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fu zi for wu tou-swap?

collin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:52:51 -0700

how much fuzi in place of wu tou in wtgzt

Rongyan

dtoone — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:28:04 -0700

I realize that I have not taken the Jingui series, but I was studying some of the formulas I am wondering about getting Rongyan. My usuall suppliers don't seem to have it. Any thoughts on bulk herb sources or substitures? Is there an altnerantive name that I am missing. I have not checked Bensky, but I could not find any reference to it in Chen,

Many thanks in advance.

David in Atlanta

Fu Zi and breastfeeding

chrispowell — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:37:59 -0600

Arnaud,

There is some confusion on the use of fu zi while women are breastfeeding. Some say it is perfectly okay as long as the condition calls for its use. However, many books state, with some hesitancy, that the baby may suffer from the ingestion through breast milk. I cannot seem to find anyone that really knows what they are talking about in this case, so I bring it to you.

Thank you,

Chris Powell

Status of fuzi?

SBonzak — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:17:08 -0600

Does anyone know if fuzi is currently not being allowed in the USA? I am seeing it dropped from herb company lists of medicinals. What's up?

-Steve

Aspects of Fuzi

Arnaud Versluys — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:53:19 -0700

Hi all,

I have been thinking about this for a while now. And I have been experimenting both on myself and with patients. I guess that much of this has come about from the Fire Spirit schools being so much in the public eye as of late. I want to write down some random or semi-random thoughts on the use of Fuzi. Please feel free to add your own.

Fuzi can trigger negative reactions in the following situations:

When the pattern does not call for Fuzi. This is of course obvious and goes without saying. That said, what happens when a healthy person who doesn't need Fuzi is administered Fuzi? In my opinion there are two scenarios which are likely (in order of relevance)

Gui Zhi dosage

Laurie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:24:00 -0700

I have two queries about Gui Zhi dosage

1. Why when palpitations are quite a core symptom of bothLing Gui Zhi Gan Tang and Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang is Gui Zhi only at 9gin both formulas?

food allergies

Eti Kodama — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:10:37 -0700

I just got the results of an ALCAT blood test for food allergies, and I am allergic to ginger and cinnamon. very allergic to ginger, and not so much to cinnamon. my two favorite herbs.

what to do? they are both in my herbal script...anyone have any experience with this?

Xia Ku Cao

heracleitos — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:20:34 -0700

Xia Ku Cao is mentioned in the herbs inferior class of the SNBCJ. Being bitter, pungent and cold, it is said to treat both cold and heat and head sores, concretions and damp impediment. Modern usage also includes management of high blood pressure.

Do we use this herb in the SHL/JGYL tradition at all? I would think this might be a useful addition to Rx where damp and heat cause blockage and thus cause HBP, especially the diastolic value.

Bie Jia

Laurie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:07:54 -0700

HiArnaud

Sorry toget back to the subject of replacements.

In the absenceof Bie Jia is there anything that can replace it (animal, vegetable ormineral), would Gui Ban do?

Btw doesanybody have the dose of Bie Jia in Sheng Ma Bie Jia Tang, as my Jin Gui onlysays a thumb-sized piece.

Thanks

Chuan Jiao

gmichaelreynolds — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:30:53 -0600

Arnaud,

What exactly does Chuan Jiao do? I'm afraid I don't understand this herb at all. I'm looking at it in the context of Wu Mei Wan and thinking "uhh..why? Doesn't Gan Jiang kind of cover the bases here?" Can you explain?

Mike