East/West Acupuncture
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dasha Trebichavska, L.Ac.,RN, M.S.
Available Modalities
Acupuncture Herbal Medicine Nutritional Support Chi Nei Tsang Homeopathy Photonic Therapy
East/West AcupunctureScottsdale, ArizonaDasha Trebichavska, L.Ac.,RN, M.S.
Available ModalitiesAcupuncture Herbal Medicine Nutritional Support Chi Nei Tsang Homeopathy Photonic Therapy
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Traditional Chinese Herbs |
| Are Herbs Safe to Take? and The Hypocrisy of Medical Profession |
| Herbs in Gynecology |
| Herbs and the Media |
| Homeopathy |
| Traveling medicinal kit and Home emergency kit |
While acupuncture is better known in the West, herbal medicine continue to be the central focus of healing in China. The earliest known document to mention herbal medicine, the Shen Nong Bencaojing, describes many remedies. As with acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine embraces the concepts of Yin/Yang and the Five Elements. Because the Chinese managed to pass their knowledge of herbal medicine continuously from generation to generation, they made it possible for modern herbalists to learn 'time-tested' herbal remedies.
Since ancient times, natural substances have been used for medicinal purposes. Today, they can be used to alleviate illness but also preventatively for nutritional support and health maintenance. Classical Chinese formulas, developed over centuries, increase energy, promote tissue healing, detoxify and balance metabolic activity, enhance immune functions, and normalize fluid balance.
The herbalist discerns patterns of imbalance and disharmony and chooses appropriate herbs for treatment. This brings balance and harmony to the patient without side effects.
Chinese herbs are classified according to criteria such as: taste; the organs and meridians they influence; and their energetic properties. Standard prescriptions use from two to 15 herbs. Each herb plays a different, indispensable role. Forms of prescription are tailored to patient preferences, including: herbal teas (primary), pills, powders, pastes, ointments, creams, and lotions.
Herbs are much safer to use than pharmaceuticals. However, without the help of a well-trained herbalist, benefits will be elusive. Generally, herbals and pharmaceuticals should be taken at different times of the day and an herbalist should check for any adverse interactions.
The herbs you get from your acupuncturist are safe. In general it is better to follow advice of a trained herbalist who knows how to use and combine herbs (most of the herbalists have studied herbal medicine at least three years in acupuncture school). Do not use herbs over the counter or self-prescribed herbs. (Example of a singular herb application: Ma Huang = Ephedra is a highly valued herb in Chinese Medicine and is prescribed mostly for asthmatic conditions, and mostly for acute attacks altogether with other herbs that counteract the highly stimulating action of this herb. Unfortunately many companies have used it in weight loss products. Many women have ended up in a hospital with cardiac tachycardia - increased heart beat. Because of this, FDA wanted to ban this herb. As a result, herbalists and their asthmatic patients would be out of luck.)
For more information on herbal safety go to: Herbs, Drugs and the Media.
"Consider the countless warnings by doctors about the use of herbs. When an herb-related death occurs, it is usually published as a case report in a medical journal, along with calls for governmental regulation of the herbal industry. Then the story is often picked up by wire services, magazines, and newspapers across the land. Information about the negative effects of herbs should be published, but I am struck by the breathtaking hypocrisy that is involved in the anti-herb movement. Each year, around 100,000 Americans die from the side-effects of conventional drugs that are administered in hospitals. When hospital deaths due to medical errors and mistakes are added to those due to drugs, this makes hospital care the third leading cause of death in the United States, following heart disease and cancer. If elimination of risk were the key concern, why not focus on the threat posed by pharmaceuticals, which dwarfs that due to herbs?"
Larry Dossey, MD, Alternative Therapies, a peer-reviewed journal, Nov/Dec 2003
Chinese Herbal medicine has proven to be very effective in treatment of gynecological issues. Western allopathic medicine has only synthetic hormones or surgery as means of correcting women's health. Both external doses of hormones (estrogens, progestins, Lupron, etc.) and surgery (to eliminate fibroids, cysts, heavy bleeding) are very harsh treatments and should be used only where natural remedies fail.
Menopausal symptoms: hot flashes, lowered sex drive, depression, vaginal dryness, insomnia, sweating, thirst: Er Xian Tang, Coptis Purge Fire, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Da Bu Yin
PMS: irregular period, irritability, cramps, bloatedness, headache, joint pain: Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Chai Hu Xiang Fu Tang, Tong Jing Wan, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
Infertility: Ba Zheng Wan, Marrow Plus, Golden Tea Book Formula
UTI, PID, Vaginitis: infection in the kidneys, bladder, pelvis, vagina: Chien Chi Tai Wan
Lumps, cysts, fibroids: Chai Hu Xiang Fu Tang
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Phone: 415-420-3750 Fax:
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