Posted by nolvas on April 14, 2010, at 4:19:48
In reply to Re: Chinese herbs, posted by Hombre on April 13, 2010, at 22:32:55
I keep meaning to try the formulas listed here >
http://panicanddepression.blogspot.com/2007/07/can-700-year-old-chinese-medicine-help.html
The problem is choosing the pills, they seem to vary in their contents between online stores and to be honest you really don't know what you're getting or the quality.
"When used as an adjunct to carbamazepine (carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant and mood stabilizing drug, used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It is also used to treat schizophrenia and trigeminal neuralgia) in patients with bipolar disorders, the Kamo-shoyo-san combo treatment resulted in significantly greater clinical response rate in depressed patients. Kamo-shoy-san has proved to provide additive beneficial effects in bipolar patients, particularly for those in the depressive phase."
TCM has been used for thousands of years, which is why I am angry at the arrogance of the orthodox community which try and get herbs and other plant based medicines banned, usually on precarious evidence. Many pharmaceuticals are based on plant compounds. Drug treatment for mental health issues only really started in the 1950s.
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