via particular organs. Marijuana has a magnifiying property and it operates primarily via the Liver. The Liver is responsible for the smooth flow of qi. So under the influence of marijuana you can get a heightened awareness of the Qi flowing. You may experience this as a warm and pleasant sensation which spreads through out the body and can be particularly strong in the abdominal area where the Liver is located. The feeling can sometimes be so intense in this region that you burst into spontaneous laughter, as you would if someine tickled you in that spot. Because the Qi is flowing smoothly, you feel content, happy and relaxed. " He goes onto explain how it affects the HT, SP, LU and KD and what the person experiences initially and how over time this changes into a " not so positive " experience. Here are some salient points that I took away from the seminar: *There is a big distinction between marijuana grown naturally (in the soil) and hydroponically (Hydro). Putting it simply Hydro uses chemicals and water - not all producers follow the correct growing and washing procedure and invariably, what the user is injesting or inhaling are a whole bunch of added toxic chemicals. There has been plenty of writing about how Hyrdo is viewed as a contributing factor of anxiety disorders with prolonged used, especially in the the youth of today. He even drew an amazing 5 element shen/ko cycle diagram of the actions of Hydro in particular. His theory is that while Marijuana is predominantly yin in nature(see below), Hydro lacks yin (earth) because it's grown in water. *Drugs are designed to override blockages we have in our body and flush the body and relevant organ with qi. View the organs as the hardware and drugs as the software. Without an organ, drugs cannot work as the organ translates and synthesises the drug code. Marijuana used for pain management moves through the blockage in the meridian/organ. Drugs use the organs to create higher states and provide glimpses of perfect organ function. At this point I think it's important to note that a magnifying drug such as marijuana (as opposed to stimulating-amphetamines or sedating-opiates) is hard to qualify in absolute terms as it requires a user (an experience, an observer) to identify a value. Depending on the user's particular current state (emotional, physical, spiritual) each experience can be different. *The effect of marijuana changes if the person is of a Yin or Yang constitution. Different classes of drugs are yin or yang in nature. Marijuana (grown in the soil) is Yin in nature but it's action is either yin or yang depending on the users constitution. You will find that some users can " advance and act " while having an experience and others will " retreat and wait " . Long time users often think it is harmless based on their " positive " experiences but it still affects the human energy field. The side effects of marijuana are complex and individual, subtle and cumulative, creeping up over time. The process can be so slow that no cause and effect connection between the symptoms and the drug is ever made. I could go on about treating the spirit, but perhaps that is best left to each practitioner. I hope this helps. Regards Rossana Chinese Medicine , " sandylaurel2003 " <mountainlaurel wrote: > > Hi all, > I have several clients who use western herbs on a regular basis: one > in particular I have become aware of is marijuana. I have noticed > there is often a red stripe down the middle of the tongue when this > herb is used heavily, and that the shen is compromised. (I'm trying to > be polite here) So I am wondering just how I might go about finding > out about the herb: what meridians it enters, what effects it has on > the Liver, Heart and Stomach as well as other organs. I have heard > some anecdotes, and I wonder who, if anyone, looks at herbs outside > the Chinese Materia Medica with this sort of lens. > Thanks in Advance for your assistance, > Sandy River, LAc > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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