Trying TCM - online!?

Your acupuncturists should be able to give you a diagnosis in Chinese Medicine terms at least and then you may be in the ballpark theoretically speaking to choose appropriate formulas with your own research. There are aspects of the diagnosis process in Chinese Medicine that are hard to replicate doing it online. Our clinic is starting a website - Chinese Herbal Medicine .today that will offer online consultations - but it may not be ready for another month or two. Part of the complexity of setting it up is how best to get all of the information we need to make appropriate diagnoses. And how best to charge and do followups as herbal medicine in particular is a bit of a moving target for many cases. Outside of what we are planning, I’m not aware of any sites doing online consultations.

As I’ve said, online is not ideal. We are going to try it just to see how things go and offer for the many people who have no or limited access. If someone is in a area with good practitioners, I would much rather them see someone locally.

I could have rephrased that. I know of sites, but most that I’ve seen are fronts of Chinese herbal shops. That’s not necessarily bad or good, but I’m not always comfortable with their skill level. What I don’t know is any highly reputed practitioners trying that method except for existing patients of theirs that they have seen physically (so many that do don’t advertise that they do - I’m currently in that camp).

There are only a couple sites in the US that even sell herbs directly to the public - all of the major suppliers will only sell to practitioners and some won’t allow you to offer their products via an online website to the public (only to your patients).

One practitioner whom we work with appears to do but I’ve never asked him if that is only for people that he has seen in person previously (my assumption) or whether it is for anyone. He is, however, quite skilled and he would be worth talking to if he takes people outside of his area.

At this time, no, due to the demands of my in person clinic. We will be changing my schedule around the time we finish the consulting site to allow for some focused time to aid those patients. But for now, no. While I responded quickly to your post, it was just timing that made it look that way. Posts can sit on the forums for days before I have time to even briefly look them over.

As for the distance healing - that is actually offered for free - via our live broadcast and via many other classes at tongrenstation.com (which I highly recommend).

Chad,

I have continued reading many articles on your Website trying, once more, to identify my "pattern" (and not just the symptom). I have not yet paid for online consultation. I tried to carefuly write what I feel is wrong with me with a bit of history and how it's changed/progressed, and it is about 1 and half page of a Word document. I am sorry to bother you once more but you have been the only one to respond. I have my own "guess" as to my pattern, but I don't want to try the wrong herbal supplements (This website lists many different ones for what I think is my pattern). I guess I could shorten my writings but the novice in me feels everything I wrote there may have some significance. Would it be too much to ask for you to read it and tell me your thoughts on it? I'd be very content and grateful with that. Again I realize you're very busy, but at least I promise if you do make a herbal recommendation I will buy it from this site, everything at my own risk of course. Also, would you read this privately so I don't have to make it public? I guess I could post it here but would rather not if you don't mind. Thanks in advance no matter how you reply.