Thank you for visiting Neely Acupuncture and Herbal Works! Meet your acupuncturist, Ruth Elder Neely, Practitioner of Oriental Medicine, licensed by the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine to practice Oriental Medicine including acupuncture and herbal medicine. Acupuncture has become almost a household word, as people and their friends experience pain relief and improved quality of life using it.
Some use only acupuncture, some only herbal; often, they use both. See the rest of this site for answers to some of your questions. You are invited to call with your questions regarding Oriental Medicine for your condition. The answering machine is my secretary because I'm busy seeing patients, so please leave a message, and I'll return your call as soon as possible.
Some use only acupuncture, some only herbal; often, they use both. See the rest of this site for answers to some of your questions. You are invited to call with your questions regarding Oriental Medicine for your condition. The answering machine is my secretary because I'm busy seeing patients, so please leave a message, and I'll return your call as soon as possible.
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Herbal Medicine
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Modern pharmacology was derived in large part from herbal history.
Even today, the basis of 75% of prescription medicine is plants.
Aspirin came from willow trees, morphine from poppy seeds, penicillin from fungus, digitalis from foxglove.
Approximately one half of the world's people still rely on traditional herbal medicines.
In this country, we are turning back to this, as the extent of side-effects of pharmaceutical drugs are more widely revealed.
Oriental herbal medicine is a highly sophisticated, time-tested science that has survived for over 3,000 years.
Even today, the basis of 75% of prescription medicine is plants.
Aspirin came from willow trees, morphine from poppy seeds, penicillin from fungus, digitalis from foxglove.
Approximately one half of the world's people still rely on traditional herbal medicines.
In this country, we are turning back to this, as the extent of side-effects of pharmaceutical drugs are more widely revealed.
Oriental herbal medicine is a highly sophisticated, time-tested science that has survived for over 3,000 years.
Oriental Diet Therapy
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Your first medicine is your food.
It is the gas for the body.
The body breaks down the food (metabolism) into it's smallest pieces, and these fuel and make up the cells.
The cell function depends on the makeup of the cell.
What do you want in your cells?
The clich - "you are what you eat" sums up this approach perfectly.
The body is constantly repairing and renewing itself - in fact, in 10 years time you will retain not a single cell of your current body, they will all have been replaced.
This applies to your skin, organs, brain, bones and every part of the body.
It is the gas for the body.
The body breaks down the food (metabolism) into it's smallest pieces, and these fuel and make up the cells.
The cell function depends on the makeup of the cell.
What do you want in your cells?
The clich - "you are what you eat" sums up this approach perfectly.
The body is constantly repairing and renewing itself - in fact, in 10 years time you will retain not a single cell of your current body, they will all have been replaced.
This applies to your skin, organs, brain, bones and every part of the body.
OM Diagnosis
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Qi: The word most associated with Qi is energy.
This is as close as we get in English translation to its meaning.
Perhaps the most basic way to explain Qi is to say: living bodies contain Qi.
Dead bodies do not.
Qi is like the clouds; you know they are there, yet they have little material substance.
You can reach into a cloud (if you are at the right altitude), but you can't grab and take some home.
You can fly an airplane right through it as though it wasn't there, although it's bumpy.
This is as close as we get in English translation to its meaning.
Perhaps the most basic way to explain Qi is to say: living bodies contain Qi.
Dead bodies do not.
Qi is like the clouds; you know they are there, yet they have little material substance.
You can reach into a cloud (if you are at the right altitude), but you can't grab and take some home.
You can fly an airplane right through it as though it wasn't there, although it's bumpy.
How We Think
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In Western Medicine the body is seen as a machine, you try to fix a broken part or take it out.
In Chinese Medicine, the body is seen as a garden.
If the leaves are wilting or turning brown, you examine the condition of the soil, see if the plant is getting enough water & sun or if the roots are being impinged upon.
You don't just paint the leaves green!" ~ From the classic book on Chinese Medicine, "Between Heaven and Earth".
In Chinese Medicine, the body is seen as a garden.
If the leaves are wilting or turning brown, you examine the condition of the soil, see if the plant is getting enough water & sun or if the roots are being impinged upon.
You don't just paint the leaves green!" ~ From the classic book on Chinese Medicine, "Between Heaven and Earth".
Faq's
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The acupuncture needles are typically not much thicker than a human hair.
They are not like the needles used to draw blood or give shots.
In some instances, you won't feel it at all.
Other times, there may be a tingling, warmth, heaviness, or a pressure.
At worst, it might feel like a mosquito bite.
Most people find acupuncture very relaxing and actually fall asleep during treatments.
2. Does It Work?
Acupuncture works for approximately 80% of the people.
Success may be lessening or elimination of the problem/pain, improved strengthen and stamina, and overall better quality of life.
They are not like the needles used to draw blood or give shots.
In some instances, you won't feel it at all.
Other times, there may be a tingling, warmth, heaviness, or a pressure.
At worst, it might feel like a mosquito bite.
Most people find acupuncture very relaxing and actually fall asleep during treatments.
2. Does It Work?
Acupuncture works for approximately 80% of the people.
Success may be lessening or elimination of the problem/pain, improved strengthen and stamina, and overall better quality of life.
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