Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 I always suggest using herbs in whole form rather than e-oils as first line treatment as the oils are the most concentrated form of the herb and much harder on the body and some are quite toxic such as pennyroyal for example. I get a little upset that companies send out people often with no training in herbs other than what they tell them to hawk their wares. Unless you've had good training with e- oils you could end up hurting your patient rather than helping them. I also try to use herbs that are much easier to get than something exotic someone else has used. If it is the heat removing part of the herb that is helping her maybe yin chao instead. I've been amazed at some of my clients I give it to them for their cold and they share with a friend(something I don't encourage but it happens) and wow the friend with migraines suddenly gets rid of headaches they've had for years. I make some great bath salts you can put your e-oil into and see if it works that way too a little safer way to administer. You take a bag of epsom salts, a cup of sea salt or big kosher salt, a cup of baking soda and a 1/2 cup of borax mix together and add the e-oils you want either mix into the mixture itself or drop the oils into the bath midway during the filling(more powerful). Feverfew is a great headache herb and easy to get. You have to use it for a couple of weeks before you get good benefits sometimes and the fresh leaf works better. I would try that first. We have great tools in chinese herbs and I get nervous trying odd things because I'm not getting my diagnosis right and not helping my client. I have sent someone to a more experienced practitioner in town rather than try stuff I'm not familiar with or push the limits of what I know. Even medical docs get second opinions if regular stuff doesn't work. I'm a 5element person and tend to try to figure out why normal stuff is not working for me before jumping to something out of my experience. There is always room for something new but I would rather learn a new TCM herb or points than try to be an expert at everything. I'd rather refer to the practitioner who using that form of herb and has training in it than handle it myself and get into trouble. First rule in medicine is do no harm and thats why I don't give my clients internal e-oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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