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By Cheryll Williams, $69.95.
The first of four volumes. Volume 2: Gums, Resins, Tannin and Essential Oils will be published in October 2010. Volumes 3 and 4 will be publishing in 2011.
This is a book designed to enhance our appreciation of the medicinal history of Australia’s flora, its unique contributions to everyday life, and its extraordinary future potential.
Cheryll Williams has over 25 years of clinical experience in herbal and nutritional medicine, homeopathy and acupuncture. She holds a diploma in Herbal Medicine and post-graduate diploma in Nutritional Medicine, two diplomas in Homoeopathy, and a Bachelor’s degree in Acupuncture. She has previously published a series of articles on medicinal plants in Australian Wellbeing magazine, and is currently working with Wildlife Rescue in the tropical rainforest.
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Tibetan medicine is a rarified field with few publications in English; it is also one of the most comprehensive of alternative therapies, addressing body, mind, and spirit. Written for intermediate-level practitioners, Essentials of Tibetan Traditional Medicine brings this important healing tradition to Western practitioners.
The book begins by summarizing the basics behind Tibetan medical theory and its methods of diagnosis. The second part of the book presents the core concepts of wind, bile, phlegm, dark phlegm, epidemic fever, heat, and cold, along with their corresponding nosologies, differential diagnoses, and treatments. The third section covers therapeutics, with an emphasis on medicinals—the mainstay of contemporary practice.
A chapter on therapeutic strategies discusses unclear diagnosis and other challenging clinical situations. Other chapters explore the crucial components of lifestyle and diet. Each herb and animal product used in Tibetan medicine is profiled on its own page, with its Tibetan, common, and botanical names; its key properties and clinical uses; its known pharmacological properties; and a simple illustration.
This useful handbook concludes with a description and indepth analysis of some 60 frequently used formulas.
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By Otsuka KEISETSU, now available for the special price of $64.60.
The Japanese form of herbal medicine is easily overlooked in the West due to a lack of sufficient translations and it is encouraging to see this information is now starting to filter down to us with more books such as this being translated into English.
It might be time to broaden our model to encompass this unique form of herbal medicine which developed independently from that of China. This is a fresh perspective with different influences that is still deeply rooted in the two classics of 'Discussion on Cold Damage' and 'Essentials from the Golden Cabinet'.
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By Lu Shaojie, edited by David Mayor
This text is straightforward and practical covering 127 musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders for which acupuncture treatment is particularly indicated.
Divided into seven chapters, the first four are arranged by body part and include both musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, while the three remaining chapters focus almost exclusively on neurological disorders.
Each chapter offers a wealth of information on from 8 to 31 different conditions (a total of 127 in all), and each condition is covered both from a Western medical and a Chinese medical (TCM) perspective, with sections on Clinical manifestations, Pattern identification, Treatment, Method, and Clinical notes.
FEATURES:
- Practical reference text covering 127 musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders for which acupuncture treatment is particularly indicated
- Disorders treated include sports injuries, work-related injuries, and disorders of the central nervous system, cranial nerves and peripheral nerves
- More than 475 high-quality illustrations depicting anatomic structures and empirical and standard point locations
- Needling insertion direction clearly demonstrated by 138 colour photographs
- Detailed clinical manifestations with full TCM pattern identification and fully explained point prescriptions for each disorder
- Full details of needling techniques for all points in a clearly laid-out format
- Wide selection of representative case histories
- Comprehensive Chinese medicine and Western medicine glossaries and an extensive index.
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By Don Chisholm
For the last 12 years Don Chisholm has worked on the theory that we are not what we eat, 'We are what we absorb'. Some evidence of this are the millions in the UK who are obese but registered as malnourished, also the 55,000 who die in UK hospitals from malnutrition.
