I was treated a few years ago at The TCM Clinic for a lifelong problem I've had with eczema. Adina is a nice lady, but the treatment she came up with gave me perhaps the worst case of eczema I've ever experienced. She gave me a collection of herbs and other vegetation that I was supposed to make into a tea. It tasted absolutely horrible, and I could barely get it down. After a couple of weeks, my entire body was covered with eczema. Adina said with effective TCM treatment, skin conditions should NOT get worse before they get better. When my eczema only got worse, she told me she had misdiagnosed my type of eczema and gave me another collection of herbs. Unfortunately, my skin was so sore and uncomfortable that I had to resort to cortisone again to clear it up. I felt I had no choice, and I decided not to pursue TCM. I had such a bad experience with Adina that I don't think I would ever try TCM again -- not only for eczema, but for anything.