Randall Renshaw
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Thank you gentlemen.
I hope the traditional route will give me some ways of looking at my long-COVID that Western medicine hasn’t considered. I have already discovered a very common traditional Thai medicine called “ya-hom powder” that treats chronic dizziness and chronic heartburn. According to the Thais, these are related. Here is an explanation:
“Traditional Thai medicine can trace its origins to Ayurveda medicine, which believes in “elements” in the body. This has affected the use of ya-hom. Ya-hom is considered a treatment for imbalances in the wind element. In fact, many people refer to ya-hom as ya-lom, meaning “wind medicine,” as it is thought to achieve a greater balance of the wind element in the body. Users believe that ya-hom can alleviate the symptoms of an imbalance known as “smooth wind imbalance” (Thai: ลมกองละเอียด lom-kong-la-ied), which causes dizziness and nausea, and another imbalance known as “coarse wind imbalance” (Thai: ลมกองหยาบ lom-kong-yab), which causes gas, heartburn, and flatulence.
“The smooth and coarse winds are closely related to each other. According to traditional medicine theory, imbalances often start from coarse wind occurring during indigestion. As the coarse wind moves upward, it becomes smooth wind that circulates throughout the body, causing undesired symptoms. Ya-hom is believed to help ease these symptoms, as it tackles the imbalances from the beginning coarse wind imbalance to the subsequent smooth wind imbalance.”
It seems simplistic and naive to believe that I can be completely disabled by a “wind imbalance” but at this point I don’t give a dang what the answer is - whatever works is what I’m going with and as crazy as it is sounds, this medicine does relieve my symptoms (honestly, it doesn’t sound crazy to me and I am extremely grateful to have found some relief).
(BTW, the quotation above is from the following website, if anyone is interested in more info:
Ya-hom: Thailand’s Former Panacea – Thailand Foundation
www.thailandfoundation.or.th
The medicine literally costs fifty cents at the 7-11, and since it is so common here I am hoping the Thai healers have well-founded practices for dealing with complicated cases like mine. A few needles and some fresh herbs and maybe I’ll be good to go?
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All that to say, I am still finding ways to move forward with this thing. I hope to see a traditional Thai healer in the next few days.
Here I am again in the silk Stetson, just to get this thread back on target. This cap has become my preferred headwear.
Happy Monday night/Tuesday morning friends.
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I’m still pullin’ for you, Nate!
Whatever will get ‘er done.