We need 2 kilos of good bacteria in our gut to break down our foods so the nutrients can get to the cells, otherwise the food is useless. We also need the 500+ species of bacteria in our gut to do the variety of tasks to keep us healthy. You may already know that 80% of the immune is in the gut and without a balanced bacterium content, this is also compromised. So, what kills of our digestive and immune bacteria? Chlorine, pesticides, herbicides, birth control pills, stress, alcohol, antibiotics plus the thousands of chemicals we come in contact with every day.
This book is for beginners who are unaware of what should be general knowledge, it is an introduction to the fact we are living in an illusion that we are OK if we eat a healthy diet.
But, what is a health diet these days. Things have changed, our food has been compromised. Milk is not natural anymore, wheat has been modified, and more and more chemicals, preservatives, artificial colours and flavours are added to processed foods, which has increased diseases such as asthma, chronic fatigue, celiac disease, and just about any condition that is gut realated. Bloating, IBS, digestive problems are just a few more of what happens when the gut is out of balance. But the real killers such as Cancer, heart disease and diabetes are not on the decline, so more attention needs to be presented on disease prevention, and that must start with what we consume. Children are the latest victims of the new generation of gut problems, ADD, ADHD, Autism, learning difficulties and may more can also be associated with the gut.
If we don't make a difference now, future generations will suffer needlessly as the information is available, but very few know or have access to it.
For more information contact info@nuferm.com.
By Andreas Noll & Sabine Williams. Foreword by Debra Betts
Fertility Disorders are forming an ever-increasing part of a TCM clinician's practice. Up to one in four couples experience some kind of fertility issue and are turning to TCM for assistance.
"In 2002 acupuncture research published in a Western medical fertility journal attracted attention from both medical professionals and the general public. This interest has continued with further research published in reputable journals raising awareness amongst medical personnel about the benefits of working with acupuncturists, and website information stimulating interest from couples undergoing fertility treatment.
This book offers practitioners the information to work confidently within a western medical environment - with chapters covering physiology and pathology of fertility and reproduction from a Western and traditional Chinese medical perspective. Having read this book I have no hesitation in recommending it as an essential text for any practitioner working in the area of fertility and reproductive medicine"
Debra Betts
Wellington, New Zealand. 2010
KEY FEATURES OF THE BOOK:
* Case studies with real-life examples
* Specific treatment approaches
* Information on both TCM and Western therapies
* Perspectives from numerous Chinese medicine specialists
* Extensive quotations from classical texts
'Chinese Medicine in Fertility Disorders' is an invaluable resource for practitioners - a very practical book, a MUST for every clinic.
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By Karen Fischer
Beautiful skin is created by a body that’s functioning properly; by a body that is eliminating wastes efficiently, digesting food and transporting nutrients at lightning speeds around the body; it’s not something exclusively reserved for the genetically blessed. You can have it too. With its eight basic guidelines, The Healthy Skin Diet will take the guesswork out of creating clear skin.
You don’t even have to have bad skin to follow The Healthy Skin Diet as this program is fantastic for overall health and wellbeing. You can be in your nineties or starting school, and there is even information for parents with babies suffering from eczema.
So, if you have acne, eczema, psoriasis, dandruff, rosacea, the odd pimple or simply want to prevent premature ageing and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, this is the book for you. You’ll also find the program works wonders for sinusitis, hay fever, asthma, arthritis and allergies! In fact, this book is the key not only to wonderful skin but to feeling wonderful too!
Simple techniques for living life to the full.
By Steve Wells and David Lake.
By teaching a simple system of tapping on the body’s meridian points, this book enables you to ‘tune’ and ‘tone’ your body’s energy system for the immediate benefit of relaxation and a reduction of the body’s stress responses generally. The techniques can also be used to help resolve a number of emotional issues, typically fear, anxiety and hurt. There are very few techniques that ordinary people can use alone to gain some control over dysfunctional feelings, but this is one of them, allowing anyone to get results without having to be psychologically minded or clever.
