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The New Revised 3rd edition includes comprehensive analysis of every aspect of TCM in preparation for the California State Board and NCCAOM exams. 200 compact pages have been added. In addition, the new hard-cover text includes full color pictures of 240 herbs, more detailed explorations of NCCAOM herbal formulas and Dui Yao combinations. Unique charts synthesizing vital information from CAM and Giovanni are given special attention. ... Read more

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review of hb kim review book
quality of book is poor and you should check his background. he didn't go to proper oriental medical school in korea and china. it's hard to understand it.

The Ultimate User Manual for Passing the Boards
HB Kim's book is a comprehensive atlas for TCM. A myriad of material is weaved into crystalline charts to help bring clarity to the essential texts that are on the Board lists.

The book is organized by 8 categories: Foundations, Diagnosis, Acupuncture, Herbs, Formulas, Western Medicine, CNT and Laws & Regulations.

I use this text almost every day; it was under my pillow when I studied for the boards and its a sharp tool for my practice and for teaching review classes.

Get this book at HBAcumedia's website, where it's more affordable and you can see sample pages, but it's worth every penny regardless.
It has my highest recommendation.

John Kokko, L.Ac, MSTCM

The "TCM Bible" for Students & Practitioners alike!
Masterful in his organization, precise in his presentation, skillful in his synthesis, and insightful in his knowledge and understanding of Oriental Medicine.There is no acupuncture exam study guide available today that is more complete, lucid, and generous.HB Kim's devotion to his students and his passion for our medicine is expressed in every chart and in every page of his Handbook of Oriental Medicine.Discover for yourself why students on the west coast refer to it as, the `TCM Student's Bible to passing the CA State Board Exam."

Outstanding reference
This book is an absolute must-have for anyone preparing for the California State Board or NCCAOM Acupuncture licensing exams and for every TCM library.It is also an invaluable reference for use in clinicical practice on a daily basis.HB Kim has been the premier review class teacher for the last 8 years in California and this comprehesive book reflects his experience and knowledge of what is an important reference for both the student and practitioner.I give it the highest recommendation!

The Ultimate TOM Exam Guide Book
This book delivers in-dept oriental medical knowledge and skills in such a systematic and concise way. It's full of excellent summaries and charts. I must say that this is the one and only TOM test preparation guide! ... Read more

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This beautifuly designed two color book is filled with over 100 detailed illustrations to help the reader better understand the materials being presented. Red flag cases are included and clearly explained to help the practitioner decide when an immediate referral is necessary.This book covers many Western diseases you will encounter and is clearly written for practitioners of Chinese medicine. With this textbook you will learn the clinical presentation and treatment of the major diseases seen in Western medical practice today, and how to confidently interact with Western medical practitioners. ... Read more

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A MUST HAVE !!
If you are taking the NCAAOM Biomed Exam, you gotta get this book. I just took the exam and passed. Without this book and tcmtests.com couldn't have done it ! TCMTests.com even recommends this book. Don't delay get it now ! I'd say good luck with the test, but luck it's not necessary with these study guides !

The Smart Practitioners'Preferred Medical Textbook
BIOMEDICINE is an informative text written in an easy to understand style by an insightful former surgeon.When I want an encapsulation of Western medicine's take regarding a patient's health condition, this is the first book to which I turn. I have on occasion sent a grateful patient home with an excerpt from BIOMEDICINE because it so clearly describes their medical diagnosis in language anyone can comprehend. I've even recommended that my TCM alma mater consider adopting this textbook for their Western Medicine classes.This book has elevated my professional standard by allowing me to collaborate intelligently with MD's.Dr. Robinson knows how "both sides" think - he is uniquely qualified to write about truly integrated medicine.

