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"Mode of Administration: Oral, subcutaneous in acupuncture therapy; an intravenous form is available in China. How Supplied: Fluid extract, powdered root, tablet, tea Daily Dosage: General Use (fluid extract, tablet): 2 to 3 g 2 to 3 times daily. Acupuncture: 0.5 to 1 mL of a 5% or 10% solution has been injected into acupuncture points. Do not inject a homemade solution. General Gynecological Conditions: root extract - 8 to 15 g daily. To make a decoction, combine 100 g of Dong Quai with Chuanxiong Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong (100 g), peony root (100 g), and Rehmannia root (100 g)." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"A recent study suggests that acupuncture analgesia may be mediated by endorphins. Ten patients suffering from chronic pain were successfully treated for pain with electroacupuncture, a modern variant of acupuncture in which an electrical current is applied to acupuncture points. Following treatment, cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of endorphin rose in all ten. Naloxone has also been shown to block acupuncture analgesia, further supporting a role for endorphins. Some of the techniques of the folk medicines may well stimulate the internal pharmacy. Might beliefs alone do it?" - Robert Ornstein, David Sobel, The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries About How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy (Get the book.) "There is also evidence that acupuncture, an ancient treatment for pain in which needles are inserted into various specific points on the body, may involve an activation of this intrinsic system for pain relief. A recent study suggests that acupuncture analgesia may be mediated by endorphins. Ten patients suffering from chronic pain were successfully treated for pain with electroacupuncture, a modern variant of acupuncture in which an electrical current is applied to acupuncture points. Following treatment, cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of endorphin rose in all ten." - Robert Ornstein, David Sobel, The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries About How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy (Get the book.)

"To this day, I don't know if it was the acupuncture itself or the herbs, or just the emotional support of my doctor, but fifteen months after I started my acupuncture treatments, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Carolyn M., Portland, OR GREENING YOUR HOME A green environment starts at home. For best results, I always recommend getting back to the basics. With just a few minor adjustments, you can go a long way toward protecting your family's health over the long run. The changes I'm proposing are as easy as they are essential." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Alternative Treatments for Pain People often ask me about three very common alternative treatments for pain: acupuncture, hypnosis, and massage. Three well-controlled studies have evaluated acupuncture in FM, and two of them reported positive results in reducing symptoms. One of these studies noted that fatigue was the symptom most improved, but that improvement tended to wane over time. In contrast, another study done on women with neck and shoulder pain producing headaches found improvement lasting several years." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"When I asked the oncologist if acupuncture could help the terrible pain my wife was suffering, in the groin, even with large doses of morphine drugs, he said acupuncture does not work with cancer. The very next day at the alternative doctor's clinic she got an hour of acupuncture, and went to work the following day, pain free. My wife's life is hanging by a thread, and I don't know who the hell to believe anymore. Please give me some advice." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Yet other research has proved that acupuncture can cause blood vessels to dilate and increase blood flow to distant organs in the body.20 Other research demonstrates the existence of meridians as well as the effectiveness of acupuncture for a variety of conditions. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Robert Becker, who performed a great deal of research on electromagnetic fields in the body designed a special electrode recording device which would roll along the body like a pizza cutter." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"When I asked the oncologist if acupuncture could help the terrible pain my wife was suffering, in the groin, even with large doses of morphine drugs, he said acupuncture does not work with cancer. The very next day at the alternative doctor's clinic she got an hour of acupuncture, and went to work the following day, pain free. My wife's life is hanging by a thread, and I don't know who the hell to believe anymore. Please give me some advice." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"The practitioner places an electrode to a point on the subject that corresponds with an acupuncture point. The subject holds a ground and a complete circuit is made between the subject, the machine and the probe. The electrode measures a reflex on the skin called the galvanic skin response. (The galvanic skin response is also used in lie detector tests.) The resistance of the skin changes depending on the food substance put into the circuit of the machine. For example, a vial of corn may be put into the circuit and then challenged against the allergy acupuncture point." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Dating back to the first century b.c., acupuncture is based on Asian medicine's sense of the flow of energy (qi, pronounced "chi") in the body and the need to maintain its balance. There is evidence that acupuncture influences the production of and distribution of a great many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. ?David Eisenberg, M.D., Harvard Medical School The practice teaches that disease is caused by a loss of homeostasis in the body and that correcting one's flow of energy can restore wellness and relieve pain." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) "There are legitimate training programs and considerable empirical evidence that acupuncture appears to have effects beyond placebo, particularly for the treatment of pain. Whether the therapy can directly increase a patient's verbal and motor skills, improve mood, memory, and cognitive function, or increase endogenous levels of neurotransmitters as has been claimed is another story. It is necessary to keep an open mind about acupuncture and to assess its potential benefit in your life. If the treatment intrigues you, it may be a worthy investment. Remember to do your homework." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"EDS testing can detect food sensitivities by measuring a reflex on an acupuncture point. The machine has two attachments - a probe and a ground - which are attached to an Ohm metre for measurement. The practitioner places an electrode to a point on the subject that corresponds with an acupuncture point. The subject holds a ground and a complete circuit is made between the subject, the machine and the probe. The electrode measures a reflex on the skin called the galvanic skin response. (The galvanic skin response is also used in lie detector tests." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Ten patients suffering from chronic pain were successfully treated for pain with electroacupuncture, a modern variant of acupuncture in which an electrical current is applied to acupuncture points. Following treatment, cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of endorphin rose in all ten. Naloxone has also been shown to block acupuncture analgesia, further supporting a role for endorphins. Some of the techniques of the folk medicines may well stimulate the internal pharmacy. Might beliefs alone do it?" - Robert Ornstein, David Sobel, The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries About How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy (Get the book.)

