Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine: Wang Ju-Yi’s Lectures on Channel Therapeutics
 
by Wang Ju-Yi & Jason D. Robertson; Eastland Press, 2008

This pioneering work shows how a deeper understanding of the relationship between organ and channel theory can lead to more precise diagnoses and better clinical results. Set in Beijing, Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine is a collaboration between Wang Ju-yi, one of modern China’s most respected scholars and teachers of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and his American apprentice, Jason Robertson. It is presented in a unique and highly readable format that preserves the intimacy of dialogue between apprentice and teacher, with question and answers, narratives, and cases studies.
While most textbooks focus either on the functions of the organs in basic physiology or on the uses of the channels in treatment, this book shows the essential relationship between the two. Theory and practice are connected through a detailed discussion of a channel palpation methodology developed by Dr. Wang, which leads to more precise and effective point selection, location, and technique. 

Acupuncture Core Therapy
 
by Shoji Kobayashi; Paradigm Publications, 2008

Library Call No.: WB369. K75a. 2008

Shakujyu chiryo is a popular acupuncture methodology in Japan that is increasingly taught in the academic schools and colleges. "Shaku" is a concept that refers to fullness or repletion, and "jyu" is a concept that refers to emptiness or vacuity. Kobayashi choses the name "Acupuncture Core Therapy" for the English language name of his shakuju chiryo method. "Core" refers to the innermost essence of something. Both the concept and the methodology of the system of Acupuncture Core Therapy combine three fundamental elements of the body's vital energy system: the hara, which is the abdominal center of physiological vital force; the spinal energy system, which is the original source of our being and our link with other realms of consciousness; and qi gong, which is the development of the body's ability to intentionally store, concentrate, and distribute vital force. Kobayashi has refined the essence of this technique from his study of classical teachings on the vital energy system and has developed a unique method of acupuncture root treatment. Using the flexibility of yin-yang, the five phases, the eight principles, and other basic tenets of acupuncture, Kobayashi applies these to clinical situations. He has reassembled the fragments of transmitted teachings and condensed them to their intrinsic core significance. Acupuncture Core Therapy is a reliable and significant methodology for achieving remarkable clinical results using these classical patterns and directing the body's energy with the intention of the needle and the choice of point selection.

Though not an in-depth study of acupuncture, this small tome is a clinical reference tool s designed to be used as a "learning-read" for midwives interested in further education and training, and as a guide for qualified acupuncturists using acupuncture in obstetrics. As well, many childbearing women and their partners will find a book of this type useful when they are receiving treatment. The practical information has been gained from the author's bilingual and bicultural heritage, as well as her experience as a midwife acupuncturist, and will be of utility in understanding how acupuncture can address prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal conditions. Contents include theory of TCM; dietary advice in Chinese medicine; contraindications and safety; acupuncture in intrapartum care and induction of labor; and postnatal conditions treated with acupuncture, including perineal pain, insufficient lactation, breast engorgement/mastitis; symphysis pubis dysfunction, hemorrhoids, and acupuncture for children. Training and professional issues are also addressed, and there are references for further reading.

Adaptogens Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief

by David Winston & Steven Maimes; Healing Arts Press, 2007

Library Call No.: QV766. W783a. 2007

The authors have composed a thorough, well-researched, and well presented treatise discussing the class of herbs known as "adaptogens" --herbs that help the body adapt and respond to the many stresses and influences encountered daily. These herbs increase stamina and have anti-aging properties, and are thus important tools in addressing not only sports medicine and geriatric conditions, but chronic fatigue and other illnesses of our times. Historical usage in Russia, India, China, and Europe are presented, along with monographs for each that offer a full picture of the herb, including origin, traditional use, actions, properties, preparation, dosage (of tincture as well as tea preparation), and current scientific research. In addition, complementary herbs for adaptogens, including nervines and nootropics, are covered, and further chapters cover adaptogens in clinical practice (e.g., case studies), in herbal combination, as food, and for animals.        

Ancient Healing for Modern Women

by Xiaolan Zhao; ELSEVIER, 2007

Library Call No.: WP100.Z6311a. 2006

This lovely introduction to themes and concepts in Chinese traditional medicine focuses on the stages of a woman's life and includes a wealth of practical suggestions for living in harmony with nature's rhythms to maintain health and prevent disease. The ancient traditions of Chinese medicine are more resonant than ever in modern society, where women are increasingly pressured to outperform, and where fatigue, stress, sleep deprivation and the consequent health pathologies are overarching. This book will help women to develop awareness of the innate ways of understanding and caring for body, heart, and mind, and to reconnect with the rhythms of the natural self. It offers the keys to the gateway of a natural and harmonious path in the journey towards wholeness.

Dictionary of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen

by Hermann Tessenow & Paul U. Unschuld; ELSEVIER, 2008

Library Call No.: W13. T338d. 2008    

This Dictionary is a result of a project, initiated in 1988, to generate an annotated English translation of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen, a seminal text on the theory and clinical application of ancient Chinese medicine. For the first time in the history of Western interest in the early origins of Chinese life sciences academic and non-academic users may resort now to a philologically legitimated dictionary focusing on the terminology of a single text corpus of ancient Chinese medicine reflecting the conceptual developments during a period reaching from the third century BCE to the eighth century CE.