Bigger than the title
I have no medical background or plans for a medical career, but I love
and value this book. I use it as a constant reference and am also reading
it in its entirety, as it is alive, real and straightforward.Dr. Robinson's personal
anecdotes from his vast experience add much to his explanations and make
the complicated world of medicine much easier to understand.He obviously
has taken great care in his presentation and put much thought into writing
this concise and well-organized textbook, one that I also believe can serve
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Taming the Tiger

"When you grasp the needle, do so with great care, firm strength and caution for the peril, as if holding a tiger's tail: one wrong move and great harm could befall."--Huangdi Neijing

This uncommonly useful guidebook presents an overview of all aspects of needling, from the parameters of the needle itself to the importance of treating and anchoring the patient's spirit. Skya Abbate's clear language and detailed descriptions guide you step-by-step through thirteen categories of disease, ranging from anxiety, geriatric and chronic degenerative diseases to those illnesses thought to be untreatable.

Specialized chapters offer insight and guidance for practitioners seeking to enhance their treatment strategies with additional therapeutic techniques, including moxibustion, bleeding techniques, herbal liniments, infrared light, threading, and others. Rounding out the text is a practical appendix with a glossary of Chinese medical terminology, sample instructions for patients, as well as an index with more than 2,000 disorders.

Skillfully weaving the time-honored principles of Oriental medicine into the cutting-edge reality of the clinic, Advanced Techniques in Oriental Medicine offers a wealth of simple, yet effective, treatment strategies. ... Read more

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A fascinating guide to self-awareness and living well through the Oriental technique of shiatsu. Filled with diagrams, drawings, and sample diagnoses, this is not only a practical guidebook, but also a fascinating meditation on how to live. ... Read more

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Ohashis Book ofOriental Diagnosis
This publication is very informative and easy to understand technical matters. I highly recommend this read for someone seriously interested in learning the secrets of eastern medicine modalities.

Great Book to Supplement Oriental Diagnosis
I'm a second year oriental medicine student.I found this book to be a great help for basic diagnostic skills.He covers a lot of material in more depth than comparable other books I've read; however there is still a lot more I would like to know about certain topics - such as nail diagnosis.All in all though this book is definitely worth having as a supplement for your diagnostic skills.

Reading the body
This book is very interesting.It is fascinating to read about health and personality shaping the body or the reverse.This book is an easy read with clear examples of each topic.

Teaching tool
I am teaching Homeopathic medicine and find this book a wonderful assest in teacing my students how to read the body for ailments before they appear as symptoms.Nicely presented book.

Very helpful book
I found this book to be an excellent source of information. I especially appreciate how the author compares and contrasts western medicine with oriental medicine. That alone gave me a wonderful perspective to start with. If you are interested in alternative health and not fond of medical/pharmaceutical answers, this book is a super resource. The included body/organ diagrams are very helpful. ... Read more

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Essential Pocket-sized book for Clinical practice written by HB Kim. 159 Eastern and Western diseases and associated TCM patterns and treatments. Comprehensive Acupuncture chart including eastern and western indication and author's clinical note for 361 points. Comprehensive chart for 381 single herbs and comparison charts in alphabetical order. Comprehensive chart for 261 herbal formulas and comparison charts in alphabetical order. Biomedicine including diagnosis, diseases, patient intake, top 300 drug list. Various Clinical information including Korean medicine, Tung style acupuncture, Complementary modalities, Cosmetic Acupuncture, essential ICD-9 & CPT codes ... Read more

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Excellent book!
This is a an excellent book! I recommend it to anyone that practices acupuncture, oriental medicine, and/or combination of other types of medicine including classic allopathic diagnosis, homeopathy, and other types of medical disciplines.The best book ever!Don't leave home without it. ... Read more

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Yuin University, Compton, CA. Translated from the original 1934 Korean edition. Translates exotic Oriental concepts into phenomena as observed by Western medicine. Softcover. ... Read more