"This listening seems to amplify the effects of the acupuncture. Sound triggers responses all over your body and affects your cellular rhythm, right down to your vibrating atoms. If you live in a city, traffic, car horns, sirens, jackhammers, airplanes, and a million variations of the human voice vibrate constantly. If you live in the supposedly quieter suburbs, leaf blowers, lawn mowers, kids at play, and barking dogs still assault your eardrums." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Crystals are either placed on the body parts which need help, on particular acupuncture points or can be worn or carried close to the body. Rose quartz is used for emotional healing, quartz for physical healing and amethyst for spiritual healing. DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY Flowing, graceful, uninhibited, letting-go movements to music relax the mind and body, ease tension and release pent-up emotions. Try doing this on a warm day, in an open parkland, with no shoes on and eyes closed (if you can). Even without music the feeling of freedom is delightful." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.) "He is recognised for his acceptance and recommendation of hypnotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, spinal manipulation, vitamin and mineral therapy and other 'fringe' modalities. Dr Wright writes: 'My evaluation indicates that ingesting small negative ions can provide significant health benefits'. Air purifiers Fan-forced air purifiers usually contain three-way activated carbon (charcoal) filters to purify the atmosphere. Now on the market worldwide, these appliances vary in size to cover a wide range of industrial and commercial applications." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"In fact, the effects of acupuncture, as reported by its proponents abroad, could only be assessed through patients' descriptions of their internal sensations. Moreover they were not easily explained by anatomy or physiology, and bore no relation to those produced by European modes of bleeding. Worse, doctors were themselves, and expected their patients to be, at best amused and at worst horrified by the treatment." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) "Nonetheless, like Ten Rhyne, Kaempfer addressed his description of the actual practice of acupuncture primarily to a medical audience. It is clear from his attention to detail that he intended his text to provide ample guidance for any would-be acupuncturists in his audience—as long as they were medically trained and anatomically astute: But now to come to the operation itself..." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) "And although 75 per cent of doctors saw scientific explanations and models as important to their trust in acupuncture, 45 per cent also found alternative explanations 'reliable'.1 Again, non-doctors were even more comfortable accepting non-western explanatory systems, with at least 75 per cent relying on Chinese concepts. 57 per cent of these doctors accepted qi as referring to a 'real' phenomenon or substance, a rate which rose to 87 per cent among practitioners trained as associated health personnel." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) "Medically trained, traditionally trained, and lay practitioners of techniques like acupuncture and systems like Ayurveda are all competing—and bickering—with each other. And in the midst of it all, consumers may be confused by qualifications, but are spoilt for choice. Some scholars have argued that medical professionals resist alternative systems of medicine precisely because those systems resist commodification.32 Yet it is clear that both historically and in contemporary culture, alternative and cross-cultural medical systems have been readily commodified." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"Then choose the techniques best for you: (^cupuNcTro^iTAcuPREssuRE) acupuncture directs and rechannels body energy by inserting hair-thin needles (use only disposable needles) at specific points on the body It's used for pain, backaches, migraines and general body dysfunction. Used in Asia for centuries, acupuncture is safe, virtually painless and has no side effects. Acupressure is based on the same principles and uses finger pressure and massage rather than needles. Websites offer info - check them out. Web: acupuncture." - Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation (Get the book.)

