Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 We have a little boy in our office who was diagnosed with failure to thrive. His TCM pattern differentiation is one of food stagnation with damp heat accumulation in the lower jiao. Of course he also has an undeveloped Spleen. We ordered a stool test for this little peanut, and it came back showing that he has amoeba. Is anyone privy to herbs that have been shown to be effective for amoeba other than the standards out of Bensky's book? Douglas Knapp Doctoral Fellow, L.Ac. Full Moon Acupuncture 1600 York Avenue New York, NY 10028 212-734-1459 ______________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 flaw's discusses this in complex formula's for complex patients, gu/worm theory. he goes back to the qing dyn sp/st school. i remember bo he is one that he uses. it's been some time since i've reviewed the material. i'll let you know more when it comes to me, meanwhile, you might reference his material. kb On Feb 12, 2008 11:34 AM, Douglas Knapp <knappneedleman wrote: > We have a little boy in our office who was diagnosed with failure to > thrive. His TCM pattern differentiation is one of food stagnation with damp > heat accumulation in the lower jiao. Of course he also has an undeveloped > Spleen. We ordered a stool test for this little peanut, and it came back > showing that he has amoeba. Is anyone privy to herbs that have been shown to > be effective for amoeba other than the standards out of Bensky's book? > > Douglas Knapp > Doctoral Fellow, L.Ac. > Full Moon Acupuncture > 1600 York Avenue > New York, NY 10028 > 212-734-1459 > > ________ > Never miss a thing. Make your home page. > http://www./r/hs > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Thanks Kath, any info will be helpful. Douglas Knapp Doctoral Fellow, L.Ac. Full Moon Acupuncture 1600 York Avenue New York, NY 10028 212-734-1459 ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I like Paul Pitchford's Healing with whole foods approach. GSE (grapefruit seed extract), wormwood, black walnut husk, clove... I am not sure if amoebas follow a similar parasitic cycle, however. also, herbs taste horrible and a young child can't swollow pills. I've been dealing with child compliance for 3 yrs now. most challenging patients... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Sami Rank LAc <herbsnacupnxr herbs taste horrible and a young child can't swollow pills. I've been dealing with child compliance for 3 yrs now. most challenging patients We treat many children in my office, as well as my three children. My youngest has been taking pills since she was two years old. Our children line up to take their herbs when they need a decoction. As far as child compliance, when parents complain that their children do not like the herbs, our question for them is, who is the parent? It is not our job as parents to be the child's friend, it is to be the parent, and this sometimes means forcing the children to do things that they do not want, like taking their medicine. It is not supposed to taste good (although sometimes it does). I know from my and my patients experience, that once they start taking the herbs and get past the initial rebellion realizing that the parent will not waver in the need to take the medicine, there is no question of compliance. Infants take the formulae with a dropper, no problem. With the older children, a spot of honey before and after the herbs makes it all go down smother. Just remember the problems with honey and very young children. I also make my own tinctures, which helps with compliance. They are easy to make and effective. They just need to be made with meat. (a joke). Douglas Knapp Doctoral Fellow, L.Ac. Full Moon Acupuncture 1600 York Avenue New York, NY 10028 212-734-1459 ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Hi Sami, You mentioned that young children can't swallow pills. Actually, they can be taught. I did this with my son when I adopted him as a very tiny five year old with loads of parasites, some 22 years ago. Our pediatrician had prescribed incredibly bitter tasting pills and there was no way to get my son to take them. Instead, I got some M & M type candies from the health food store and I made a game out of his learning to swallow them. If he accidentally bit into them, they tasted great so he didn't mind the practice and we had lots of fun with it. Only when I knew he could be totally trusted to swallow things without biting them did I give him the anti-parasitics. It only took a few days to teach him and he was immensely proud of his new skill. Hope this is of help to you in your work with children. You're right - they can be challenging and will balk at anything that seems scary, yucky or painful to them. Peace, Liz - Sami Rank LAc Chinese Medicine Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:11 AM Re: Parasitic infection I like Paul Pitchford's Healing with whole foods approach. GSE (grapefruit seed extract), wormwood, black walnut husk, clove... I am not sure if amoebas follow a similar parasitic cycle, however. also, herbs taste horrible and a young child can't swollow pills. I've been dealing with child compliance for 3 yrs now. most challenging patients... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Liz <lizzzrd If he accidentally bit into them, they tasted great..... What a lovely sneaky plan to train a youngster in pill taking. Douglas Knapp Doctoral Fellow, L.Ac. Full Moon Acupuncture 1600 York Avenue New York, NY 10028 212-734-1459 ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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