Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 5 Location: New Zealand
Chinese Medicine Posted: 05-20-04 09:57am
Has anyone had any experience with chinese
medicine and lupus? Have they tried it?
Did it work for them at all?
I have spoken to a few people who have
managed to reduce their medication
through taking a combination of herbs
instead and many chinese herbalists are
educated in both traditional and
contemporary medicine practices, taking
the advantages of both.
I am keen to try it out but wanted to know
other peoples experiences first. I will
also bring this up with my specialist as I
have no intention of changing my
medication without asking her first!
China Girl...and Chinese Medicine Posted: 05-20-04 12:06pm
Hi emonon,
well...My mother used to give me this
stuff she called "chinese linament" that
smelled really horrible and looked like a
really dark laquer.
This was to help reduce aches in the
muscles.
It didn't really do squat.
Then she used to give me this really
gross tea when I was sick.
Turns out that liquids of any kind when
you're sick flush out your system.
I'm chinese, and I stay away from the
stuff. A lot of it you'll find in
"health food stores" and the like but they
never have disclaimers on them...A lot of
the "herbal remedies" can actually
interfere with your western medicines and
make you a lot worse. My mother in law
tried something called "dong quai" and she
took it in addition to pills prescribed by
western doctors. If her one doctor
wasn't so persistent in her to stop taking
the dq, she would have had cardiac
arrest.
The one golden rule I go by: if it
ain't certified by the fda, it ain't going
in my body.
Hope this helps. I'm sure there are
lots of other asian people out there who
swear by the stuff, but...Well, i'm
listening...
