http://time.com/66268/cleveland-clinic-chinese-herbal-therapy/
At one Ohio hospital, patients get herbs as well as drugsLora Basch, 59, sometimes suffers from poor sleep and anxiety. She’s uncomfortable with the side effects of drugs, so she’s tried acupuncture and magnesium supplements, but with only minimal success. After years of low energy, she went a different route altogether: gui pi tang, a mix of licorice root, ginseng and ginger meant to rejuvenate the body. Three months later, the Cleveland native is finally falling asleep at night, and she has more energy during the day. “The remedy is a huge relief,” she says. “I have a more stable life.”
Though herbal therapy has been practiced in China for centuries, it is still an afterthought in the U.S., in part because pharmaceutical remedies are usually easier to obtain. Now that’s beginning to change: in January, the Cleveland Clinic opened a Chinese herbal-therapy ward. In the past three months, therapists at the clinic have seen patients suffering from chronic pain, fatigue, poor digestion, infertility and, in the case of Basch, sleep disorders. “Western medicine may not have all the answers,” says Daniel Neides, the clinic’s medical director.
A certified herbalist runs the unit under the supervision of multiple Western-trained M.D.s. Patients must be referred to the clinic by their physician, who in accordance with Ohio law must oversee their treatment for at least a year. Executives at Cleveland say the clinic is the first of its kind to be affiliated with a Western hospital. “We’re incorporating ancient knowledge into patient care,” says in-house herbalist Galina Roofener.
Cleveland is starting modestly: its clinic is a single room with bright pillows, a tapestry, candles and a cot reserved for procedures like acupuncture. The center doesn’t take walk-ins and primarily sees patients with conditions that Western medicine has, for whatever reason, failed to remedy. “For something like acute pneumonia, Western antibiotics may be faster and more cost-effective,” says Roofener. “But if someone has antibiotic resistance, we can strengthen their immune system.”
All herbal formulas at the clinic are encapsulated for easy consumption. (By contrast, in China, patients are usually sent home with raw herbs to brew themselves.) The FDA doesn’t regulate herbs and supplements, so finding pharmacies that can both supply them and still meet hospital safety standards was a top priority. After a lengthy search, the clinic tapped a Kaiser Pharmaceutical subsidiary out of Taiwan as well as a Chinese herb–specific compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts and California that specializes in custom blends.
The primary uncertainty in herbal medicine is the prospect of an unpleasant or dangerous herb-drug interaction, which is why the clinic requires herbalists and physicians to have joint access to patients’ electronic medical records. To become an herbal therapist requires three to four years of master’s-degree-level education in Chinese medicine and a series of certification exams in Oriental medicine, herbology and biomedicine.
As it happened, I was battling a cold when I visited the clinic, so I signed up for the $100 consultation. Roofener spent 30 minutes reviewing my medical history, sleep routine, diet and even my spirituality–I was asked about what I practice and whether I meditate. She took my pulse Chinese-style: holding my wrists, she measured what she said were the multiple “pulses” of my organ systems. “Did you eat breakfast?” she asked. “The pulse on your stomach position is very weak.” I had eaten half a slice of toast.
I left the clinic with my own herbal remedy: 80 capsules of a diverse mixture of ingredients ranging from Lonicera flower to mint leaf, with instructions to take two pills four times a day for 10 days. Though an over-the-counter drug usually does the trick for me, my symptoms were cleared on the herbs alone. Now if only I could find an herb to make me taller.
양약먹고 사이드 생기면
결국엔 한약을 찾을수밖에 없다는 사실 ^^
첫댓글 초음파 판독할때 검은 부분은 음기라고 해석한다는데 레알?
^^
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세상에 사이드로 한약한테 까이다니 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
이새끼는 저번처럼 또 근거없는 소리 하네 ㅋㅋㅋ 저번처럼 발리려고
삭제된 댓글 입니다.
뭐가 악질이라는건지 설명좀요 ^^
인신공격이나 하는거 보니 어디 좆잡대 다니시는듯 ㅠ
@[열폭] LOLITAS LUX MEA ???
한의대보다 나은곳은 의,치밖에 없는데
님 의대생?? 본문에대해서 얘기하면 되지 왜 딴소리 하시죠? ^^;;
@[열폭] LOLITAS LUX MEA 틀린말 있으면 얘기좀? ^^;;
sky 할애비 나와봐야 고시붙는거 아니면 의치한 쳐다도 못보는거 맞죠 ^^;;
@한MD 한의대가느니 서강경영갈거같은데 ㅋㅋ
죽기직전이나 부작용발생했을때 보완하는정도죠 딱 ㅎㅎ
1차치료로 쓰이진않지 ㅋ
"양약 먹고 사이드 생기면" ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
우리 학교 간판과가 한무당 양성소긴 하지만 한무당 얘네들은 정말 극혐 사기꾼이다
어느학교신지는 모르겠는데
한의대 있는 학교면 지능이 어지간히 모자란가 보네요
대가리 빠가는 나가주세요 ㅠㅠ 부탁합니다 ㅠㅠㅠ
@한MD 간판과가 한의무당 양성소구요. 그 양성소가 전국 한의무당 양성소 중에 입결 1위랍니다. 님이 생각하는 학교들이 어딘지는 대충 알겠는데 님이 딱 그런 학교 수준의 무당인가 보네요 ^^
@뼈속공무원 저 죄송한디.. 님학교도 일반과는 꼴통맞는디 ㅠㅠ
마치 다른 지방한의대 일반과 하고는 다른것처럼 말하시네..
에효 ㅠㅠ 저 본문가지고 얘기 좀 하려고했더니
님같은 꼴통땜에 글 망했네요 책임지세요!! ㅠㅠ
@한MD 저기요. 지방한의대 다니시는 분이 어디보고 꼴통 운운하실 위치는 아닌 것 같은데요? ㅎㅎㅎㅎ 제가 꼴통이면 님은 사기꾼이겠네요 ㅋㅋ 한의학같은 무당스러운 학문으로 환자 치료하겠다면서 등골 빼먹는 사이비 사기꾼들이 한의사잖아요!!
@한MD 그래봐야 환자 등팔아먹는 사기꾼이라는 점은 변하지 않죠 ^^
저게 대체의학이자나ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
그니까 ㅋㅋ대체의학적으로 인정받는거갖다가 뭐라한적 없는데. 대체의학은 맞음. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
한의대생한테 여친뺏김?
고도의 무당까 같은디 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