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The Importance of Preventive Health Care
There is no preventive health care in the United States ; there is only sick care. Dr Kim has stated simply and articulately how this lack in western medicine in general prevents an individual's ability to achieve maximum health, and therefore, maximum benefit and care for life. Dr Kim is not knocking western medicine, he is constructively criticizing a system he works in, and desires to improve. He makes it very clear that without western medicine, eastern medicine would not provide total care for the patient either. He states here that health is a daily concern that takes into consideration very personal and individualistic needs. Approaching not only the body, but the soul and the mind, Dr Kim reminds us that optimizing health cannot be quickly attained by a pill, a surgery, or anything that merely seeks to operate under a cause and effect dynamic. His pathos is endearing, practical, and sincere, as if he wrote his books directly to the reader at hand. He has provided an important introduction to eastern medicine and how to maintain your best achievable state of wellness ; Dr Kim has successfully demystified any stereotypes and misconceptions concerning eastern medicine, making it approachable and immediate to those apprehensive about, or simply unswayed to its claims. A remarkable book--and again, books, for he has written more than one, well, written one, writing another, translated this one--Dr Kim's services and ideas can only, hopefully, revolutionize health care and our approach.

TCM - Demystified
Chinese Medicine with Western Medicine explanations. The intended Chinese interpretations, before TCM had to become politically correct. ... Read more

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One of the transformations facing health care in the twenty-first century is the safe, effective, and appropriate integration of conventional, or biomedical, care with complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, herbal medicine, and spiritual healing. In Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion, Michael H. Cohen discusses the need for establishing rules and standards to facilitate appropriate integration of conventional and CAM therapies.

The kind of integrated health care many patients seek dwells in a borderland between the physical and the spiritual, between the quantifiable and the immeasurable, observes Cohen. But this kind of care fails to present clear rules for clinicians regarding which therapies to recommend, accept, or discourage, and how to discuss patient requests regarding inclusion of such therapies. Focusing on the social, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of integrative care and grounding his analysis in the attendant legal, regulatory, and institutional changes, Cohen facilitates a multidisciplinary conversation about the shift to a more fluid, pluralistic health care environment. ... Read more

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excellent reference for practitioner's of TCM
The author uses Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as classic Ionic (Greek) medicine to catagorize familiar western herbs. Obviously well researched.The book also contains historical information regarding theuse of herbs in the Western culture.Very useful to have as reference. Iwould highly recommend this set of books to anyone interested in either TCMor herbalism. ... Read more

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What Is Medicine? Western and Eastern Approaches to Healing is the first comparative history of two millennia of Western and Chinese medicine from their beginnings in the centuries BCEthrough present advances in sciences like molecular biology and in Western adaptations of traditional Chinese medicine. In his revolutionary interpretation of the basic forces that undergird shifts in medical theory, Paul U. Unschuld relates the history of medicine in both Europe and China to changes in politics, economics, and other contextual factors. Drawing on his own extended research of Chinese primary sources as well as his and others' scholarship in European medical history, Unschuld argues against any claims of "truth" in former and current, Eastern and Western models of physiology and pathology. What Is Medicine? makes an eloquent and timely contribution to discussions on health care policies while illuminating the nature of cognitive dynamics in medicine, and it stimulates fresh debate on the essence and interpretation of reality in medicine's attempts to manage the human organism. ... Read more

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Kushi and Jannetta provide a complete introduction to the techniques and theories behind the Oriental healing arts, the crux of the holistic health movement. 55 figures; 18 tables. ... Read more

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Answers, answers, answers
The perfect blend of the spiritual and the practical, this book illuminates so many topics previously mysterious to me, such as traditional Oriental versus Western (Occidental) medicine; yin and yang (an incrediblycomprehensive explanation of these concepts and why they should matter toevery human being, no matter what their spiritual perspective); plus anarray of what are unfortunately still considered "alternative"medical treatments, like acupuncture, palm healing, and shiatsu, and manysimple self-treatments (sound therapy through the use of basicbreathing/"chanting" techniques; stretches for stimulatingstagnating organs).It's a whole body/mind/universe view that helps usunderstand the profound connectedness of"in here" and "outthere" in terms of energy (ki, chi).A wonderful overview book toserve as a springboard for discovering topics for further exploration, butstill full of immediately usable information without further reading. ... Read more

