International Chinese Medical Journal of Daytona Volume 1:2. Cosmic Moon, Red Planetary Moon Year. July 2003.
This volume is dedicated to my friend Scott B. Lions who died June 27th,
2003 after a cascade of complications thought to be
triggered by heatstroke. A talented composer and rhythym guitarist, nature lover, son,
brother, and friend gone at the age of 29. Check back later
to hear his music which touched the Hearts of many.
"Somehow we must transform the dynamics of wold power struggle, which no one can win, to
a creative contest to harness man's genius for the purpose of making peace an prosperity a reality for all nations
of the world"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Medicinal Recipe for Chicken with Lemon, Saffron and Olives by Andrew R. Bauer. Portland, Oregon
Pucker up for the taste of Andrew Bauer's Lemon Olive Chicken dish. Andrew's specialities
include Mediterranean, Indian dishes, salads to name a few. A
talented gourmet who enjoys cooking large meals for his friends
in his spare time, it has been my pleasure to enjoy many of his other
carefully crafted dishes. A few memorable creations were black bean soup, gnoche, tandoori chicken, Cuban
sandwiches, and barley wine. His Lemon Chicken dish is useful clinically
for treating health problems characterized by stagnant Liver qi and blood,
such a menstrual pain, fracture, thrombosis, liver cirrhosis.
The Five Elements, Emotion, and Music - Featuring Music by Jami Deva
by Cory Trusty, International Chinese Medical Journal of Daytona
This essay explains the correlation among the 5 elements of traditional
Chinese philosophy, the control cycle and its relation to emotional balance. In
addition it discusses the role music can play in activating emotions to heal the
body. A 30 minute ethereal meditative composition by Jami Deva and his
collaborators is also included.
Insomnia & Clinically Useful Patent Chinese Herbal Medicines by H. Alyse Hyder. Emperor's College.
Los Angeles, California
Alyse discusses the Biomedical and Chinese Medical perspective of Insomnia and presents
Patent Formula suggestions for treating various types of Insomnia based on the Chinese Medical
differential diagnosis. The diagnosis's discussed include insomnia due to the
following conditions: Blood deficiency, Yang deficiency, Yin deficiency, Blood stagnation, deficient Fire,
excess in the Liver, or damp Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder.
Uses for Mugwort and fresh Ginger, an Insulation Moxabustion Demonstration by Cory Trusty
Daytona, Florida. International Chinese Medical Journal of Daytona
Wondering what can be done with the Mugwort bush in your garden?
Mugwort, or Ai Ye, is used in Chinese Medicine in a method called moxabustion.
Dried leaves, or moxa, is rolled into cones or balls and burnt
over various acupuncture points. A common technique used by
acupuncturists, it is most often used to tonify the body and move stagnant blood.
There are various moxabustion techniques, one of which is
Insulation Moxabustion. It involves burning cones of mugwort on a something,
for example a fresh ginger slice, which positioned above the chosen acupuncture point.
This method is dangerous if performed carelessly, but if one is very careful, it can
be performed safely at home using the protocol described. Insulation moxabustion
with fresh ginger on the point Ren8, or the navel, is useful for improving indigestion,
chronic poor digestion, bloating, gas, nausea, low energy, and Spleen
Qi deficiency. Please use caution if you choose to try this technique at home.
Community Chinese Herb Garden: Thanks to those who donated seeds and
plants to the Chinese medicinal garden: Reverend Willy Neudal, for the Asian vegetable seed,
Cricket Lindsley for chives, radish and other medicinal food and herb seeds,
Penny St. George for motherwort (yi mu cao) and other herb seeds, Deborah Boyd for the Fo Ti vine (He Shou Wu).
Shroomer for the mint (bo he), and Cricket for the herb and vegetable seeds. Many thanks also to
farmer Robert who has staked a claim next door and has started growing vegetables
and medicinal flowers. Visit the garden.
I Ching Resource Guide for personal and cosmic investigations