Basic Healing Approaches of Chinese Medicine (27)

[psmith333]

Thanks for your reply, I live in Toronto, therefore difficult for me to come to San jose, but here there are many chinese herbs store therefore which herbs would you recommend to boost blood and Qi circulation

[askjohnfung]

@psmith333

Everybody wants to know which herb cures what. This is the conventional wisdom you get by asking anybody, your friend or someone at the herb store. You don't need to ask me. There's plenty of advice out there.

My videos are for educational purpose, not for spreading conventional wisdoms or rumors. When you ask me which herb cures what, you have shown that you have not understood the basic ideas of my videos.

[KiranTaker270]

i have really bad skin rash since my operation on the 5th march 2010 how can i heal from it

[askjohnfung]

@KiranTaker270

It's a long story.

Please see my other videos to understand your skin problem.

Search for "skin" and "hot and cold".

[psmith333]

@askjohnfung

what is cause and reason for chronic fatigue, and pain. where r ulocated

[askjohnfung]

@psmith333

The exact cause for chronic fatigue and pain is hard to determine. One Chinese explanation is the lack of blood and Qi circulation in the body. This leads to the prescription of herbs that boosts the blood and Qi circulation.

I am located in San Jose, California.

[buzzaw77]

Hi John, is the Four Treasures formula you mentioned called 'Si Wu Tang'? Also is 'Si Wu Tang' suitable for men to take, as it is essentially a blood building formula, would it be good for a man to take if he has Liver Blood deficiency?

[askjohnfung]

Yes. You've got it!

[buzzaw77]

Is the type of Di Huang you've used 'Shu Di Huang' or 'Sheng Di Huang', I know from books that these two substances are classed differently, but are the same plant? Is there much difference in the ability of the two herbs to supplement Blood in practice? Also I noticed you've used 'Chi Shao', do you prefer this over 'Bai Shao' for any reason?

Let me know if I'm bugging you with too many questions :)

[askjohnfung]

You need to learn this thing in a systematic way rather than for each individual herb. Obviously, you have missed my video #10, Naming Convention.

Di is the key word. Shu means cooked. Sheng means raw. They are good for blood. Shu gives you a little more heat due to being cooked.

Both Shao's are good for blood. Bai Shao helps reduce liver heat.

[buzzaw77]

Thanks for the advice. By learn it systematically, do you mean something like learn the basic theories first, then learn the herb groups and individual herbs? Or do you mean something else?

[askjohnfung]

The question you asked about Shu Di Huang and Chi Shao is all about naming convention, Video #10. If you don't know the convention, you'll have 1000 questions to ask because there are over 1000 herb names. That's what I mean by learning it systematically. There is a way to name Chinese herbs by adding adjectives to a key word. Have you seen my video #10?

[askjohnfung]

Most people learn Chinese herbs by asking which herbs cure what? This is only the starting point. If you are serious, you should view my videos from #1 onward in sequence. To understand better, you should apply your common sense, see how I rationalize a prescripton, and learn all those theories I explain.

[buzzaw77]

Yes I have watched vid #10. I was wondering about the two types of Di Huang not because of name confusion, my local herbal shop ran out of Shu Di Huang but had Sheng instead, they said it would be the same, but I'm not so sure they are telling the whole truth. I'm going to gradually make my way through your vids, the cartoons are cool :)

[LoricaLady]

Thanks for posting these. Chinese medicine is awesome!

[imbrd]

undesirables- better term imbalance of 5 tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy- each relate to 5 elements & 5 organs thus excess/deficient intake produce imbalance in bod.

[imbrd]

cold/damp penetrate to bones damaging organs but warm+moist sink into bones stimulating organs. whilst usually acupuncture or Good moxibustion may help redistibute hot+cold in body, using hot&moist may better stimulate organs/bone stagnant ovr time. ie so calld arthritis can easy be detected then treated using continuous hot(almost boilin) towel for ~20min continuously.

[askjohnfung]

I understand this is what you learn from the textbook or your teacher. I urge you to think and query, and see if it makes practical sense. If not, toss them. Don't confuse other people with what you said. Give them something that makes sense and also helps them to better health.

[imbrd]

im sorry i dont see what dont make sense. all im sayin is the constant or sudden damp/cold can penetrate nd stagnate down to the bones whilst hot/moist can help reheat body & unstagnate blood & qi. it works better in som ways thn moxibustion or dry heat b/c dry heat warm only skin- not to say its not efectiv in its own right. like i had som joint pain b4 thn continuously used hot towel nd som qigong- that soon heald the joint problem nd got blood runnin properly.

[imbrd]

its prety common+effectiv treatment- sry dont mean to sound arogant/ignorant but yeah just tryin help spread the knowledge i guess- ;)

[askjohnfung]

I don't have a problem when you say acupuncture, moxibustion, or hot towel can help joint pains.

However, your explanation of 5 tastes, hot/moist, warm/moist, cold/moist confuse the hell out of me. Why do you have to make it so complicated? You are entitled to your own opinion though. I'm not saying you are right or wrong.

[jcfbell3001]

Very nice. Thank you for the explanations