The book is full of deceptively simple yet highly effective tips and strategies that guide you into ways of being better balanced and more emotionally ‘fit’, regardless of any negative thinking you might be saddled with at present. It gives you the life-long gift of being able to help yourself far more than you ever imagined possible.
By Dr Gunter Neeb
Blood Stasis: China's Classical Concept in Modern Medicine covers blood stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine and draws on a huge range of original Chinese material. It discusses many Western diseases including diabetes, gynaecological disorders, stroke, tumours, myocardial infarction, and the interaction of these with other pathological factors. The book also provides classical and modern differentiations and treatments, including both herbs and acupuncture in all categories with appropriate case histories.
- Thoroughly examines the concepts and processes of blood stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- Draws on original translations from Chinese sources ranging from the classical era through modern times.
- Describes, in full, the historical perspective of Chinese Medicine's presentation of blood stasis theory and also includes modern research for a balanced view of the effectiveness of blood stasis.
- Highlights recent detailed analysis of blood stasis and herbs.
- Incorporates real-life cases helped by blood stasis therapy.
RRP $89
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By Yifan Yang
Deepening our understanding and adding 'personality' to the herbs and formulas we study "Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies" covers the theory and concept of composition of herbal formulas in depth in part I and in part II, the bulk, syndrome and formula composition are discussed.
How to use the basic treatment rules and composition strategies, abstracted from hundreds of formulas, in order to create individual formulas for treating a variety of syndromes. The method is clear and easy to understand, with a systematic approach and an emphasis on essential knowledge. In this title, 19 common syndromes and 60 sub-syndromes are described and discussed in detail, illustrated with clear line drawings. Chinese diagnosis of syndromes are related to the Western disease names. Treatment principles and plans are given for each syndrome. Principles of herb selection are introduced with recommendations and explanations of specific herbs in relation to each syndrome.
166 classic formulas are given as examples. Treatment strategies in complicated syndromes, treatment sequences, cautionary advice for herbs and combinations with Western drugs, dosage management in a variety of conditions and commonly used pairs of herbs are all discussed. Detailed indexes and contents lists facilitate quick reference and searching within the text. It is the ideal companion to 'Chinese Herbal Medicines: Comparisons and Characteristics', by the same author.
RRP: $97
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268 pages, Hardback
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By Charles Chace and Miki Shima
The Eight Extraordinary Vessels are an enigmatic part of Chinese medicine that have long been waiting for serious discussion. Charles Chace and Miki Shima's magnificent translation now, finally, does justice to Li Shi-Zhen's famous Exposition on the subject.
Li Shi-Zhen's Exposition on the Eight Extraordinary Vessels (Qi jing ba mai kao) is among the most remarkable texts in the Chinese medical literature. Bringing together writings on acupuncture, herbal medicine, and internal cultivation (nei dan), it argues that aspiring adepts and physicians alike must understand the full scope of the extraordinary vessels if they hope to achieve their respective goals.
RRP: $76.95
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By Will Maclean & Jane Lyttleton
The third volume examines disorders of the qi, blood, fluids and channels, that is to say, the matrix that forms the communication network between the organ systems and their associated tissues. Included within each chapter are concise analyses of various patterns, their etiology, differentiation and diagnosis, suggested treaments including time-tested herbal prescriptions, prepared medicines produced by GMP compliant manufacturers, acupuncture protocols and clinical advice from experienced practitioners.
This text is an extrememly practical guide to common disorders seen in Chinese Medicine clinics in the western world.
Recommended Retail Price: $121.
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By Suzanne Yates
This is a highly practical, very informative Text. It has been clearly thought-out and allows for interesting reading.
The text is divided into 2 main sections:
Part 1. Theory: Detailed Western then Eastern approaches to pregnancy, Labour and postpartum.
Part 2. Practical bodywork during pregnancy, Labour and postpartum also including a section on higher-risk maternity clients.
Please see the brochure for a more detailed idea of what this book includes.
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Issue: 25 No. 2 | Jul, 2010
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