By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
Hey,
Is there any herb I can take to increase seamen production? If so what and how much?
Thanks
Erik
Erik,
I must point out the funny part of your question, which is that the word you meant is spelled ’semen.’ Your spelling makes me wonder if you’re looking for an herb that will stimulate the navy’s enlistment rate! 
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May 12, 2003 07:56:00 GMT
Shanghai. (Interfax-China) – Though there is as yet no effective vaccine or antidote for the SARS virus, a Chinese traditional medicine formula has seen good clinical responses from infected SARS patients, according to Chinese authorities. The continuous use of a traditional Chinese medicine remedy in Guangdong, the original area for the first reported SARS cases, has succeeded in a much lower death rate when compared to that of Beijing and Hong Kong.
The Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital has received a confirmed 112 SARS cases since January 2003, among which 105 have been cured and left the hospital, and 7 patients have died. All SARS patients were treated by Chinese traditional medicine techniques.
The leader of the Chinese team researching the use of Chinese traditional medicine against SARS, professor Deng Tietao, with Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, gave an exclusive interview to Interfax from his home in Guangdong Province.
In order to implement Guangdong’s successful anti-SARS traditional Chinese medicine formula nationwide, China’s State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM) issued a circular to assign the Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to summarize the formula used, which has recently been released to the public on the front page of the domestic traditional Chinese medicine newspaper, Zhongguo Zhongyiyao Bao.
The official formula was written under the supervision of a group of experts, led by professor Deng Tietao.
The traditional Chinese medicine remedy does not react to what kind of microbe the SARS virus is, or what kind of genetic effect the virus undertakes after entering a human body, it instead reacts directly to the symptoms that occur during the period the human body is infected with the virus, Deng told Interfax. The goal of traditional Chinese medicine remedy is not to kill the virus but drive it away. That is why traditional Chinese medicine can cure some severe illnesses, even it does not have a microbiological make-up, he explained.
Hong Kong, which suffered a higher death rate in SARS cases before, has begun to utilize traditional Chinese medicine. Representatives of the Hong Kong Health Department visited Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital several days ago, Deng disclosed, and two doctors from this hospital have already been invited to Hong Kong to help treat SARS patients there.
The expert group has divided the SARS illness into four phases, namely an initial phase, a medium phase, a peak phase, and a recuperation phase. The four phases have different symptoms, and patients in different phases should be treated by different formulas. For example
In addition to the traditional Chinese medicine formulas, according to the different symptoms in the separate phases, intravenous injections of compounds can be introduced, such as of yu xing cao zhen (cordate honttuynia), dan shen zhen (salvia mitiorrhiza), deng zhan xi xin zhen (fleabane), or shuang huang lian zhen (coptis chinensis franch). As to weaker patients, 5 to 10 grams of American ginseng root can also be taken per day.
Li, an official with the Guangdong Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (GATCM), told Interfax that both China’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Hong Kong Health Department came to Guangzhou for a scientific exchange about one month ago, regarding SARS treatment.
Traditional Chinese medicine remedies are carried out based on symptoms relating to each individual case. While SARS patients regularly have different clinical symptoms, such as different fever temperatures, and different length of the four phases. So, the released formula is just a general guide, instead of an all-purpose recipe for curing SARS, which could mislead doctors, according to Li.
By Brian Benjamin Carter, M.Sci., L.Ac., with Philippe Sionneau, L.Ac., and Solara (Sunny) Attatharya, DOM, AP, DNBHE
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In China, where the Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS epidemic) began, medical experts from both western medicine and Chinese medicine have been working together to develop a systematic prevention and treatment protocol for SARS.
With their new improvements, they have been able to prevent new infections in frontline hospital workers, to improve the condition of SARS patient, and increase their chances of survival. (more…)
By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
Dear Mr. Carter:Â
I have plantar fascitis which I understand is inflammation of the plantar fascia. I took ibuprofen, but I had a bad gastrointestinal reactions. Do you know of any herbal anti-inflammatory?
Christie
Christie,
It’s not surprising that you had a bad GI reaction to the ibuprofen. All such NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories) are hard on the stomach, and, in fact, can lead to life-threatening stomach bleeds. These are dangerous because you can lose a lot of blood before you know there’s a problem, and may pass out before you can call 911. So it’s probably better that you reacted to it now. You can go the herbal route and avoid that risk entirely. (more…)
by Ross Rosen, L.Ac.
J has been a nail biter every since he can remember. Now 34 years old, he has been a slave to this habit for three decades. Upon inspection, his nails are chewed down half way to the root and have prominent vertical ridges. His past medical history is “insignificant” except for having his gall bladder removed at age 26 at the recommendation of his doctor due to a blocked duct resulting in 2 severe gall bladder attacks.
J has a high stress job in the financial industry which he believes is taking a toll on his health. He suffers from fatigue and difficulty sleeping in which he feels fidgety for most of the night. While he is generally a mild mannered person, he admits to suppressing difficult personal and emotional issues. He suffers from headaches which are localized to the lateral aspect of the eye at the acupuncture point Gall Bladder 1. Floaters are confirmed in his left eye. He has constant nasal congestion with yellow discharge. (more…)