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doctor will tell J6nsson that nothing seems physically wrong with a client, or a patient herself will say that no diagnosis was made. If necessary, J 6 n s s o n refers patients to another health professional such as a herbalist, aromatherapist or allopathic doctor, and at times he tells a client that he c a n ' t help her. He also treats w o m e n w h o have chosen to undertake I V F to ensure that they can support a p r e g n a n c y in terms of nutrition and psychological well-being.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank tgru J6nsson and the list members of the aromatherapy discussion group on the Interuet (aromatberapy @idma.com).
REFERENCES Bisset N G 1994 Herbal Drugs and Pharmaceuticals. CRC Press, Boca Raton Bj6rnsd/Sttir K 1996 Frj6semi og me~rganga studd me0"jurta og n~eringu (Fertility and pregnancy supported by herbs and nutrition). Heilsuhringurinn 18(1): 37-41 Buchanan J 1997 e-mail discussion, aromatherapy discussion group Franchomme P, P6no~l D 1990 L'Aromath6rapie Exactement. R. Jollois, Paris Handley R 1993 Homeopathy for Women. Thorsons, London Hoffman D 1990 The New Holistic Herbal. Element, Dorset Hong C Yet al 1992 Astragalusmembranaceousstimulates human sperm motility in vitro. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 20:289-294 Ishikawa H et al 1992 The hormonal response to HCG
Surfing the W e b can sometimes be a t i m e - c o n s u m ing experience. In order to help, Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery will be r u n n i n g occasional reviews o f recent W e b or internet sites that m i g h t b e o f interest to readers.
stimulation in patients with male infertility before and after treatment with hochuekkito. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 20:157-165 Jennings S E, Lee S 1996 Infertility Counselling and Medical Diagnosis. In: Jennings S E (ed) Infertility counselling. Blackwell, Oxford J6hannesson/E 1993 Skortur ~iC-vltamini og 6frj6semi (Lack of vitamin C and infertility); HeilbrigOari b6rn (Healthier children). Heilsuhringurinn 15( 1): 8 Marshall F 1997 e-mail discussion, aromatherapy discussion group Miller L, Miller N 1995 Ayurveda and Aromatherapy. Lotus Press, Twin Oaks, Wisconsin Mclntyre A 1994 The Complete Woman's Herbal. Gaia, London Newell C A et al 1996 Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Health Care Professionals. Pharmaceutical Press, London Otani Set al 1991 Succesful treatment of a hyperprolactinemic infertile woman with a pituitary micro-adenoma using hachimijiogan. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 19:145-154 Price S 1993 Shirley Price's Aromatherapy Workbook. Thorsons, London Usuki S, Usuki Y 1989 Hachimijiogan treatment is effective in the management of infertile women with hyperprolactinemia or bromocriptine-resistant hyperprolactinemia. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 17:225-241 Usuki S, Kubota S, Usuki Y 1989 Treatment with hachimijiogan, a non-ergot Chinese herbal medicine, in two hyperprolactinemic infertile women. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scandinavia 68:475-478 Worwood V A 1993 Aromantics (2nd edn). Bantam, New York Zhai Yet al 1990 TCM treatment of male infertility due to seminal abnormality - - a clinical observation of 82 cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 10:26-29
G l a s t o n b u r y and A r t h u r i a n legend, animals, ley lines, m o n s t e r s , U F O s a n d stone circles (check out http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/stonecir.htm). C r u d e but effective graphics m e a n that d o w n l o a d time is fairly rapid.
Fran Biley MYSTICAL W O R L D W I D E WEB
h~cp://www.mystical-www.co, uk/ A U K - b a s e d site that claims to be for ' t h e Researcher, the Browser, the Tourist, the C o n s u m e r a n d the Intrigued' that 'has b e e n set up as a service to share a n d collate i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m topics that are related to the M y s t i c a l W o r l d in w h i c h we live. T h e word ' M y s t i c a l ' is used here in reference to any strange p h e n o m e n a that science c a n n o t fully explain as yet. M y s t i c a l - W W W exists as a d a t a b a s e and an interactive j o u r u a l / e z i n e or e B o o k and aims to facilitate the search for i n d i v i d ual k n o w l e d g e and a greater global u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the w o r l d in w h i c h we live, purely f r o m a positive n o n - h a r m f u l p o s i t i o n ' . Topics c o v e r e d include
P A T H W A Y S M A G A Z I N E ONLINE: Intuitive Arts & New Age Resources
http://www.pathwaysdc.corn/nuage.html A US site. Great graphics, mostly adverts for people working in the field rather than information on the subjects. Little real content that would be of any use unless you want to contact s o m e b o d y in one o f the n u m e r o u s fields covered such as angels, channeling, crystals, numerology, p a g a n resources, palmistry, re-birthing or tantra. Does give hypertext links to other sites w h i c h m i g h t be interesting or of more use than this one.
