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While Chinese medicine has a rich tradition in the diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological problems, fewer ancient or modern texts are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of men’s problems.  For example, Chinese medicine refers to the “Uterus” in all its classic texts, but no mention is ever made of the prostate. The Du Mai, Ren Mai and Chong Mai are said to arise in the Lower Burner and flow through the uterus: but where do they flow through in men?  The classics do not say. The present article will discuss the physiology of men’s sexual organs, some aspects of pathology and the treatment of the following conditions: •    Erectile dysfunction •    Premature ejaculation •    Low sperm count   Before discussing the treatment of specific conditions, we should look at the channels that affect men’s genital system and how the penis, testis, seminal vesicles and prostate fit in Chinese Medicine.       Chap...

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ARISTOLOCHIA: THE MALIGNANT LIE AND THE BENIGN TRUTH Chris Dhaenens Journal of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (UK), Spring 2013, Vol. 10, no. 1. This article was commissioned in response to a recent piece in the Lancet (Daniel Kell, Justin Stebbing. ‘Aristolochia: the malignant truth’) pub lished un der ‘Quackery’ rubric, in www.thelancet.com/oncology/Vol 14 January 2013 which revisits the aristolochia story. The trigger for this revisitation was a completely unrelated case of acute liver failure in a patient poisoned by arsenic oxide, contained in a remedy that she had been taking (the nature of the remedy is not specified). Arsenic, the authors note, is a " well known poison that has been linked to the death of several historical figures, including George III. Although we cannot discount the potential medicinal properties of many natural and alternative therapies...this case serves to highlight the potential dangers associated with the use of unlicensed or underevalua...

The main clinical manifestations of allergic rhinitis (“hay fever”) are nasal congestion, a watery nasal discharge and sneezing.  In a few cases it affects the eyes and the conjunctiva may become red and itchy.  In 20% of cases there is also asthma in conjunction with the rhinitis.  Allergic rhinitis is due to an antigen-antibody reaction in the nasal mucosa.  If the antigens responsible are only pollen particles then it causes seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever).  If the antigens are dust, house-dust mites’ faecal matter, fungal spores and animal dander, it causes perennial allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis develops as a result of the interaction between the inhaled allergen and adjacent molecules of IgE antibodies.  These adhere to the surface of the mast cells which line the nasal epithelium with the first exposure to the offending allergen.  After the first exposure, the mast cells are “primed”, i.e. high levels of IgE antibodies adhere to th...

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Backache I often use points of the Heart channel for lower backache, particularly in men. The reason is the same as that given for the use of these points for men's sexual problems: the Heart is like an "Upper Kidney" and it therefore naturally influences the lower back. I find that the point HE-7 Shenmen is the best for this function because, besides its indirect action on the Kidney channel (and therefore the lower back), it also has a general anti-spastic effect, thus relaxing the muscles. I usually combine this point with the opening points of the Du Mai (only if the pain stems from the spine area). An example of a combination in a man would be SI-3 Houxi on the left, BL-62 Shenmai on the right, HE-7 Shenmen on the right and KI 4 Dazhong on the left. If the pain is unilateral, I use KI-4 Dazhong on the side of the pain and HE-7 Shenmen on the opposite side. Nausea, Vomiting Although nausea and vomiting are always related to Stomach-Qi ascending instead ...

Chapter 6 of the Su Wen introduces the concept of channels “opening onto the exterior” (or being the “opening”), closing onto the interior (or “being the door leaf”) and being the pivot (or hinge). In this chapter the order for the Yang channels is as follows: Tai Yang opens Yang Ming closes Shao Yang is the pivot   The order for the Yin channels is: Tai Yin opens Jue Yin closes Shao Yin is the pivot With regard to the Yin channels I personally see the Jue Yin as the pivot (I call it “hinge”) and the Shao Yin as opening onto the interior (or “closing”).  There are various reasons for this.  Firstly, if we read chapter 6 of the Su Wen in full and we look at the context of the exterior/interior/hinge quote, we will see that things are not quite as they seem. It sounds like this chapter is talking more about Zangfu organs than channels and more about the trunk and abdomen than arm or leg channels. Secondly, the very same chapter also says:  “ The vessel behind Tai Yin i...