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Toxicity and Safe Use of Herbs - Continuing Education for TCM Practitioners

Speaker: Dr.Libang Zhang, L.Ac
Date & Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Sun, 10/31/2010
NCCAOM PDA Points: 4

Chinese herbal medicine has been practiced vitally for 5000 years up to today, and has accumulated tremendous experience records and literature. Updating its safe use information with modern scientific language is an urgent task for all of us in order to insure the safe use of Chinese herbs and to be accepted by the main stream of medical society. Although the main stream doesn't let Chinese herb practitioners claim any therapeutic effect for any disease, it's very clear that the herbs are taken by patients and act on living systems for their treatment purpose. The safe use and understanding of any adverse effects are extremely important for us.

Chinese herbs are in general less toxic and safer than chemical drugs, since they were used for more than 5000 years. But they are by no means free from toxicity. There are a number of potent and strong herbs that are rather toxic when overdosed or improperly processed. To learn the safe use of herbs you must understand Chinese medicine theory well and know the basic toxicology expressed in  modern scientific term including physiology, pathology and pharmacology. .Some issues are of concern about the safety of Chinese herbs will be addressed in the seminar. 

• Kidney damage from slimming treatment in Belgium
• Ma Huang (ephedrea) on the market.
• Herb blood thinner and surgery
• Interaction with medicine

Discussion

• Kidney damage from slimming treatment in Belgium
• Evaluation of herb (drug) toxicity and benefit risk ratio
• Liver's rules in the metabolism and P 450, MAO
• Interaction among herbs and between herbs and medicine

Location:

New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
155 First St. 
Mineola, NY 11501

To register go to NYCTCM CEU page.  

The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) is a nonprofit association that conducts training and provides public education about the use of acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for addictions and mental disorders.

Understanding the principles of both Chinese medicine and chemical dependency can lead to significant benefit in recovery from all forms of drug addiction as well as alcoholism and a variety of mental disorders.

The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association has specific protocols for this type of treatment, which have been carefully developed and extensively tested. Experienced clinicians provide training in a variety of locations nationwide and in coordination with an annual conference.

More than 1500 clinical sites in the US, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean currently use these protocols.

While adapted to Western attitudes and conditions, the NADA method derives directly from the Chinese medicine theory of detoxification. Our best hope for success is unified application of these protocols, which NADA promotes through:

1. Public education about acupuncture as a recovery tool
2. Training of professionals in use of the protocol
3. Consultation with local organizations in setting up treatment sites
4. Distribution of reference materials about acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment technique

Training

For qualified persons, access to continuous training sessions for Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (ADS) is available in two locations: at Lincoln Recovery Center in The Bronx, NY, and Homeward Bound, Inc, Dallas, Texas.

To determine your eligibility and timing, call Ms. Rosa Reyes at (718) 993 3100, Ext. 131, and in Dallas, Texas, call Dr. Susana E. Mendez at (214) 941-3500 Ext 283. Training requires 70 hours. There is no charge for the training in The Bronx, but you have to maintain yourself in terms of room and board while in the city. In Dallas, call Dr. Susana E. Mendez at (214) 941-3500 Ext 283, for details about training fees and accommodations.

Periodic training sessions are also scheduled at other locations in the USA and Canada.