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38 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINE21 Zhu Dan-xi, The Heart & Essence of Dan-xi’s Methods of Treatment, trans.by Yang Shou-zhong, Blue Poppy Press, Boulder, CO, 1993, p. 14222 Wiseman, Nigel & Feng, Ye, A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine,Paradigm Publications, Brookline, MA, 1998, p. 24923 Although Bupleurum is categorized as an acrid, cool exterior-resolver, itis primarily used in modern Chinese medicine and in gu therapy as a qi-rectifier.24 Although She Chuang Zi is categorized as a yang-supplementing medicinal,it is mostly used for damp heat itching and skin lesions, especially of thegenitalia.25 Jarisch-Herxheimer reactions were first identified in and are also seen inpatients treated with antibiotics for syphilis.26 Yan De-xin, Aging & Blood Stasis, trans. by Tang Guo-shun & Bob Flaws,Blue Poppy Press, Boulder, CO, 1995, p. 39-40, 46-4727 Ibid., p. 33-4828 Zhu Liang-chun, quoted by Wan Wen-rong, op. cit., p. 1429 Wan Wen-rong, op. cit., p. 1430 If yin vacuity is severe or yin vacuity is combined with marked yanghyperactivity, there may also be onset insomnia. This means difficulty fallingasleep initially.31 Yang Shou-zhong, “Editor’s Preface,” Extra Treatises Based on Investigation& Inquiry, A Translation of Zhu Dan-xi’s Ge Zhi Yu Lun, Blue Poppy Press,Boulder, CO, 1994, p. vi32 Qin Bo-wei, Qin Bo Wei Yi Wen Ji (A Collection of Qin Bo-wei’s Writings),Hunan Science & Technology Press, Changsha, 1991, p. 3433 While some Western practitioners believe that Chinese herbs are safe andfree from side effects because they are “natural,” this is just not the case. Ifsomething is strong enough to push the body into balance, it only stands toreason that same thing must be strong enough to push a person out of balanceif they don’t need it. Such naturally occurring substances as fresh waterand salt can kill when taken to excess. Thus there is no such thing as a medicalpanacea, and those Western practitioners who say that Chinese medicinalsare safe because they are natural are dangerously naïve.34 Bensky, Dan & Barolet, Randall, Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas &Strategies, Eastland Press, Seattle, 1990, p. 19 and Chen Wei, lecture notes,“Formulas & Prescriptions,” Shanghai College of Chinese Medicine, April,1986. According to Prof. Chen, tablets are made from extracts, while pillsare not.35 According to Philippe Sionneau, the popular Lanzhou Brand of readymadeChinese medicinal pills is made from a low potency extract combinedwith a large amount of inert binder.36 Chen Wei, lecture notes, “Formulas & Prescriptions,” Shanghai Collegeof Chinese Medicine, April, 1986. However, this essentially same teachingalso appears in Bensky & Barolet, op. cit., p. 18.37 Xu Ji-qun et al., Fang Ji Xue (A Study of Formulas & Prescriptions),Shanghai Science & Technology Press, Shanghai, 1986, p. 1038 It is true that Chinese acupuncturists often recommend or prescribeChinese ready-made medicines as adjunctive therapy to their acupuncture.However, when more than adjunctive treatment is required, Chineseacupuncturists typically refer patients to other Chinese doctors in the internalmedicine department specifically qualified to write bulk-dispensed, individualizedprescriptions.