This small tome is succinctly formatted as a study guide for memorizing TCM eight-principle theory. Pulse, tongue, disease and symptom indications combine with suggested points and herbal formulas to produce a useful quick-reference for test or clinic. Contents Lung Disharmonies Wind-Cold fettering the lungs Wind-heat invading the lungs Phlegm-damp obstructing the lungs Lung yin vacuity ... Read More...

The companion volume to Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, this book of Chinese medicinal formulas in English serves as both a textbook for students and a major reference source for practitioners. Included are nearly 600 Chinese medicinal formulas arranged in 18 functional categories. For each of the 250-plus principal formulas there is a discussion of its therapeutic actions and indicati... Read More...

This book is a pocket-sized translation of the Nan Jing. Written in the late Han Dynasty, the Nan Jing is one of the four foundation classics of Chinese medicine. Its full title in Chinese is the Huang Di Ba Shi Yi Nan Jing (The Yellow Emperors Eight-one Difficulties Classic). It is called the Eight-one Difficulties because it consists of 81 chapters, each chapter discussing a difficult, unresolved... Read More...

The new 3rd edition of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica is designed to give practitioners the information they need to practice Chinese herbal medicine with greater understanding and confidence. It provides a wealth of new information - more than twice the content of the previous edition -- and practical insight into more than 530 of the most commonly used herbs in the Chinese pharmacopoeia... Read More...

The Psyche in Chinese Medicine comprehensively discusses the treatment of mental-emotional disorders with both acupuncture and herbal medicine. Suitable for practitioners and students of Chinese medicine it discusses first the aetiology, pathology and diagnosis of mental disorders. It explores the nature of the Mind (Shen), Ethereal Soul (Hun), Corporeal Soul (Po), Intellect (Yi) and Will-Power (Zh... Read More...

This exciting and comprehensive book gives a clear, detailed and accessible presentation of the stems and branches theory of acupuncture. The majority of the principles behind Stems and Branches underlie the whole of acupuncture, regardless of the system being used. Fundamental principles are outlined in a clear manner and each chapter covers philosophical theory in depth and uses practical example... Read More...

This compilation is the most comprehensive and authoritative text on Chinese Herbal Medicine. With contributions by more than fifty academic, clinical, research and regulatory professionals, 670 in-depth herb monographs are accompanied by 1150 illustrations (colour and black-and-white photographs, classic line drawings, and chemical structure diagrams). Contents include detailed descriptions of Or... Read More...

This book is about using Western herbs according to the principles of Chinese medicine, Western herbal tradition, and modern pharmacology. It is not specifically about combining Western and Chinese herbs, although Chinese herbs appear in some of the combinations in this book. This book is suitable for students and practitioners with a basic understanding of Chinese medicine. For example it is su... Read More...

Zang Fu is an essential text for every serious student and practitioner of therapies, such as acupuncture, which are based on Chinese Medicine. The Zang Fu, the organ systems, are the central core of Traditional Chinese Medicine. A thorough understanding of Zang Fu is vital to the successful practice of TCM. This book gives a clear, well-organised framework of the theory of Zang Fu. Illustrat... Read More...

Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine demonstrates how a deeper understanding of the interrelationship between organ and channel theory can lead to more precise diagnoses and better clinical results. This book is a collaboration between Wang Ju-Yi, one of modern China’s most respected scholars, teachers, and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, and his American apprentice and pract... Read More...

With clear and comprehensive detail. this books covers the area of blood stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine, drawing on a huge range of original Chinese material. Many Western diseases including diabetes, gynaecological disorders, stroke, tumours and myocardial infarction, and the interaction of these with other pathological factors are discussed, and the classical sources quoted. Differentiati... Read More...

The six extraordinary fu, the brain, marrow, bones, mai, gallbladder and uterus, are a set of remarkable systems within the body which can act as ordinary fu but which also have the ability to store essences. The extraordinary fu represent a special link with the origin because these six organs or functions reflect the complex relationships which are established between the essences when a new l... Read More...

This exciting new book, Pulse Diagnosis: A Clinical Guide describes to both students and practitioners a reliable method of pulse assessment. The authors style and approach to pulse diagnosis provides a unique insight into this often ambiguous system of diagnosis drawing upon the traditions of Chinese medicine, the knowledge of biomedical constructs and the relationship of each to contemporary TCM ... Read More...

Chapters include an introduction diagnosis methods and differentiation of syndromes. In this book, elementary knowledge about diagnostics of TCM is introduced; four kinds of diagnostic examination, eight principal syndromes, and differentiation of symptoms and signs according to various theoretical systems are discussed in a pithy style. To make them easy to understand, selected Medical Reports ... Read More...

