Chen-Chiu: A New Healing Paradigm is based on an historic Chinese acupuncture text that remains vital to this day: the Ling-Shu-Jing. Dr. Claus Schnorrenberger, who has produced a well-known translation of Ling-Shu-Jing, here applies his personal medical experience -- as a lecturer, and moreover, as an orthodox Western physician and Chinese acupuncturist/herbalist -- to the principles of...

This book provides an introduction to how and why acupuncture works and how patients can complement Western treatments with acupuncture for optimum health. Information is written in an easy to read style, including an introduction to the five elements, how they relate to personality traits and health, methods for resolving unbalanced energy and common health conditions for each constitut...

LaStone therapy is the application of geo-thermotherapy, using deep penetrating heated stones and alternating with chilled stones to bring about chemical release within the body's systems. LaStone works on every level, body, mind and spirit to create perfect balance.

This monumental work weaves together erudite scholarship and enticing travelogue. Needles, Herbs, Gods, and Ghosts uncovers an entirely neglected story of how the West encountered China's religion, medicine, and healing practices. It challenges the reader to see how human beings encounter difference through the structure of their own thoughts and experiences. This informative, reflective...

The text organizes and examines the fundamental theories of acupuncture according to the different Yijing perspectives of The One, Two Poles, Four Signs, and Eight Trigrams.

This is the first definitive book to draw on unique, unpublished, professional expertise about the reshaping of herbal medicine in the UK. This book outlines the outcomes of recent examinations, and poses challenging questions about the direction of future herbal medicine policy within the UK.

Written by The leading lights in the field of integrating acupuncture into a Western medical system, this book bridges the gap between the theoretical foundations of acupuncture and its application in a modern Western clinical context. Each case history focuses on the complexities and dilemmas of treatment that are tackled, providing valuable insights by experienced practitioners into th...

This book is: comprehensive, giving a broad overview of scientific data combined with a detailed analysis of available information; scientific, drawing on the latest studies and presenting modern understanding; practical, covering methods of acupuncture and their applications in various clinical settings; authoritative, distilling the knowledge and wisdom of leading authors and medical a...

The Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy and Clinical Case Studies This book de scribes the physiological effects of acupuncture, which can be used ta enhance traditional Chinese practice. Following a his ...

This beautifully designed two-color book is filled with over 100 detailed illustrations to help the reader better understand the material presented. Red-flag cases are included and clearly explained to help the practitioner decide when an immediate referral is necessary