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The
Editor's Corner -- January 10, 2004 |
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A warm welcome
to all of our new and long-term subscribers!
Welcome to our
first issue of the periodical TCM Journal for the 2004 year. Best wishes
from our editorial team to each of you for both health and prosperity
in the coming year!
With the new year
often playing a strong role in our ability to focus on determining,
and implementing life change, our article this edition stays with this
theme.
Felix and Carmela
Wolf have provided a summary of their experience in assisting others
with change - the focus of that change being troubled teenagers, the
methods based in traditional medicine. We would like to send our thanks
to Felix and Carmela for documenting their experience, and for sharing
them with our readers. We stand reminded that traditional practices
offer up not only traditional remedies, but new and valuable opportunities
to address issues of the day.
If you're a new
subscriber, you may have missed previous, equally interesting, and informative
editions of The TCM Journal. As such, we have assembled an archives
area to allow review of past issues and articles, which is located here.
Explore the Journal,
and discover what the ancient practice of TCM can do for you. As always,
we openly invite your feedback and special requests, and look forward
to developing the journal to meet the wishes of our readers.
Your needs continue
to be our sole inspiration.
Sincerely,
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Our
Featured Article |
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| Troubled
Teens Are Getting Help From Oriental Medicine |
| an article by
Felix and Carmela Wolf, of omprograms.com
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Spring Creek Academy
is a specialty boarding school for teenagers who are struggling in their
home, school, or community. Most of the about 450 students are here
because of problems with drugs, alcohol, negative peers, low self-esteem,
poor academics and low motivation. Beside the academic program, students
are participating in a variety of growth and development programs, and
recently, progressive directors Cameron and Chaffin Pullan enlisted
the help of Oriental Medicine.
From September
to December 2003, Miami based OM Programs, founded and operated by Acupuncture
Physicians Carmela and Felix Wolf conducted a four month controlled
trial program to research the effects of Oriental Medicine on the emotional
development of a group of Spring Creek students. The program consisted
of a total of twenty acupuncture treatments, Qigong therapy, acupressure
instruction, aromatherapy, and daily herbal therapy...
read
the results that these troubled teens experienced >>>
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Medicinal Herb of the Month |
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PinYin
Name: Huang Qi
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| Latin
Name: Radix Astragalus membranaceus |
| Common:
Astragalus Root |
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Traditional & Western Medical View: |
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Radix Astragalus
is officially listed as the dried root of Astragalus membranaceus. The
drug is collected in spring and autumn, removed from rootlet and root
stock, and dried in the sun.
Astragalus root
is an old and well known drug in traditional Chinese medicine. It is
often used as a tonic, and for treatment of nephritis and diabetes.
This herb is also used in the treatment of immune deficiency disorders,
chronic fatigue syndrome, anaemia and adrenal deficiency.
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Astragalus tonifies
qi and blood, spleen, lungs. Properties are said to be sweet, slightly
warm. Channels entered include the spleen, lung.
The biologically
active constituents of Astragalus roots represent two classes of chemical
compounds, polysaccharides and saponins.
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| Pharmacological
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In 49 cases of
chronic persisting hepatitis treated with the Astragalus injection,
a marked effective rate of 61.2% and an aggregate effective rate of
85.7% were attained.
A satisfactory
prophylactic effect against the common cold was achieved in 1000 subjects
given Astragalus orally or as a nasal spray, as evidenced by a decrease
in the incidence of the disease and in the shortening of its course.
An injection prepared
from a decoction of Astragalus, administered intramuscularly at for
a course of one month was employed to treat 73 cases of gastric ulcers.
Marked improvement in the subjective symptoms, particularly the vigor
and appetite, was obtained.
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