Posted by Hombre on October 19, 2010, at 22:43:39
In reply to Re: morgan: How is St. John's Wort Working Out?, posted by morgan miller on October 17, 2010, at 12:18:02
Kira and Perika are on their way. So far we're holding steady with twice a day administration of a Chinese herbal formula that we cook from raw herbs.
I think I mentioned it before, but I've been heavily involved in martial arts, which in addition to putting me in contact with a lot of people that do massage, meditation, yoga, qigong, and Chinese medicine, has also led me to research a lot about alternative forms of exercise and training.
What might help heal your body would be a combination of taiji/qigong, internal herbal formulas, and external herbal liniments, soaks, plasters, and even regular moxibustion. Some herbs that help strengthen the siners/ligaments: du zhong, rehmannia, lycii fruit/goji. The herbal formulas for healing chronic injuries tended to be held close to the vest by the kung fu groups. If you can find a good one, even a bone setter, that could yield some results. Chinatown might be where you'd have to go to find a real expert.
I know for a fact that the guy at http://www.coilingdragon.com/ makes good "jow", or external liniment. He also sells internal herbal formulas. He does iron palm, which involves special qigong and herbal formulas to prevent damage and disfiguring of the hand. He can break concrete patio blocks with a light slap. It's on youtube.
The guys at this site also look pretty good;
The guy who really seems to know this area of medicine is Tom Bisio, author of "A Tooth From The Tiger's Mouth". He's in NY, I believe, but will probably list students that have studied with him on his web site:
http://www.zhenggutuina.com/instructors.php
Anyway, it's worth a try, since for some reason not many people know about this stuff (maybe since you can't get rich and it's hard to learn). But don't let the lack of marketing dollars stop you from trying something that could help.
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