Detoxification with Chinese Herbs

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For over thousands of years, people have already realized the many benefits of detoxification. The Chinese has long started with steam bathing in their many hot water pools, and the Japanese too are a firm believer of detoxification by steaming in their hot mineral pools.

For the modern times, and for the busy individual, herbal remedy main purpose is to quickly detoxify the body and aid in the elimination of waste. For good home remedies, Chinese herbs are often used for the bottom of the feet, to detoxify the body of harmful chemicals.

Simple Body Detoxification Program

Use Chinese herbs to detoxification supplement in combination with the herbal colon cleanse for a periodic body detoxification. Natural herbal colon cleanses body detoxification and laxative products. Use the herbal detoxification supplement in combination with the herbal colon cleanse for a periodic body detoxification. Herbal teas and soups combine herbal detoxifiers, cleansers, and diuretics to act as a booster to help keep toxins out of your body. So, there you have it, four of the best parts of the body to herbal detoxification. Repeat this detoxification program as many times as you wish and you will see the benefits of detoxifying your body of excess toxins and wastes.

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Care for your body…Use a natural colon cleanser and other herbal body detoxification tea to remove toxins from your body today!

Montana judge blocks new curbs on medical marijuana (Reuters)

HELENA, Montana (Reuters) – A judge has blocked parts of a Montana law that would have imposed tough new restrictions on state-sanctioned medical marijuana suppliers starting on Friday.

In a preliminary injunction issued on Thursday, state District Judge James Reynolds in Helena ruled those limits would effectively deny access to pot for many patients entitled to use it under the state's 7-year-old medical marijuana statute.

Reynolds said in his 15-page ruling that he was refraining from making a judgment about whether marijuana has medical benefits, noting that issue already had been decided by Montana voters and the state Legislature.

Instead, he said provisions of the law passed earlier this year to overhaul the original voter-approved 2004 ballot measure legalizing pot for medicinal purposes went too far.

Reynolds specifically blocked provisions outlawing any profits in the supply of medical marijuana, including a ban on growers charging customers to recoup the cost of cultivation and a ban on advertising and promotion of medicinal pot.

He also barred enforcement of sections of the new law limiting cultivation to no more than three patients per supplier.

"The court is unaware of and has not been shown where any person in any other licensed and lawful industry in Montana -- be he a barber, an accountant, a lawyer or a doctor -- who, providing a legal product or service, is denied the right to charge for that service or is limited in the number of people he or she can serve," Reynolds wrote.

He added that such restrictions "will certainly limit the number of willing providers and will thereby deny the access of Montanans otherwise eligible for medical marijuana to this legal product and thereby deny these persons this fundamental right of seeking their health in a lawful manner."

A spokesman for the Montana attorney general did not return calls seeking comment.

Supporters of the new law said it was designed to close loopholes in the original 2004 statute they said are being exploited by some as a pretext for recreational pot smoking and large-scale drug trafficking.

But medical marijuana advocates who challenged the measure in court said the regulatory reform was deliberately crafted to make it unworkable, calling it a repeal attempt in disguise.

Governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, vetoed an outright repeal bill sent to him by the Republican-controlled legislature in April. But the regulatory overhaul he allowed to become law without his signature.

The number of Montana residents carrying cards allowing them to lawfully possess and use pot for treatment of one ailment or another has jumped from 4,000 in 2009 to nearly 30,000 this year.

Meanwhile, medical pot-growing facilities and dispensaries, many of them operating under one roof, have swelled to more than 4,800 statewide, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.

All have operated with little state control other than a quota that limits them to six plants per patient.

Although cannabis is still considered an illegal narcotic under federal law, 15 states and the District of Columbia have statutes making marijuana legal for medical purposes.

(Additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Peter Bohan)

Effect of acupuncture depth on muscle pain

Research Kazunori Itoh, Yoichi Minakawa and Hiroshi Kitakoji

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Chinese Medicine 2011, 6:24?doi:10.1186/1749-8546-6-24

Published: 22 June 2011

While evidence supports efficacy of acupuncture and/or dry needling in treating musculoskeletal pain, it is unclear which needling method is most effective. This study aims to determine the effects of depth of needle penetration on muscle pain.

A total of 22 healthy volunteers performed repeated eccentric contractions to induce muscle soreness in their extensor digital muscle. Subjects were assigned randomly to four groups, namely control group, skin group (depth of 3mm: the extensor digital muscle), muscle group (depth of 10mm: the extensor digital muscle) and non-segmental group (depth of 10mm: the anterior tibial muscle). Pressure pain threshold and electrical pain threshold of the skin, fascia and muscle were measured at a point 20mm distal to the maximum tender point on the second day after the exercise.

Pressure pain thresholds of skin group (depth of 3mm: the extensor digital muscle) and muscle group (depth of 10mm: the extensor digital muscle) were significantly higher than the control group, whereas the electrical pain threshold at fascia of muscle group (depth of 10mm: the extensor digital muscle) was a significantly higher than control group; however, there was no significant difference between the control and other groups.

The present study shows that acupuncture stimulation of muscle increases the PPT and EPT of fascia. The depth of needle penetration is important for the relief of muscle pain.

