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Chinese
Home Remedies: Harnessing Ancient Wisdom For Self-healing
by Lihua, L. Ac Wang
Paperback: 319 pages ISBN: 1564148084
Publisher: New Page Books (July 30, 2005) |
Chinese Home Remedies is a book
that offers an intriguing blend of traditional Chinese medicine-as practiced today-and a
wide variety of ancient Chinese folk remedies. It contains more than 1,000 effective
remedies, a treasure trove of information you can use every day.
It explains in simple-to-understand language how to treat yourself or a family member
using a variety of techniques, including Chinese massage, Eastern food therapy, Chinese
herbal formulas, as well as some heretofore unrevealed folk remedies, many of which have
been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. |
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The
Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes
by Joseph P. Hou, Youyu Jin
Paperback: 662 pages ISBN: 0789022028
Publisher: Haworth Integrative Healing Press (July, 2005) |
A modern reference guide on the
benefits of incorporating traditional Chinese medicine into modern-day therapies. This
useful guide clearly explains the basics of this unique medical system and describes in
detail the therapeutic properties and use of medicinal herbs and herbal recipes. The book
contains 11 sections documenting the therapeutic applications, dosages, precautions, and
modern research findings of 138 of the most popular medicinal herbs. In addition, this
resource provides 101 of the most frequently prescribed master recipes by famous ancient
physicians, including their origin, ingredients, actions, indications, and modern clinical
uses.
The book includes a bibliography, glossary, contact information for herbal dealers and
Oriental medicine schools, and an indexed list of 300 commonly used Chinese medicinal
herbs and 245 herbal recipes. |
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Natural
Choices for Women's Health: How the Secrets of Natural and Chinese Medicine
Can Create a Lifetime of Wellness
by Laurie Dr Steelsmith
Paperback: 416 pages ISBN: 140004796X
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (May 24, 2005) |
| Are you unhappy relying on
antibiotics for every illness, painkillers for menstrual cramps, and caffeine just to feel
"normal"? Are you fed up with an endless cycle of colds, flus, headaches,
digestive problems, and fatigue? Do you want to experience freedom from menopausal hormone
fluctuations and hot flashes? Natural Choices for Women's Health explores these issues and
many more, offering a groundbreaking resource for women who want to approach health
naturally. Outlining a Naturally Healthy Lifestyle that enhances the body's own
health-sustaining abilities, Steelsmith identifies ten crucial components of a woman's
health--the immune system, kidneys, liver, digestive system, heart, hormones, bones,
breasts, pelvis, and mental health--and provides dozens of tips to help maintain peak
condition. |
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Health
And Long Life: The Chinese Way
by Livia Kohn
Paperback: 244 pages ISBN: 1931483035
University of Hawaii Press (April 15, 2005) |
| "Health and Long Life: The
Chinese Way brings together the wide variety of Chinese medical and spiritual methods in
one integrated volume. It provides not only a basic description, but also discusses the
relationship of Chinese healing to contemporary Western science and religious
Daoism." Easy to read, with numerous charts and illustrations, and enriched by
exercises that encourage readers to examine their own practices and attitudes, Health and
Long Life is a great resource for anyone interested in Chinese healing. |
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