Oriental Medicine

A Modern Interpretation

This book is reader-friendly, explaining profound concepts in simple terms. It covers basic theories and major therapeutic measures, I.e., herbal medication and acupuncture. The diseases discussed are mainly those, for which Western medical treatment is either hardly effective or likely to produce serious side effects while Chinese medicine may gain better results. The therapeutic methods have been... Read More...

This popular, evidence-based overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) emphasizes clinical research, analyzes the effectiveness of each therapy, and presents practical information on how these therapies can be used to treat health conditions and diseases. It not only acquaints the reader with information about CAM, but provides evidence for the effectiveness of various therapies used... Read More...

Tongue diagnosis is an important part of the Chinese medical assessment. Chinese medicine practitioners believe the appearance of your tongue can reveal a lot about your health. The inspection of the tongue is an objective and convenient way for disease diagnosis. It includes 6 parts, such as the tongue's spirit, color, shape, status and coating's color, fur proper. As with any assessment method, t... Read More...

This book brings together an extraordinary and inspiring collection of interviews and encounters with leading healers and therapists working in complementary, alternative and integrative medicine. Through intimate conversations with top scientists and physicians about their own personal experiences with alternative modalities - both as human beings and as healers - readers are exposed to the ... Read More...

Understanding Acupuncture offers a fully developed analysis of the practice of acupuncture and its theoretical bases. With clarity and insight, the book addresses: What is acupuncture, in all its diverse forms of practice? What are the key concepts, which underpin current practice? Exactly which historical and cultural factors have shaped the present and past development of acupuncture? What ... Read More...

This book provides an in-depth guide to how shiatsu can form part of modern maternity care. Based on traditional Chinese and Japanese approaches to health, shiatsu can be used to alleviate many of the chronic symptoms of pregnancy such as backache, insomnia and morning sickness. It can also help during labour and birth, as well as relieve postnatal problems such as heavy postpartum bleeding or diff... Read More...