Hundreds of empirically proven acupuncture / moxibustion formulas for common symptoms and disease entities. Source materials abstracted from Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasty classics. Categorized by body part for easy access. Comprehensive symptom index included.
Chinese dietary therapy/ exercise/ deep relaxation/ abdominal self-massage/ acupuncture/ Chinese herbal medicine/ sexual pacing/ visualization/ developing a healthy attitude.
The purpose of this book is not only to make a comparison of the meditative process in Patanjalis, Yoga and Hua Shan Chi Kung, but to stimulate the reader to further explore this process in relation to their own individual path. Yoga Meditation is a companion book to Yoga Alchemy, written by the same author. It contains many references to two other important works: the Yoga Sutras and t...
Oriental diagnostic and therapeutic techniques are very effective forms of both preventative and curative medicine. Energetic imbalances can show in the body long before disease manifests on the phy ...
Oriental Medicine - A Modern Interpretation is the first book that truly bridges the gap between Oriental and Western medicine. It masterfully performs the task of translating exotic Oriental concep ...
These Introductory Readings offer a selection of sixty texts culled from two thousand years of Chinese medical literature prior to the twentieth century. The texts are presented in ten lessons and giv ...These Introductory Readings offer a selection of sixty texts culled from two thousand years of Chinese medical literature prior to the twentieth century. The texts are presented in ten l...
This volume gives readers the familiarity with the script, strokes, meaning, usage, and pronounciation of the most common characters that compromise many medicinal names. Often, these names provide additional insights into the substances themselves. The relative frequency of these characters in medical Chinese makes this text a must for any student or practitioner seeking to expand their...
This translation of a Chinese text published in 1987 gives us a window into the practical philosophy of modem Chinese medical scholars and clinicians, as well as an insight into the historical devel ...
The practice of Chinese medicine in particular of acupuncture, is widespread in the industrialized countries of the West. This book elucidates the basic elements of Chinese medicine from its beginni ...
This work is a presentation of TCM prepared ("patent") medicines by an experienced Chinese practitioner who has significant experience training American students and treating American patients. Each formula is identified by Chinese, pinyin and a "generic" English name. Thus, cross reference is possible without reference to characters. Ingredient names are presented in pinyin and as pharm...
Practical Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine offers readers new levels of` excellence in translational quality, breadth of topics, and the organization of materials. For both clinicians an ...
The author, John Kotsias, is my good friend. I know that he is a linguist, a professor of mathematics, a passionate martial artist, an exceptional practicing humanist. He combines these attributes with an obsessive desire to widen the spectrum of Tai Chi Ch'uan without sacrificing the classical virtues.
