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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 615.321 EAN: 9780553381184 ISBN: 0553381180 Label: Bantam Manufacturer: Bantam Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 496 Publication Date: January 01, 2003 Publisher: Bantam Release Date: January 01, 2003 Studio: Bantam Accessories:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The best of Eastern and Western medicine in an integrative healing system for the mind, body, and spirit. Now, for the first time, a Western physician and a doctor of Oriental medicine combine the unparalleled technological advances of the West with the unmatched wisdom and healing touch Chinese herbal medicine provides for many diseases and conditions that elude modern medicine. Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine demonstrates the many important, highly effective ways Chinese medicine and Western medicine can complement each other in treating everything from allergies and insomnia to mental illness and cancer. This accessible, comprehensive guide offers many informative and enlightening case studies and up-to-the-minute information on: • How integrative medicine combines the best of Western pharmacology and Eastern herbology • How integrative medicine helps fight the diseases and illnesses of our time, including allergies, asthma, and chronic fatigue syndrome, and eases and even reverses symptoms of arthritis, diabetes, depression, osteoporosis, AIDS, heart disease, and cancer--often without side effects • How Chinese medicine can help you recognize signs before an illness becomes a crisis • The importance of Western techniques in diagnosing serious diseases • Why Chinese medicine offers the most effective treatment for many chronic/recurrent illnesses • Restoring essential balance to the Five Energetic Systems--the Heart, Lung, Spleen, Liver, and Kidney Energies • The Eight Strategies of Herbal Therapy--how herbs work in your body Plus illuminating discussions of the basic principles of Chinese medicine, as well as food remedy recipes, diagrams, glossaries of medical terms and herbs, resource listings, and much more to help you tailor an integrative health regimen that is right for you. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - InfomercialWhat you begin to notice when reading this book is the constant reference to a particular website, which has the same name as the title. And at this site you can BUY all the ancient remedies touched on in the book. This book is an extended pitch for the website, folks. Please, look elsewhere. Rating:  - Herbal MedicineAn excellent book that allows herbal medicine to be seen with clear eyes. Rating: - A must for everybodyAncient Herbs, Modern Medicine should be read not only by lay people who are interested in alternative methods of treatment but also by professionals in the field of medicine. It explains very clearly the theories of traditional Chineese medicine and also gives examples of how this ancient system can be succesfully used in combination with alopathic-so called "modern medicine". Nancy Deville has a rare quality to explain very clearly even the very difficult questions. Therefore also the ... Read More Rating: - A must for everybodyAncient Herbs, Modern Medicine should be read not only by lay people who are interested in alternative methods of treatment but also by professionals in the field of medicine. It explains very clearly the theories of traditional Chineese medicine and also gives examples of how this ancient system can be succesfully used in combination with alopathic-so called "modern medicine". Nancy Deville has a rare quality to explain very clearly even the very difficult questions. Therefore also the ... Read More Rating: - Superb!What a fantastic book! Extremely informative, very well written and very comprehensive on the fascinating subject of combining Chinese & Western medicine. This book has revolutionized how I take care of my body, mind and overall health. It is a MUST READ for anyone even remotely interested in health and well-being. Such an easy read that I didn't realize I was learning along the way. Ten thumbs up. 
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