Author: Thea Elijah
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Citrus and Pinellia: Loyalty, Simplicity, and Integrity
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Thea Elijah, LAc Citrus and Pinellia is the primary formula for cold damp phlegm. It’s usually combined with other formulas, or has single herbs added to it, to direct it to various parts of the body. I will sometimes give this formula to break up mental phlegm—for example, if somebody is living in a…
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Taking Raw Herbs: Earth First
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Thea Elijah A student recently wrote to me: I have two patients who are having a hard time swallowing their raw herb formula. It comes right back up. They say they cannot get past the taste. Any suggestions for these patients to help them take their formula and keep it down? Understanding Patient Resistance…
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WHAT IS SYMPATHY: Reflections on Si Jun Zi Tang
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Thea Elijah, LAc What is sympathy? I say sympathy is the way of total acceptance and total transformation. Total acceptance is the job of the stomach and total transformation is the job of the spleen. This is the highest skill of the Earth element: total acceptance, total transformation. What most of us work with…