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This is a study of the earliest extensive account of Chinese pulse diagnosis, or more accurately, the examination of mai. Dr Hsu focuses on a biography of Chunyu Yi, a doctor of the early Han, and presents the first complete translation into English of the Memoir in the Historical Records by Sima Qian (d. ca 86 BCE). This Memoir contains biographies of the physician, medical case histories and interviews, and constitutes a document of enormous importance to the history of medicine in China. The analysis covers the first ten medical cases and their rich vocabulary on touch, as used in Chinese pulse diagnosis. The patients treated were mostly nobility of the kingdom of Qi in Eastern China, who suffered from the indulgences of court life and were treated with early forms of decoction, fomentation, fumigation, acupuncture and moxibustion. To date there is no book on early China of its kind. ... Read more

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a clear and readable account
this book deals with oriental healing methods, including acupunture and qi gong(energy healing) in a very clear and readable style, that i think will appeal to all students of oriental healing techniques as well as those of us looking for ways to deal with cancer and other diseases. this book is a practical guide that offers many simple exercises and diagnostic methods that can be used by everyone, and as an added bonus, very good historical background, and a very clear presentation of the many theories of oriental medicine. i think other readers will find this book as helpful as i did. ... Read more

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Educator Michio Kushi's teachings have inspired society for the last 35 years. Many aspects of the modern health revolution can be traced to the classic lectures that are included in this book. These lectures, long out of print, are once again available to inspire and instruct a new generation of readers.

Topics include Diagnosing Yourself, The Way of Life, The Seasons of the Galaxy, Developing Endless Gratitude, Basic Acupuncture, Surviving Emergencies, Oriental Medicine, Evaluating YOur Constitution, Diet and Nutrition, Blood Quality, and What Is Love? ... Read more

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Macrobiotic Musings
"Macrobiotic Seminars" is a collection of articles by Michio Kushi from over thirty five years of Macrobiotic theory and practice. Topics include self-diagnosis, diet and nutrition, love and marriage, ki and kitchens. Especially interesting is the connection drawn between sugar and mental illness. I like the emphasis given to quality whole foods as a pivotal factor of good health.

These lectures are part of the Kushi Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington,D.C. Kushi's work is included as a permanent collection documenting Macrobiotic influence on modern health and nutrition. This once alternative health movement seems to be going mainstream as people begin to realize that diet does,in fact, directly influence health and well being.

Those interested in the Macrobitic diet for serious health reasons can read, "The Macrobiotic Approach to Cancer: Toward Preventing and Controlling Cancer with Diet and Lifestyle" or "Diet for a Strong Heart" among others. ... Read more

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This book, an authoritative text on musculoskeletal and physical medicine that integrates Eastern and Western approaches, covers every aspect of musculoskeletal medicine, starting with an in-depth introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles as they relate to the subject. Author Alon Marcus surveys the science of pain from both modern biomedical and TCM perspectives, examines the foundations of integrative musculoskeletal medicine, explores biomedical and osteopathic clinical assessment, and outlines treatment options such as acupuncture, blood-letting, and meridian therapy. Other chapters analyze herbal medicine, integrative electrotherapeutics, manual therapy, and much more. ... Read more

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we have been waiting for this
A lot of people give lip service to the idea of "integrative medicine" but few actually understand the term or practice it.Alon Marcus's book is truly exemplary.I have taken several classes with Dr. Marcus and his knowledge and clinical experience are vast.This is not a `cookbook' treatment manual.This is an incredible text which allows one to look at muscularskeletal dysfunction from many different angles and allows one to explore different treatment strategies from modalities.

If you really want to broaden your knowledge, challenge and sharpen your diagnostic skills, and increase your clinical toolbox tenfold explore this book.

Warning, this is not a layman's text.It is really dense and packed with material.It is not a book you will read straight through but continually refer back to as a reference and advisor and as a reminder of how much more there always is to learn.If you have been working in namely one discipline, (like Traditional Chinese Medicine) you will develop a whole new vocabulary, learning about what we do in Western terms and to Western practitioners a lot of the `poetry' of chinese medicine will be demystified.This book definitely encourages the practitioner to step outside of his/her box.

everything from Tung-style acupuncture to orthotics,prolotherapy to Japanese acupuncture, pharmacology to herbalism, trigger point needling to osteopathic assessment.

there is not another book like this.