Fran Biley
doctor will tell J6nsson that nothing seems physically wrong with a client, or a patient herself will say that no diagnosis was made. If necessary, J 6 n s s o n refers patients to another health professional such as a herbalist, aromatherapist or allopathic doctor, and at times he tells a client that he c a n ' t help her. He also treats w o m e n w h o have chosen to undertake I V F to ensure that they can support a p r e g n a n c y in terms of nutrition and psychological well-being.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank tgru J6nsson and the list members of the aromatherapy discussion group on the Interuet (aromatberapy @idma.com).
REFERENCES Bisset N G 1994 Herbal Drugs and Pharmaceuticals. CRC Press, Boca Raton Bj6rnsd/Sttir K 1996 Frj6semi og me~rganga studd me0"jurta og n~eringu (Fertility and pregnancy supported by herbs and nutrition). Heilsuhringurinn 18(1): 37-41 Buchanan J 1997 e-mail discussion, aromatherapy discussion group Franchomme P, P6no~l D 1990 L'Aromath6rapie Exactement. R. Jollois, Paris Handley R 1993 Homeopathy for Women. Thorsons, London Hoffman D 1990 The New Holistic Herbal. Element, Dorset Hong C Yet al 1992 Astragalusmembranaceousstimulates human sperm motility in vitro. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 20:289-294 Ishikawa H et al 1992 The hormonal response to HCG
Surfing the W e b can sometimes be a t i m e - c o n s u m ing experience. In order to help, Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery will be r u n n i n g occasional reviews o f recent W e b or internet sites that m i g h t b e o f interest to readers.
stimulation in patients with male infertility before and after treatment with hochuekkito. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 20:157-165 Jennings S E, Lee S 1996 Infertility Counselling and Medical Diagnosis. In: Jennings S E (ed) Infertility counselling. Blackwell, Oxford J6hannesson/E 1993 Skortur ~iC-vltamini og 6frj6semi (Lack of vitamin C and infertility); HeilbrigOari b6rn (Healthier children). Heilsuhringurinn 15( 1): 8 Marshall F 1997 e-mail discussion, aromatherapy discussion group Miller L, Miller N 1995 Ayurveda and Aromatherapy. Lotus Press, Twin Oaks, Wisconsin Mclntyre A 1994 The Complete Woman's Herbal. Gaia, London Newell C A et al 1996 Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Health Care Professionals. Pharmaceutical Press, London Otani Set al 1991 Succesful treatment of a hyperprolactinemic infertile woman with a pituitary micro-adenoma using hachimijiogan. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 19:145-154 Price S 1993 Shirley Price's Aromatherapy Workbook. Thorsons, London Usuki S, Usuki Y 1989 Hachimijiogan treatment is effective in the management of infertile women with hyperprolactinemia or bromocriptine-resistant hyperprolactinemia. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 17:225-241 Usuki S, Kubota S, Usuki Y 1989 Treatment with hachimijiogan, a non-ergot Chinese herbal medicine, in two hyperprolactinemic infertile women. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scandinavia 68:475-478 Worwood V A 1993 Aromantics (2nd edn). Bantam, New York Zhai Yet al 1990 TCM treatment of male infertility due to seminal abnormality - - a clinical observation of 82 cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 10:26-29
G l a s t o n b u r y and A r t h u r i a n legend, animals, ley lines, m o n s t e r s , U F O s a n d stone circles (check out http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/stonecir.htm). C r u d e but effective graphics m e a n that d o w n l o a d time is fairly rapid.
Fran Biley MYSTICAL W O R L D W I D E WEB
h~cp://www.mystical-www.co, uk/ A U K - b a s e d site that claims to be for ' t h e Researcher, the Browser, the Tourist, the C o n s u m e r a n d the Intrigued' that 'has b e e n set up as a service to share a n d collate i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m topics that are related to the M y s t i c a l W o r l d in w h i c h we live. T h e word ' M y s t i c a l ' is used here in reference to any strange p h e n o m e n a that science c a n n o t fully explain as yet. M y s t i c a l - W W W exists as a d a t a b a s e and an interactive j o u r u a l / e z i n e or e B o o k and aims to facilitate the search for i n d i v i d ual k n o w l e d g e and a greater global u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the w o r l d in w h i c h we live, purely f r o m a positive n o n - h a r m f u l p o s i t i o n ' . Topics c o v e r e d include
P A T H W A Y S M A G A Z I N E ONLINE: Intuitive Arts & New Age Resources
http://www.pathwaysdc.corn/nuage.html A US site. Great graphics, mostly adverts for people working in the field rather than information on the subjects. Little real content that would be of any use unless you want to contact s o m e b o d y in one o f the n u m e r o u s fields covered such as angels, channeling, crystals, numerology, p a g a n resources, palmistry, re-birthing or tantra. Does give hypertext links to other sites w h i c h m i g h t be interesting or of more use than this one.
Fran Biley