"Ten patients suffering from chronic pain were successfully treated for pain with electroacupuncture, a modern variant of acupuncture in which an electrical current is applied to acupuncture points. Following treatment, cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of endorphin rose in all ten. Naloxone has also been shown to block acupuncture analgesia, further supporting a role for endorphins. Some of the techniques of the folk medicines may well stimulate the internal pharmacy. Might beliefs alone do it?" - Robert Ornstein, David Sobel, The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries About How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy (Get the book.)

"It also is used to perform moxabustion, the process of burning herbs either close to or on acupuncture points or acupuncture needles to further stimulate the points. As a flower essence, mugwort helps users to release negative emotions and bitterness in the past. It helps those who are out of touch with reality to glean helpful information from their dreams. Edible Uses Although very bitter, mugwort is edible. In Europe it has been used to flavor dishes such as dumplings, salads, soups, and meats. It also is sometimes used to flavor beer, liqueurs, vermouth, and vinegars." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"Interestingly, this physical fact may have been the reason that acupuncture was developed: A fingertip is too large to effectively access the reflex points in the ears, so someone had the idea to use instead a pointed instrument—hence the acupuncture needle, which has an honorable cultural history. One unique aspect of Vita-Flex is that a single reflex point can affect more than one area of the body. In fact, because we are three-dimensional beings, Vita-Flex will work through all three dimensions." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.)

"It also is used to perform moxabustion, the process of burning herbs either close to or on acupuncture points or acupuncture needles to further stimulate the points. As a flower essence, mugwort helps users to release negative emotions and bitterness in the past. It helps those who are out of touch with reality to glean helpful information from their dreams. Edible Uses Although very bitter, mugwort is edible. In Europe it has been used to flavor dishes such as dumplings, salads, soups, and meats. It also is sometimes used to flavor beer, liqueurs, vermouth, and vinegars." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"This was the first mass media exposure of Americans to acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. "I have seen the past," wrote Reston, "and it works."' DEFINITIONS The subject of this chapter is known by many names: "unorthodox" or "unconventional," or sometimes less accurately as "naturopathic."2 In vogue today is "complementary and alternative medicine," abbreviated as CAM. We'll use the term "alternative." Our first problem is to decide exactly what is alternative?" - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Interestingly, this physical fact may have been the reason that acupuncture was developed: A fingertip is too large to effectively access the reflex points in the ears, so someone had the idea to use instead a pointed instrument—hence the acupuncture needle, which has an honorable cultural history. One unique aspect of Vita-Flex is that a single reflex point can affect more than one area of the body. In fact, because we are three-dimensional beings, Vita-Flex will work through all three dimensions." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.)

"Hypnotherapy and acupuncture are extremely successful treatments for cigarette addictions. Try auto-suggestion to reinforce your decision and help you overcome the subconscious desire to smoke. Buy tape recordings with stop smoking messages and play them repeatedly. Keep photographs nearby of lung damage caused by smoking. Here are some tips to help in difficult times: þKeep clearly in your mind why you smoked and why you have stopped. þAvoid situations where the urge to smoke is strong. þConfront the problem straight on. þChange your routine. þGo for an early morning walk." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"We debated acupuncture. It is offered at our local hospital's "Center for Integrative Medicine." Yet it still seemed to us sufficiently outside MD medicine that it would not disappear. The whole issue of alternative medicine—what its boundaries are and who are its practitioners—is vexing, and problematic for our thought experiment. We talked about an illustrative story. In 1976, the then Director of the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Center, Charles Moertel, made a startling disclaimer in JAMA." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

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