The symptoms of shingles is very common in China and is usually diagnosied as gallbladder or liver heat or dampheat and treated accordingly. Typical herbal formula is Xiao Feng San but depends upon the differential diagnosis. Acupuncture is another method often successfully employed. All intergarte well with CS applied locally with laser light theraphy. One can also simply use a laser pointing pen (Radio Shack 24.95). First saturate the area with CS, cover with plastic film (saran wrap)and press (gently) the laser agianst the skin. Hold for a few minutes and repeat along different areas.
Ed Kasper LAc. Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist Acupuncture is a jab well done www.HappyHerbalist.com Santa Cruz, CA. -----Original Message----- From: V.Jean.G. [mailto:tijua...@webtv.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:49 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS> PHN There's no cure for shingles; however, Famvir, an expensive anti-viral prescription drug, may help to control the disease but won't cure it. Shingles is caused by Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome. It starts in the ear, affects the eyesight, tear ducts, hearing, facial muscles, swallowing, speech, hair loss, vertigo, high anxiety, and slowly progresses to vital organs and lastly the brain. Massachusetts General Hospital has estimated over a million suffer from shingles in the U.S. Why no one has studied this disease, discovered in 1907, is truly mind boggling. Contact your state and federal representatives and ask for research on Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome. V.Jean.G. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>