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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Does " licensed Chinese herbal therapists" mean...?
Does " licensed Chinese herbal therapists" mean " licensed Chinese people who are herbal therapists"?
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“Today’s patients are looking for a medical model that addresses both prevention and treatment of chronic disease using natural approaches in combination with Western medicine,” said Melissa Young, M.D., internist and integrative medicine specialist at the Tanya I. Edwards, M.D. Center for Integrative Medicine, part of Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute.
Changes to Ohio laws in 2012 opened the door for licensed Chinese herbal therapists to legally prescribe custom herb blends and traditional formulas within a clinical practice. The clinical expertise of the herbalist coupled with attentive vigilance from a practicing physician decreases the risk of drug-herb interactions, similar to drug-drug interactions patients experience while taking multiple prescription drugs.
Context:
“Today’s patients are looking for a medical model that addresses both prevention and treatment of chronic disease using natural approaches in combination with Western medicine,” said Melissa Young, M.D., internist and integrative medicine specialist at the Tanya I. Edwards, M.D. Center for Integrative Medicine, part of Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute.
Changes to Ohio laws in 2012 opened the door for licensed Chinese herbal therapists to legally prescribe custom herb blends and traditional formulas within a clinical practice. The clinical expertise of the herbalist coupled with attentive vigilance from a practicing physician decreases the risk of drug-herb interactions, similar to drug-drug interactions patients experience while taking multiple prescription drugs.
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That is, the herbal therapists are all Chinese people, or at least Chinese-born American therapists?
- That is, the herbal therapists are all Chinese people, or at least Chinese-born American therapists?
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That is, the herbal therapists are all Chinese people, or at least Chinese-born American therapists?
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It is not terribly clearly expressed, but I don't think it's intended to mean that they are necessarily ethnically Chinese (though in reality presumably the majority are). It would be surprising if any law in Ohio treated people differently in such a respect because they were of Chinese origin. I think it means any licensed persons who work with Chinese herbal medicines.
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