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This book is a foundation text in the study and practice of Chinese herbal medicine. It is intended for students, practitioners, teachers, and anyone who is interested in classical wisdom, holistic medicine and the nature of how herbal medicine works.

The first chapter offers translations of terminology and symbols used in Chinese medicine theory. This chapter is numerically organized as a way of presenting a qualitative numerology associated with the terms and symbols being defined. An understanding of the terms and symbols listed under each number can be found through their relation to the quality of that number; the quality of that number can be grasped through the understanding of those terms and symbols. Taken as a whole, the entire chapter can be seen in this way as well. Thus, it is intended to be an introduction to the hermeneutic way of approaching classical Chinese medical science.

The second chapter offers original translations of classical medical texts on the subjects of flavor, temperature, herbal medical practice, dietary therapy, and how herbs work, and discussions of the practical application of those theories in medicine. This is a complete selection of classical material on the subject of flavor, temperature and the practice of herbal medicine, taken from the Huangdi neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine) and the Shennong bencao jing (Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica).

The third chapter offers the author’s thoughts and conclusions of the material presented, and focuses on the practical applications of these terms, symbols and theories. Final thoughts on the nature of illness are offered as a reflection of the material presented, and the reader is advised to take these reflections back to the beginning of the book, to complete the circle.

The main focus of the book is to present a complete, foundational image of holistic medicine. Read from start to finish, it offers the reader a careful thought process from the fundamental basis of medicine to a practical application. The entire text should be considered within each part. Additionally, it is intended for this book to be a useful, practical reference.

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This translation offers a scholarly investigation of the foundational chapters of the Suwen, including detailed notes and unique yet highly researched translations.

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This translation was done over many years through an attentive and meditative process by the author and translator. The text is a 4th century BCE collection of 3 poems, the earliest known, on the 8 Trigrams. It is a foundational text for all studies and practice of Chinese Medicine, Yin-Yang Theory, and the Yijing (Classic of Change, 64 Hexagrams). The Shuogua is one of the original “Wings” of the Zhouyi (The Zhou dynasty’s Classic of Change).

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A few friends and I produced these beautiful and practical datebooks for 3 years in a row – now perhaps a collectors item! They offered the ancient Chinese calendar applied to contemporary usage, including the ancient science of astro-climatology (relating the phenomena of climate and weather patterns and change to solar, lunar, and celestial seasonal, annual and changeable events). Snake Oil.2019 (Year of the yin-Earth Pig) is on sale now!

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