Given the many relationships between medicine, philosophy, political ideology, as well as social and economic structures in Chinese antiquity as well as in the following centuries to the very present, this Dictionary will be an indispensable research tool for accessing these overlapping arenas of Chinese civilization. Even the terminology of today’s Traditional Chinese Medicine, as distant as it may appear from its conceptual and literary precursors of the Han through Tang dynasties, continues the legacy of the ancient past and requires, for a well-informed usage, profound knowledge of the terminology and conceptual beginnings in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen.

To permit speedy access to the original context of the characters and character compounds listed in this Dictionary, a complete reproduction of the Chinese reference text has been added as Appendix A. It is marked by numbers referring to the pages and lines in the 1983 edition of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. These page and line numbers reappear in the identification of each entry, and also in the three volumes with the annotated translation.

The present volume includes, as Appendix B, a complete list of all different characters that appear in the Su wen. They have been reproduced here in the sequence of their numbers of strokes and identified with their pinyin pronunciations. This way a quick survey informs readers whether a given character appears in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen, and if so under which reading one may find its main entry.       

Menopause & Chinese Medicine

by Bob Flaws; Blue Poppy Press, 2006

Library Call No.: WP580.F591m. 2006   

This book describes the disease mechanisms, pattern discrimination, and Chinese medical treatment of perimenopausal and menopausal syndromes as never before in the English language. In it, Bob Flaws explains the precipitating and on-going roles of the liver, spleen, and heart in the climacteric, not just the kidneys. If you have ever wondered why the kidneys become exhausted at seven times seven years of age in women, this book will tell you. In addition, this book contains numerous reports on clinical trails and real-life case histories from some of the most famous doctors in China. It is a must for anyone interested in treating menopausal complaints with Chinese medicine.

Advanced Tung Style Acupuncture: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Compiled, Collated, and Translated by James H. Maher; 2007

Library Call No.: WP100. T926a. 2007  

This, the second volume in the "Advanced Tung Style Acupuncture Series," addresses the application of Master Tung’s acupuncture in obstetrics and gynecology. Optimally, the reader will have already familiarized themselves with the basics of Master Tun'gs acupuncture, through coursework or reading material offered and compiled by his students. To reiterate, this text is not intended for use by the novice, but rather as a reference by those who already have a working knowledge of Master Tung’s Acupuncture.

This text presents 522 pages of over 400 prescriptions gathered from the Chinese language Tung Acupuncture literature in the author's personal library. More than 15 different sources were referenced (several currently out of print). From these Chinese language sources, he has compiled, collated, and translated all the OB/GYN prescriptions proffered by the "experts" and has applied accompanying diagrams for each disorder/disease to facilitate their application. Included are author-specific point locations, needling instructions, contraindications and, when available, clinical comments, herbal suggestions, lifestyle modifications, etc. all derived from personal clinical experiences with Master Tung’s Acupuncture.

Advanced Tung Style Acupuncture: Nephrology Urology & Andrology

Compiled, Collated, and Translated by James H. Maher; 2007

Library Call No.: WJ100. T926a. 2007

This volume contains over 350 pages with over 275 prescriptions drawn from the Chinese Tung Acupuncture literature. More than 15 different sources were referenced, compiling all the nephrology, urology, and andrology prescriptions with companying diagrams for each disorder/disease to facilitate application. Included are point locations, needling instructions, contraindications, clinical comments, herbal suggestions, and lifestyle modifications based on clinical experiences with Master Tung’s Acupuncture.

The main body of this text is divided into two sections. Section 1 addresses the application of Master Tung’s Acupuncture to specific disorders of the upper and lower urinary tract involving the kidneys and urinary bladder in both sexes. The text includes disorders involving not only the actual anatomical substrates but also the broader TCM organ/channel functions of the Kidney and Bladder. Section 2 is concerned with maladies unique to the male such as balanitis, phallalgia, cryptorchidism, orchitis, impotence, premature ejaculation, and erectile dysfunction. The appendix contains the Tung Style Acupuncture points used in this volume, with text pages referenced, as well as the traditional Chinese characters for those points. 

Integrated Pharmacology: Combining Modern Pharmacology with Chinese Medicine

by Greg Sperber with Bob Flaws; Blue Poppy Press, 2007

Library Call No.: QV770. JC6. S749i. 2007

This is the book on Western drugs that will truly be useful to students and practitioners of Chinese medicine It includes basic information on the common classes of Western pharmaceuticals. For each category of drug, the author provides generic name, pronunciation, registered proprietary versions, an explanation of function, mechanism of action, dosages for adults, children, and the elderly, possible adverse effects, red flags, and the most up-to-the-minute information on specific drug-drug, and drug-herb interactions that may affect your patients. Additionally, the book includes commentary by Bob Flaws on a three-part system for evaluating Western medicines using Chinese medical principles and a Chinese medical analysis of each class of drugs using this three-part system; over 90 illustrations showing the functions and mechanisms of each type of drug; a page-by-page glossary of unfamiliar or challenging terms found in the book; and a user-friendly design that helps you quickly find the information you need.