This book is a collection of 150 Chinese herbal patent medicines arranged according to treatment principles. Each medicine included has been selected because of its clinical utility as well as its 1) complete and correct labeling of ingredients, 2) freedom from contaminants, whether pesticides, heavy metals, preservatives, coloring, or Western pharmaceuticals, and 3) freedom from endange...

This is the sixth volume in the seven-volume series titled The Treatment of Disease in TCM authored by Philippe Sionneau and Lü Gang. In this volume, Sionneau and Lü discuss the TCM disease causes and mechanisms, pattern discrimination, treatment principles, formulas and their modifications, and acupuncture and moxibustion for more than 40 Diseases of the Urogenital System - Proctology.

Energy, Mind and Spirit in Traditional Medicines of China, and East and Southeast Asia

This groundbreaking book will be of interest to practitioners of all Middle Eastern and Asian medical traditions, complementary and alternative health practitioners, and anyone with an interest in Middle Eastern and Asian approaches to health and well-being.

The Feng Shui Diaries are an account of the activities of Richard Ashworth, one of Britain's very few feng shui men: touching, informative, and very funny. They cover the human stories of why people call him in and what changes as a result. In his own words; Sometimes I move a mirror, sometimes furniture. Usually I place water very precisely. Generally, I talk a lot. Stuckness, depressio...

Drawing from his extensive knowledge of Long Fist and White Crane Kung Fu (Gongfu), Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming explains and instructs the basic training techniques of Shaolin Kung Fu. In Course 1, Dr. Yang teaches Stretching, Fundamental Stances, and extensive Hand Drills. In Course 2, Walking, Hopping, Jumping, Sense of Distance training, and extensive Kicking techniques are taught.

Helps readers to understand acupuncture and to identify what sorts of problems reliably respond to acupuncture treatment. This book presents relevant patient cases and promotes applied learning throughout, inviting the reader to identify traits and symptoms that author sees in herself.

Despite ever-widening media attention and public awareness of the problem, American women continue to suffer from anorexia nervosa in greater numbers than ever before. This severe psychophysiological condition-characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, a persistent unwillingness to eat, and severe compulsion to lose weight-is particularly difficult to treat, often because the v...