Use of Chinese medicine by cancer patients: a review of surveys

Review Bridget Carmady and Caroline A Smith

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Chinese Medicine 2011, 6:22?doi:10.1186/1749-8546-6-22

Published: 9 June 2011

Chinese medicine has been used to treat a variety of cancer-related conditions. This study aims to examine the prevalence and patterns of Chinese medicine usage by cancer patients. We reviewed articles written in English and found only the Chinese medicine usage from the studies on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Seventy four (74) out of 81 articles reported rates of CAM usage ranging from 2.6 to 100%. Acupuncture was reported in 71 out of 81 studies. Other less commonly reported modalities included Qigong (n=17), Chinese herbal medicine (n=11), Taichi (n=10), acupressure (n=6), moxibustion (n=2), Chinese dietary therapy (n=1), Chinese massage (n=1), cupping (n=1) and other Chinese medicine modalities (n=19). This review also found important limitations of the English language articles on CAM usage in cancer patients. Our results show that Chinese medicine, in particular Chinese herbal medicine, is commonly used by cancer patients. Further research is warranted to include studies not written in English.

Alchemy and Symbolism in Chinese Medicine: A Reading List of Relevant Materials

Compiled by Heiner Fruehauf

Allan, Sarah. The Shape of the Turtle: Myth, Art, and Cosmos in Early China. New York: State University of New York Press, 1991.

Allan, Sarah. The Way of Water and Sprouts of Virtue. New York: State University of New York Press, 1997.

Bamford, Christopher, ed. Homage to Pythagoras: Rediscovering Sacred Science. Lindisfarne Press, 1994.

Birrell, Anne. Chinese Mythology: An Introduction. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.

Birrel, Anne, trans. The Classic of Mountains and Seas. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1999.

Fiedeler, Frank. Die Monde des Yijing: Symbolschopfung und Evolution (The Moons of the Yijing: Symbol Creation and Evolution). Munich: Diederichs, 1988.

Fiedeler, Frank. Yin und Yang (Yin and Yang). Munich: Diederichs, 2003. English translation partially available for download at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Macrocosmic Alchemy: The Hidden Code to Deciphering the Function of the Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine.” Part I and II. Video presentation, available for viewing at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Restoring the Clinical Power of Chinese Medicine: Theory, Diagnosis and Treatment.” Part I—III. Video presentation, available for viewing at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “The Organ Networks: The Lung.” Part I—III. Video presentation, available for viewing at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “The Organ Networks: The Large Intestine.” Part I—III. Video presentation, available for viewing at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Correlative Cosmology in Chinese Medicine: The 12 Organ Systems and their Relationship to the 12 Months of the Year, the 24 Seasonal Nodes (jieqi), and the 72 Material Manifestations (wuhou).” Available for download

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Correlative Cosmology: Energetics of the First Month of Spring and Lung Function—A Comprehensive Collection of Relevant Classical Sources.” Available for download at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Correlative Cosmology: Energetics of the Second Month of Spring
and Large Intestine Function—A Comprehensive Collection of Relevant Classical Sources. Available for download at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Fei: An Etymological Analysis of the Pictogram for Lung.” Available for download

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Etymological Analysis of the Defining Quote on the Lung Official in Chapter Eight of the Huangdi neijing suwen.” Available for download at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “The Lung and the Tiger Image: An Example of Decoding the Symbolic Record of Chinese Medicine.” Available for download at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Ein Blick der klassischen chinesischen Medizin auf die Natur des Alterns und der Langlebigkeit” (A Classical Chinese Medicine Perspective on the Nature of Aging and Longevity), in Andreas Noll and Birgit Ziegler, ed., Altern und Tod in der Chinesischen Medizin (Aging and Dying in Chinese Medicine), Munchen (Elsevier, 2006), p. 63-78. English version available for download at the Associates Forum of ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Fruehauf, Heiner. “The Science of Symbols: Exploring a Forgotten Gateway to Chinese Medicine (Part Two),” The Journal of Chinese Medicine, Summer 2002. Available for download

Fruehauf, Heiner. “The Science of Symbols: Exploring a Forgotten Gateway to Chinese Medicine (Part One),” The Journal of Chinese Medicine, Spring 2002. Available for download

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Die Wurzeln der chinesische Medizin: Daoistische Kosmologie und die Alchimie der Symbole, Teil 2” (The Roots of Chinese Medicine: Daoist Cosmology and the Alchemy of Symbols, Part Two), Societas Medicinae Sinensis, 3/2002. View this page

Fruehauf, Heiner. “Die Wurzeln der chinesischen Medizin: Daoistische Kosmologie und die Alchimie der Symbole, Teil 1” (The Roots of Chinese Medicine: Daoist Cosmology and the Alchemy of Symbols, Part One), Societas Medicinae Sinenesis, 2/2002. View this page

Fruehauf, Heiner. “On the Relationship of Medicine and Philosophy: From Zhang Xichun, ‘Chinese at Heart But Western Where Appropriate: Essays Investigating an Integrated Form of Medicine,’” The Empty Vessel, Winter 1999. View this page

Karcher, Stephen, trans. Ta Chuan: The Great Treatise. St. Martins Press, 2000.

Laviolette, Paul A. Beyond the Big Bang: Ancient Myth and the Science of Continuous Creation. Park Street Press, 1995.

Major, John. Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought: Chapters Three, Four, and Five of the Huainanzi. Albany: SUNY Press.

Mitchell, John. The Dimensions of Paradise: The Proportions and Symbolic Numbers of Ancient Cosmology. Harper & Row, 1988.

Schwaller de Lubicz, R. A. The Temple of Man: Apet of the South at Luxor. 2 volumes. Translated by Robert and Deborah Lawlor. Inner Traditions, 1998.

Sun, Xiaochun and Kistemaker, Jacob. The Chinese Sky During the Han: Constellating Stars and Society. Leiden; New York: Brill, 1997.

Tjan, Tjoe Som (Tseng Chu-sen). Po Hu T’ung: The Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1949 & 1952.

West, John Anthony. Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt. First Quest, 1993.