Posted by sigismund on July 30, 2010, at 21:22:09
In reply to Re: Herb Formulas for the Treatment of Mental Disorder » sigismund, posted by morgan miller on July 30, 2010, at 17:39:35
Yes, over the years I've had acupuncture and Chinese herbs, in the special way they do it all.
Getting the right TCM herbalist is the thing. The main Dx I've been given are spleen deficiency, low kidney energy and yin deficiency. Almost everyone in the west seems to be spleen deficient, I've been told.
Some of that has been from westerners somewhat trained, and some from more experienced practitioners properly trained.
One proper TCM person told me 'Be happy!'
A good book on the Chinese herbs, albeit from a western herbalist perspective, is
"Clinical Applications of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs. Monographs for the Western Herbal Practitioner" by Kerry Bone.Kerry Bone is an Australian herbalist who set up Mediherb, one of the herbal medicine companies here.
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