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The
Editor's Corner -- August 1, 2002 |
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A warm welcome
to each of our past, and new subscribers!
In our quest for
refreshing ways to connect our readership with an improved understanding
of the various forms of Chinese Medicine, we are always on the lookout
for approaches and perspectives that may illuminate, and educate.
On the recommendation
of one of our loyal readers, we are pleased to bring you an article
detailing the workings of Acupuncture, in terms that bridge traditional
and modern perceptions, by Dr. Sung S. Kim.
Actively practicing
in the Cincinnati area for over 20 years, Dr. Kim's writings have been
published many times within the American Journal of Acupuncture. His
approaches are well documented and respected within both the TCM community,
and his loyal circle of patients. We trust that you will enjoy the article,
and invite you to explore his website here.
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.
Check below for
the usual links to TCM related news articles that we have assembled
for your perusal, and don't forget to check on the right to see if your
name is mentioned as this month's lucky winner of a $50 shopping certificate!
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 your requirements.
Your needs continue
to be our sole inspiration.
Sincerely,
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Our
Featured Article |
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| Acupuncture
Works - Like a Computer! |
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Sung S. Kim, M.D. |
During my thirteen
years as a physician specializing in acupuncture, I have come to expect
my patients' most common question: "How does acupuncture work?"
How strange! They
never ask how aspirin works, even though no one can give a satisfactory
answer WHY aspirin works! They never ask how digitalis works on the
heart. They know it works by slowing down the rate of beating and increasing
its force, but its exact mechanism remains a matter of empirical conjecture.
No one asks how adrenaline works or cortisone or any medicine; yet,
everyone asks, "How does acupuncture work?"
I believe their
intention in asking is twofold. One: The questioner simply accepts that
a modern medicine works, but he or she wants to know how acupuncture
works to satisfy their curiosity. Acupuncture seems "mysterious." Second:
They think the doctor of acupuncture must know how it works. By asking
this "sacred" question," they are giving the doctor the chance to "redeem"
himself with the answer...
read
the entire article>>>
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Chinese
Medicinal Herb of the Month |
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Pinyin:
Yin Yang Huo
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| Latin:
Epimedium Sagittatum |
| Component
of: Clear
Meno |
| Western
Medical View: |
| Traditionally
used for menopausal syndrome, as well as estrogen deficiency, Yin Yang
Huo is considered a reproductive restorative, and is used to treat depression,
fatigue, and hypertension associated with menopause. It is also considered
a hormonal regulator, with both androgenic, and estrogenic actions. Outside
of its menopausal focus, Yin Yang Huo has shown value in boosting overall
immune system strength, assisting with anaemia, and leukopenia. |
| Eastern
Medical View: |
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Tonifies yang,
tonifies kidneys. Indicated for deficient kidney yang patterns. Acrid,
sweet, warm. Enters the liver and kidney meridians.
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| General
Overview: |
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Epimedium sagittatum
is listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as the dried aerial part of Epimedium
brevicornum Maxim., Epimedium sagittatum Maxim.
The drug is collected
in summer and autumn when foliage branches are growing fully, removed
from the thick stalks and foreign matter, and dried in the sun or in
the shade.
The herb has been
used traditionally in the treatment of menopause, as well as hypothyroidism,
hypertension, and immune relative disorder.
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| Pharmacological
Actions: |
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Yin Yang Huo
was shown to have a strong influence on many of the common symptoms
of menopause in a clinical study by YQ Guo, of the Acta Academiae Medicinae
Shandong, in 1978.
Injections of the
Clear Meno formula, including Yin Yang Huo, were shown to begin impacting
hypertension within 30 minutes, reducing blood pressure by an average
of 30 percent, in cases of elevation.
Studies at the
Bethune Medical University have shown that Yin Yang Huo exhibits an
extraordinary augmenting effect on the response of T-cells to mitogen
in immunodepressed mice.
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