This is a companion to Volume 1 and describes some 300 frequently used formulas. Contents An alphabetical list of Chinese herbal formulas Classification of Chinese herbal formulas Introduction Therapeutic Methods in the Chinese Herbal Formulas Classification of the Herbal Formulas Composition of the Herbal Formulas Forms of the Herbal Formulas Methods of Making Decoction Method of T... Read More...

The Ling Shu is the second part of the Yellow's Emperor's Internal Medicine. These conversations about heaven, man, and earth and their dynamic relationships are attributed to the Yellow Emperor circa 2600 B.C. and his ministers. The first part is Su Wen, Simple Questions. The second part, the Ling Shu, is translated here by Wu Jing-Nuan in its context as the first known treatise about acupuncture ... Read More...

This book is a perfect introduction to the zangfu, their spheres of influence and their responsibilities as set out in the first part of The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, the Neijing Suwen chapter 8. The Secret Treatise starts with an overview of the first seven chapters of the Neijing Suwen, and then continues with a line by line discussion of chapter 8. Suwen chapter 8 is a text of simpli... Read More...

This book presents a close study of the energetics of the emotions. Looking at classical texts each of the seven emotions of Chinese medicine is discussed in detail. The etymology of the characters is examined, pathological and non-pathological manifestations of each emotion are described, and relationships with the various zangfu are explained. With this book the clarity of classical Chinese th... Read More...

Elisabeth Rochat de la Valle continues her study of the Chinese classical texts with an exploration of the concept of yin yang. Guiding us through the early writings of the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Daoist classics of Laozi, Zhuangzi and Huainanzi, and the medical texts of the Yellow Emperor, the Neijing Suwen, she explains the development of these ancient ideas which provide the basis for Chin... Read More...

This book contains the best discussion of the interrelationship of the Qi and blood of any so far in the English language TCM literature. Yan De-Xin is one of the leading "old Chinese doctors" in the People's Republic of China today. His theories on blood stasis and ageing have revolutionized 2,000 years of TCM geriatrics. Besides being a clinical manual on the treatment of all the most commonly se... Read More...

Characterology is probably as old as humankind and, in recent years, the patterns of qualities and relationship found in Oriental medicine have provided fertile ground for writers in several genres. Character and Health is clearly distinguished from other attempts to exploit this ancient fascination. First, and critically, it is based on Dr. Requena's medical professional literature and is thus gr... Read More...

Drawn from lectures given at their popular seminar series, this book presents translated passages from the Ling Shu and the Su Wen along with the insights, observations, and philosophical reflections of the authors which are rooted in their textual studies of classical Chinese texts, and which focus on the "four treasures", as indicated by the title. Contents Couples in Chinese Medicine Jing... Read More...

Traditional Chinese medicine embodies rich dialectical thought, such as that of the holistic connections and the unity of yin and yang. It deals with many facets of human anatomy and physiology: zang-fu (organs), jing-luo (main and collateral channels), qi (vital energy), and blood, jing (essence of life) and body fluid, the inside and outside of the body, as well as the connections between the who... Read More...

Drawing from many classical texts to reinforce the primary material, Pathomechanisms of the Heart offers an in-depth analysis of the origins and disease progression for the heart organ according to Chinese traditional medicine The first section discusses repletion conditions of the heart, including qi stagnation , phlegm obstruction, blood stasis, heart repletion cold, heart repletion heat, dam... Read More...

This book explains the influence of the emotions on health according to ancient Chinese thought, examines the interrelationship of emotion & spirit,& shows how our health and well-being depend upon harmonious dwelling of the spirits in the heart.... Read More...

This text is focused on the presentation of five concepts which are presented to help the reader gain a richer and fuller understanding of how Chinese herb formulas can be arranged for the treatment of various diseases. These five concepts are the Shang Han Lun models of disease pathology; the concepts of qi, water, and blood; the basic classifications of formulas; the basic conformations of formu... Read More...

This book begins with the Chinese concept of the centre and the characters for the stomach and spleen. It discusses their functions as storehouses and granaries, explores their five phase resonances, and looks at earth as the source of all stability through change. The interdependent relationship between spleen and stomach is examined, along with the pre-eminence of the stomach amongst the fu. T... Read More...

Qi manifests itself in all phenomena, and is inseparable from that manifestation, so its universality ought to make it easily accessible and understood as a concept. However, even if we are practitioners of oriental medicine or of the various art forms and movement therapies which employ qi as an instrument or a method, we often persist with very vague notions of what we are trying to influence and... Read More...

Acupuncturists have used the Chinese model of the Five Elements for three thousand years to balance ch'i, the vital force of the body. This book explains to both acupuncturists and the general public how to work with this map of energy and apply it diagnose physical illness, resolve emotional imbalances, and navigate the stages of life. Written by an MD who has taught in Chinese medical colleges fo... Read More...

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