dit da jow: The science behind it.

[arhat]

he said potent herb, heh hehh heheh heheh eheheh heheh heheh hhehehehehe hheh...

[doc]

Damp heat?

Oh, well, oh forget I brought it up.

I've lived in Vegas for too long...

[daodejing]

Yeah doc, there are only six external pathogens in TCM. Cold, heat, dampness, wind, summer heat, and fire. You'll find alot of talk about dampness and phlegm in TCM clinics, at least in this country. Alcohol causes damp heat to form in the body. Thats why it makes you feel warm, makes pee alot, and if you have way too much, you get damp heat obstructing the middle jiao (spleen and stomach) which causes stomach qi to rebel, and then you vomit up some of the excess damp heat. Hope that doesnt confuse things further.

[doc]

Not exactly the damp heat I was referring to, but, informative nonetheless.

[Mike Evans]

but for you to have a truly effective jow on your hands you need horse coin. Ma Chieh.

You can't ingest the jow made with that, as that is poisonous when taken internally. Why, I have no idea...but who wants to be the tester for that.

Ma Qian Zi ...Horse Coin...AKA Semen Strychnii ... Strychnine poisoning when taken internally

[master splinter]

good info, now back to my alchemy laborratory. sike, inzeresting

[daodejing]

I'm not sure what the **** I was thinking when I wrote this earlier, but tangerine peel breaks up chi stagnation, it doesn't tonify anything.