A must have text for anyone treating neuromuscular pain
This is a comprehensive yet clinically accessible text. It welcomes readers with differing backgrounds to come aboard and comfortably absorb new vistas presented without ever taking them too far from their own medical perspectives. It covers Oriental Medicine in its entirety (acupuncture and related techniques, herbal medicine, and body work), Cyriax style Orthopaedic medicine, Osteopathic manual medicine, electrotheraputics, rehabilitation and orthosis therapy. It builds upon fundamental concepts as well as summarizes and encapsulates extensive information. In short this is both a comprehensive text and a clinical manual that every reader regardless of training would find informative

A Comprehensive and Balanced Text
From book Foreward

This book provides healthcare practitioners a balanced text that comprehensively covers the topic of musculoskeletal medicine. In this text East meets west, orthodox meets alternative and somatic meets visceral in a clinically useful text. The book is much more than a how-to-manual by offering insights built upon foundational concepts. It provides a vehicle to transport medical understanding beyond common boundaries and to introduce key concepts about the impact of the musculoskeletal system in diagnosis and treatment in a user-friendly fashion. Clinicians will appreciate the even-handed overview of several healthcare systems and immense clinical utility of the text. While the text draws upon an eclectic range of ideas, it does so while remaining true to Chinese, osteopathic, and orthopaedic Medicine principles.
In Short, with this text Alon Marcus has made a major contribution to the healthcare field. He has deftly blended many of the best concepts and approaches offered by oriental, orthopaedic, and osteopathic medical practitioners into a vision of understanding the whole patient through the clues provided. The author doesn't promise nor force a single "integrative musculoskeletal medicine" approach upon us; instead, he delivers an excellent foundation to improve how we choose to practice. I this manner I have become a better clinician and a better member of the healthcare community, What more can one ask from a text?

Michael L. Kuchera, D.O., F.A.A.O.



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Voices of Qi- An Introductory Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a handsome book that was written specifically to educate the public and allied healthcare practitioners about traditional Chinese medicine.The book manages to explain and convey complex philosophical concepts relating to Chinese medicine in a clear and eloquent manner.The book is not intimidating in its length, but succeeds in communicating a great deal of information in its 96 pages.Topics covered include Yin and Yang, the 8 Principles and 5 Elements, the theoretical framework of the organ systems and the meridians, concepts of Qi and Blood, diagnostics, and treatment modalities including acupuncture, herbology and medical Qi Gong. ... Read more

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Simple Introduction for the Lay Person
This book is an easy read.It provides the basic understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine.I particularly liked the flow of the book.If you want a basic understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine without excess detail, then this is the book for you.

TCM for Dummies
This is succinct, well written, comprehensive overview of the principles underlying Traditional Chinese Medicine.Well researched and annotated.It met my needs.

Great overview!
This book is great for those interested in Chinese medicine. It gives a great overview of the different aspects of Chinese medicine without over doing it. It is easy to read, has photos to illustrate ideas, and is not too dry. A great place to start exploring the world of Chinese medicine!

general information
This is a good book for general and basic information about TCM. It lacks details about treatments and diseases, though.

Easy to read, and written by a master! BUY ME!:o)
I've had the fortune to study under Master Holland. I'd simply like to assure everyone out there that this is a man who knows what he's talking about! Insightful, well-spoken, and brilliant, you'll definitely want to pick up all of his books! Pick up this little wonder if you're someone worried about your first acupuncture experience, or are a practicioner wanting to offer a bit reassurance to your clients. Worth the buy!!
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This well organized, easy to read book includes many detailed case histories of difficult patient interactions and suggestions for how to be most effective. Study/discussion questions can be found at the end of each chapter with one unresolved case for discussion. The author has interacted with thousands of patients. This book is an excellent teaching text. ... Read more

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Helpful book
I found this book helpful while I was in school to understand the many different types of patients you encounter in professional practice. I am a practicing Acupuncturist in Broomfield Colorado. [...] ... Read more