repost patient's herbal question/ Thea Elijah

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Hi Karen,

I'm curious if you're familiar with Thea Elijah's work.

She's an herbalist in the " Five Element " tradition.

I know very little about her, except what I've read in Lonny Jarrett's

" Practice of " ; she co-wrote the herbal protocols chapter

and some notes that a friend passed down from a short workshop.

Interesting how she works in 5 E into herbs and animates the single herbs

with more psycho-spiritual characteristics. I don't know if this info is

intuitively received by her or if it is an integration of several

traditions. However, much of what I have read makes a lot of sense.

And it also points to the need for us to have " relationships " with the

single herbs in a deeper way than just calling them warm or cold... and

remembering them by indication and function.

 

I bring her up, because her methodology may be more effective for 5 E

trained practitioners, since she speaks your language, per se.

 

[image: Thea Elijah]

 

*Director, Chinese Herbal Studies, Academy for Five Element Acupuncture,

Hallandale Beach, FL*

 

Thea Elijah has studied Chinese herbal medicine for 20 years. A graduate of

Traditional Acupuncture Institute (TAI), she has studied with Ted Kaptchuk,

Leon Hammer and Lonny Jarrett. Elisabeth Roche de la Vale and J. R. Worsley

have been equally influential in shaping her understanding of the depth of

Chinese medicine. She currently directs the Chinese Herbal Studies

department of the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture.

Hope this helps, k.

 

 

On 3/15/07, karen <tryfan wrote:

>

> Hi folks - here's the first post for my patient who is looking for

> herbal treatment. Her meds are listed first, with my synopsis

> following. I'll also add that she does very well with moxa; in fact,

> moxa on Ren points helps the anxiety quite a bit. Thanks for your help.

>

> The meds:

> Copaxone, 20 mg sub-cutaneous injection, 1x/day (for MS)

> Wellbutrin, 150 mg 1x/day (for depression)

> Buspar, 30 mg 2x/day (for anxiety)

> Provigil, 100 mg 1x/day (for MS related fatigue)

> Baclofen, 5 mg AM, 10 mg afternoon, 15 mg bedtime (for spasticity)

> Detrol, 4 mg 1x/day (for bladder control/leakage due to spasticity)

> Prilosec, 20 mg 1x/day (for acid reflux)

>

> Tylenol PM (1000 mg acetaminophen, 50 mg diphenhydramine) - aids more

> relaxed sleep, which is difficult w/MS)

>

> 800 mg ibuprofen as needed for pain

>

> multivitamin w/calcium, minerals, antioxidants

>

> evening primrose oil, 500 mg 1x/day

> flax oil, 1 Tbsp/day

>

> I have a patient who has asked me to find out some

> information for her re the remedy Women's Precious (since I don't

> prescribe herbs).

>

> She was originally prescribed the formula about 3 years ago because of

> 'erratic periods'. She was 43 at the time, she and her practitioner

> thought she might be perimenopausal. She was also having severe

> anxiety, fluttering heartbeat, anxiety attacks (when I described

> Running Piglet Qi, she thought that was exactly what she felt). She

> took it for about 1 year, and felt better.

>

> Then she was diagnosed with MS, and the practitioner changed the

> formula (I'll have to get back to you on name of new formula - she

> describes it as a tonic). Her periods stopped for a couple of months,

> then she had a period and bled for several months, non-stop. Her WM

> doc said she didn't ovulate, and the uterine lining built up, hence

> the non-stop bleeding. Then WM doc found some uterine polyps. The

> anxiety had returned. She went back on Women's Precious and the

> bleeding lessened, but didn't stop. Just before I started seeing her

> 6 months ago, she had an endometiral oblation.

>

> We've been mostly working with the Eight Extras, Ren Mai and Dai Mai.

> Her MS symptoms have stabilized. However, her anxiety is coming

> back. She'd like to start taking Women's Precious again because it

> helped her anxiety.

>

> I do Five Element acupuncture; she has a Wood CF, probably GB, and I'm

> not surprised she's feeling edgy now since spring energy is here. Her

> tongue is pale, thin, not much coat. Her pulses are pretty good,

> although generally not very clear in the beginning of treatment, which

> may be the drugs she takes - and it just occurs to me that the drugs

> and herbs could be interacting, so I'll post this and get some initial

> ideas from you all, and get back to you on the drugs!

> karen

>

> Karen Adams

> Lic Ac, Dipl Ac, BS, BA(Hons)

> Four Directions Healing Arts

> 112 Avenue A

> Turners Falls, MA 01376

> 413-863-8033

>

>

 

 

 

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