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March 28, 2008

Learn TCM in Beijing,Shanghai & Guangzhou China

by @ 8:22 am. Filed under General, Acupuncture, Medicinals & Herbs, Practice & Business, News & Research, Ask a Practitioner, Upcoming Events, Education, Resources

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February 14, 2008

Aiyana Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs

by @ 7:05 pm. Filed under Acupuncture, Medicinals & Herbs, News & Research, Ask a Practitioner, Education

Sharon Ann Wyse, L.Ac.

Sharon Ann Wyse is a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist and a Certified Chinese herbalist. She is a Board Certified Diplomate of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Sharon received her Master’s degree in 2003 from The New York College of Health Professions where her studies included Acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Acupressure and AMMA massage, T’ai Chi Chuan and Qi gong. While in school she worked full time at the college’s herbal dispensary where she provided patient education regarding herbal formulations.

Upon graduation Sharon went on to work at Columbia University facilitating two NIH funded clinical research studies testing the efficacy of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on HIV+ related symptoms. Sharon is a certified volunteer for Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) and a member of the Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY). She also serves as a Clean Needle Technique Examiner for the Council of Colleges in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Sharon’s philosophical approach to treatment includes a strong emphasis on patient education. She encourages patients to actively participate in the healing process and often incorporates lifestyle changes and herbal medicine in her treatment plans. She maintains a strong commitment to the promotion of the integration of Eastern and Western medicine as a future medical model within our health care system. Specialized areas of interest include women’s health, stress management, addictions, digestive and bowel disorders, insomnia, and the treatment of sinus and allergy problems.

For appointments, please contact us at:

Aiyana Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs
41 Union Square West, Suite 511
New York, New York 10003
(212) 894.0767
e-mail: amazinghealing@gmail.com

May 16, 2007

Side effects from Treatment

by @ 4:06 am. Filed under General, Acupuncture, Medicinals & Herbs, Ask a Practitioner, Education

My name is Balu, practising color therapy too along with Acupuncture and flower therapy. I have noticed that from the medicines colours are emiting. Suppose a patient is in need of red, if he is given with sufficient red, he is releived from the disorder/pain. If the patient is given with the white, he receives the deficient colour and the other colors too, which enhances one or two colors more excess. That means he is inviting the other problem what he has not faced earlier. This is called side effects from all medicines not only from allopathy but also from other alternatives. Kindly probe this article and kindly provide me the feed back. In flower therapy the remedies emit one, two or three colours and not white. That is why the remedy selected by dowsing to the patient is more superior to any remedy.

January 25, 2007

aka Candida Balanitis

by @ 6:35 pm. Filed under General, Ask a Practitioner, Education

Hi there,

Firstly, have loved this site - and now with added blog features is even better. I will definitely add you to my links once my site is up and running….

…But to my case study:
33 yo Male with a very red, inflamed foreskin, no visible discharge, but it is difficult and somewhat uncomfortable to pull back. He says there is occasionally an itchy sensation.

Apparently he is free of STD’s (he had check up 2 years ago and is monogamous).

He does suffer from Spleen weakness generally (Spleen qi xu), and has had chronic back pain since New Years. He is still a bit achy and gets tired so needs to lie flat on his back. That problem was the back muscles around lower sacrolumbar region (not Kidneys, nor spinal - although he does have a history of back complaints). He treated it with two acupuncture sessions, herbs, and massage of thousand flower oil, with application of salonpas patches. His lower abdomen has become more distended - it is not bloated as such, coz its quite flabby - looks like a beer-belly, except he doesn’t drink beer. His diet is very healthy (organics, wholefoods, mainly gluten-free), but the only diference he thought was that his intake of dairy had increased in the last two weeks (drinking glasses of milk, ice cream, cheese…).

There is yellowish coating on the back of his tongue, but not excessive in amount. Rest of the tongue looks normal (for him), but some indication of heat in the Upper Jiao also (red spots on tip of tongue). Teeth marks on side and cracks in middle - but these are always present (his chronic spleen qi issue)

Pulse is quite good. The only thing I could tell was a bit thready, but definitely not wiry.

He’s a little tired, with the back ache and a bit sick of not feeling ‘harmonious’ within himself since he hurt his back New Years Eve (he just got up from a chair and ‘bing!’ he was sore….)

What do people think?
My feeling is Damp-heat in the Lower Jiao. What points could we use to get rid of that inflammation? What herbs? Diet? etc….

May 14, 2006

Hi all, I need some help in this case study

by @ 4:46 am. Filed under General, Ask a Practitioner, Education

there is one patient, aged 54 years old, and had suffered from lower back pain and neck pain for two years due to a lot of computing work. The pain was mainly on lateral sides. She also had constipation with small and hard stools and normally had bowel motion every 3 days. Meanwhile, she was taking HRT because of menopause. She usually felt stressful about her teaching job. Her tongue was red with thin white coating. The left pulse was tense while the right was deep and weak.

diagnosis:Qi stagnation and kidney deficiency

acupuncture given on
GB-31 Fengshi
UB-40 Weizhong
Liver-11 Yinlian
Kidney-7 Fuliu
UB-23 Shenshu
UB-32 Ciliao

with Du Huo Ji Shen Tang combines with Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan (12 days dose)

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after two weeks:

pain was relieved within few days. Then, lower back pain recurred and started moving down the frontal and lateral parts of the right thigh and both knees. The pain was a kind of dull pain with burning sensation and was more severe when getting tired or in the morning. She had regular bowl motion as well as faeces became well-formed which was a marked improvement. She always felt thirst but did not have much drinking.

Tongue: red, short and tooth-marked tongue body with yellow coating in center.

Pulse: thin and rapid in deep level (left) and deep and weak (right).

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I just feel confused about the origin of pain. Is the pain due to kidney deficiency or Qi stagnation? and what does ‘dull pain with burning sensation’ indicate?

Also I have noticed the second consultation had revealed some heat signs. How can this happen? what does toothmarks indicate in this case?

Thank you for reading and answering

it is appreciated if someone could give me some help and that will be very helpful to my study

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