A Handbook of TCM Patterns & Treatments [Paperback]
Author: Bob Flaws | Language: English | ISBN: 0936185708 | Format: PDF, EPUB
A Handbook of TCM Patterns & Treatments
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This book is the second, revised edition of a practical handbook of Chinese medical patterns with their disease causes and mechanisms, signs and symptoms, treatment principles, guiding formulas, main modifications, and acupuncture treatments. It is meant for both the student and the clinical practitioner. The authors have included numerous patterns previously not described in the English language literature as well as many complex patterns which are commonly seen in real-life practice in the West. It also includes a symptom-sign index and a formula index for easy reference. All medicinal names in this new edition conform to Bensky et al.'s Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica 3rd edition, and all Chinese medical terminology corresponds to Wiseman and Feng's A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. Ingredients in Chinese medicinal formulas begin with their pinyin names and are listed down for easier reference. In addition, this new edition contains a number of case histories for use in problem-based learning (PBL) along with suggested answers, thus making it even more useful in the classroom.
Direct download links available for A Handbook of TCM Patterns & Treatments [Paperback] - Paperback: 209 pages
- Publisher: Blue Poppy Press; second edition (June 30, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0936185708
- ISBN-13: 978-0936185705
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,636 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
The book description is misleading:By Lisa W.
"It includes many of the complicated patterns other English language TCM books leave out but which Western patients typically present. You'll also learn Bob Flaw's personal insights on the discrimination of patterns and their treatment based on his more than 20 years of clinical experience and research."
Based on this description, I was expecting to see many patterns not discussed in the Foundations textbook as well as commentary from a Western viewpoint.
Instead, I found that most of the patterns in the book were the standard zang fu patterns listed in a similar format as the Foundations book, only described more superfluously. In my opinion, there was not enough added value to justify purchasing this book.
I went through the book looking for "Bob Flaw's personal insights" and this amounted to a few pages at the back of the book and a sentence every 5 patterns saying something like, "this pattern is not commonly seen" for something that you already know is not commonly seen.
Concise portable reference guide to a wide number of patterns, many of which are not featured in CAM or Giovanni. Additionally, it is written in Nigel Wiseman's translation of Chinese medical terms, which are much more faithful to the Chinese. With characters and pinyin for each pattern, it makes easy reference for those also studying the Chinese language (something else missing from Giovanni's books).By Visigoth
In addition to the pattern reference guide, it includes useful commentary from the author on certain patterns, especially on those that are difficult to treat or flesh out. Also it has nearly 30 pages of case studies that help students understand the patterns better, as well as how to translate Bio-medical diseases into Chinese Medicine patterns.
I almost didn't buy this book due to a bad review, but upon buying it I see that its more than worth the money. A useful addition to any Chinese medicine library
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