Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine : Improving Your Health by Combining Chinese Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine

An accessible and comprehensive look at Chinese herbal medicine and its integration with Western medicine, written by both a Western M.D. and a Doctor of Oriental Medicine who was born and trained in China. This definitive book provides readers with a basic understanding of this 3,000-year-old medicine--without going into "medical textbook" detail. The best of Eastern and Western medicine in an integrative healing system for the mind, body, and spirit. Now, for the first time, a Western physician and a doctor of Oriental medicine combine the unparalleled technological advances of the West with the unmatched wisdom and healing touch Chinese herbal medicine provides for many diseases and conditions that elude modern medicine. Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine demonstrates the many important, highly effective ways Chinese medicine and Western medicine can complement each other in treating everything from allergies and insomnia to mental illness and cancer. This accessible, comprehensive guide offers many informative and enlightening case studies and up-to-the-minute information on: - How integrative medicine combines the best of Western pharmacology and Eastern herbology - How integrative medicine helps fight the diseases and illnesses of our time, including allergies, asthma, and chronic fatigue syndrome, and eases and even reverses symptoms of arthritis, diabetes, depression, osteoporosis, AIDS, heart disease, and cancer--often without side effects - How Chinese medicine can help you recognize signs before an illness becomes a crisis - The importance of Western techniques in diagnosing serious diseases - Why Chinese medicine offers the most effective treatment for many chronic/recurrent illnesses - Restoring essential balance to the Five Energetic Systems--the Heart, Lung, Spleen, Liver, and Kidney Energies - The Eight Strategies of Herbal Therapy--how herbs work in your body Plus illuminating discussions of the basic principles of Chinese medicine, as well as food remedy recipes, diagrams, glossaries of medical terms and herbs, resource listings, and much more to help you tailor an integrative health regimen that is right for you

the Best Of Eastern And Western Medicine In An Integrative Healing System For The Mind, Body, And Spirit.

now, For The First Time, A Western Physician And A Doctor Of Oriental Medicine Combine The Unparalleled Technological Advances Of The West With The Unmatched Wisdom And Healing Touch Chinese Herbal Medicine Provides For Many Diseases And Conditions That Elude Modern Medicine. Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine Demonstrates The Many Important, Highly Effective Ways Chinese Medicine And Western Medicine Can Complement Each Other In Treating Everything From Allergies And Insomnia To Mental Illness And Cancer. This Accessible, Comprehensive Guide Offers Many Informative And Enlightening Case Studies And Up-to-the-minute Information On:

• How Integrative Medicine Combines The Best Of Western Pharmacology And Eastern Herbology

• How Integrative Medicine Helps Fight The Diseases And Illnesses Of Our Time, Including Allergies, Asthma, And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, And Eases And Even Reverses Symptoms Of Arthritis, Diabetes, Depression, Osteoporosis, Aids, Heart Disease, And Cancer--often Without Side Effects

• How Chinese Medicine Can Help You Recognize Signs Before An Illness
becomes A Crisis

• The Importance Of Western Techniques In Diagnosing Serious Diseases

• Why Chinese Medicine Offers The Most Effective Treatment For Many Chronic/recurrent Illnesses

• Restoring Essential Balance To The Five Energetic Systems--the Heart, Lung, Spleen, Liver, And Kidney Energies

• The Eight Strategies Of Herbal Therapy--how Herbs Work In Your Body

plus Illuminating Discussions Of Thebasic Principles Of Chinese Medicine, As Well As Food Remedy Recipes, Diagrams, Glossaries Of Medical Terms And Herbs, Resource Listings, And Much More To Help You Tailor An Integrative Health Regimen That Is Right For You.

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since More And More Americans Have Become Interested In Chinese Medicine, Han And Miller Felt There Was A Need For A Book That Would Make The Subject Easy To Understand. They Have Succeeded Admirably In Creating Such A Book. The Authors Are Practitioners: Miller Is A Pharmacist And Physician, And Han Is A Doctor Of Oriental Medicine Who Started Out As A Barefoot Lay Health Worker In China's Countryside During The Cultural Revolution. The First Part Of Their Book Focuses On How Traditional Chinese And Western Medicine Converged In Modern China And Describes The Philosophical Basis Of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Text Makes A Complex Subject Quite Clear Without Being Preachy. The Second Part Shows How People Can Integrate The Best Of Both Western And Eastern Medicine In Treating Common Health Problems Such As Arthritis, Aids, And Cancer. The Book Concludes With Recipes For Healthy Living And Ways To Determine Your Individual Constitution. Highly Recommended For Public Libraries.-natalie Kupferberg, Ohio State Univ., Columbus

The best of Eastern and Western medicine in an integrative healing system for the mind, body, and spirit.Now, for the first time, a Western physician and a doctor of Oriental medicine combine the unparalleled technological advances of the West with the unmatched wisdom and healing touch Chinese herbal medicine provides for many diseases and conditions that elude modern medicine. Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine demonstrates the many important, highly effective ways Chinese medicine and Western medicine can complement each other in treating everything from allergies and insomnia to mental illness and cancer. This accessible, comprehensive guide offers many informative and enlightening case studies and up-to-the-minute information on:- How integrative medicine combines the best of Western pharmacology and Eastern herbology- How integrative medicine helps fight the diseases and illnesses of our time, including allergies, asthma, and chronic fatigue syndrome, and eases and even reverses symptoms of arthritis, diabetes, depression, osteoporosis, AIDS, heart disease, and cancer--often without side effects- How Chinese medicine can help you recognize signs before an illnessbecomes a crisis- The importance of Western techniques in diagnosing serious diseases- Why Chinese medicine offers the most effective treatment for many chronic/recurrent illnesses - Restoring essential balance to the Five Energetic Systems--the Heart, Lung, Spleen, Liver, and Kidney Energies- The Eight Strategies of Herbal Therapy--how herbs work in your body Plus illuminating discussions of the basic principles of Chinese medicine, as well as food remedy recipes, diagrams, glossaries of medical terms and herbs, resource listings, and much more to help you tailor an integrative health regimen that is right for you.From the Trade Paperback edition.