One of the most important reasons Chinese herbal medicine is different than the majority of Western herbal medicine because of its intentionally constructed formulas of multiple herbs. Where herbs are abstracted from their formulas and extracted to reveal their constituent components, the results are usually disappointing. I have personally found the most success with formulas […]
Continue reading...I have a feeling I’m going to get in trouble for my teaching. It’s not that I’m that revolutionary, or that I really even know that much more than my students. It’s just that my fundamental orientation towards the universe is to be always, always asking questions. I don’t always need to let those questions […]
Continue reading...Established readers : this is one of many reposted articles you will see in the coming months. It is part of the redesign process. I hope you agree that all of these articles are worth another look! I have to admit to some weirdness around the concept of “constitution.” This is absolutely unfounded, I have […]
Continue reading...As you all know, herbs are my passion. More accurately, formulas are my passion. Formula science is my passion! 🙂 But, I do have a strong affinity for the herbs as plants and study them as such. Further, I have a real desire to get as close as possible to the original way of prescribing […]
Continue reading...I have been using the first two volumes of Maclean’s Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine for a couple of years, now. I find them to be the most useful basic TCM pathology texts available and want to share, briefly, my reasons. General Information This text is part of a series that, apparently, will include more […]
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