The first book to exclusively use Chinese medical theories and terminology to guide practitioners of Chinese medicine in the use of Western herbs
• Written entirely according to the theory, diagnosis, and treatment paradigm of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
• Explains how to combine and modify the standard TCM formulas to non-Chinese herbs suitable for Western practitioners
• Includes 58 monographs of common Western healing herbs, detailing how each plant is used clinically
The ever-growing number of Chinese medicine practitioners in the West has brought about an amalgamation of many styles of Chinese medicine and various other forms of medicine from around the world. This book addresses the increasing demand for knowledge of how to integrate plants from outside the standard Chinese materia medica into the fold of Chinese medical practices in the West. It is the first in-depth guide to using Western herbs exclusively according to the theories, diagnoses, and treatments of traditional Chinese medicine that harmonizes the unique terminology and theories of TCM with other botanical medicines.
The book contains 58 monographs, illustrated with full-color photographs, of herbs commonly used by Western herbalists. Each herb is grouped by the basic categorization for medicinals in Chinese medicine, such as Herbs that Resolve the Exterior and Herbs that Regulate Blood. The monographs detail the energetics, function and indication, channels entered, dosage and preparation, and contraindications of each plant. The author also explains how to use the herbs to modify standard formulas used in everyday Chinese herbal medicine, based on his own clinical experience. An appendix of Western Analogs for Chinese Herbs further highlights 40 Chinese medicinals that have related species growing in the West.
By:
Thomas Avery Garran
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781594771910
ISBN 10: 159477191X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 22 January 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
FOREWORD BY MICHAEL TIERRA, L.AC., OMD FOREWORD BY Z’EV ROSENBERG, L.AC. PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE METHODS AND MEASURES UNDERSTANDING WESTERN HERBS FROM THE CHINESE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE The Construction and Use of a Materia Medica Eastern vs. Western Ways of Working with Herbs Western Herbal Preparations Herb Quality Cultivated vs. Wildcrafted Herbs HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING Infusions and Decoctions Tinctures, Fluidextracts, and Liquid Extracts Poultices Suppositories Infused Oils Salves Powdered Extracts Mix-Frying with Solid and Liquid Adjuvants PART TWO THE MATERIA MEDICA HERBS THAT RESOLVE THE EXTERIOR HERBS THAT CLEAR HEAT HERBS THAT PRECIPITATE HERBS THAT DRAIN DAMPNESS HERBS THAT DISPEL WIND AND DAMPNESS HERBS THAT TRANSFORM PHLEGM AND STOP COUGHING HERBS THAT AROMATICALLY TRANSFORM DAMPNESS HERBS THAT RECTIFY QÌ HERBS THAT REGULATE BLOOD HERBS THAT WARM THE INTERIOR AND EXPEL COLD HERBS THAT SUPPLEMENT HERBS THAT STABILIZE AND BIND HERBS THAT CALM THE SPIRIT HERBS THAT EXTINGUISH WIND APPENDICES I. WESTERN ANALOGUES OF CHINESE HERBS II. INDEX OF HERBS BY COMMON (ENGLISH) NAME III. INDEX OF HERBS BY LATIN NAME IV. GLOSSARY OF CHINESE MEDICAL TERMS NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Reviews for Western Herbs According to Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Practitioner's Guide
While the book has usefulness for the Chinese medical practitioner who is interested in Western herbs, the Western herbalist who is interested in Chinese theory as a method of clinical thinking will also find this book useful. As the world becomes more globalized, creolized, and cosmopolitan, so does the cultural application of the herbal agents of healing. This book is a strong step in that direction.
