Friday, October 16, 2009

Ginseng Update

Just a quick note: my patient who's built like the Hulk and who has raging heat going on inside came in today, and hasn't had a dram of ren shen (Radix ginseng) for the last two days. Already, he says that he's sweating less, and his tongue definitely looks less angry. Hooray! A patient that actually listens!
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  1. Don ArrupOctober 24, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    You might ask him if he is using any other stimulants to replace the pick up from ren shen.

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  2. Laughing MonkeyNovember 15, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    Actually, I told him that he can use ginseng as long as it was only American ginseng, or xi yang shen. It's a cool yin tonic, but can still be used in exercise as a friend of mine has noted. Because of its cooling nature, it actually is better for someone like this patient, who works out regularly and doesn't need more heat in him.

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