George T. Lewith MA MRCGP MRCPHard Drug Addiction ;Some excellent research work has been done in this field
Bob Flaws L.Ac.This is a basic introduction to pulse examination as it is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM. Although in Chinese, TCM is simply referred to as zhong yi or Chinese medicine, I do regard what is usually called TCM in the West as a...
Acupuncture anaesthesia is widely used in China. It often provides the highlight to a 'tourist trip' and has been filmed for the Western media on many occasions. Acupuncture anaesthesia has been used in a wide variety of operations, from minor...
The roots of Taiji (T'ai Chi) go deep into Chinese history. Taiji was originally a martial arts practice called Taijiquan (T'ai Chi Chuan). Quan (Chuan) means fist or boxing. The art has a legendary beginning in the philosophy of Daoism (Taoism)...
In China it is typical for people to practice Qigong (Ch'i Kung) or Taiji (T'ai Chi) for about an hour between 5:30 am and 6:30 or from 6 am to 7 am. Frequently they practice in large groups. It is not unusual to see a group of people doing Taiji...
Life is movement. And life is oneness. You can't know about the five movements unless you know about the one. The concept of yin/yang is not really about polarities or opposities, it's about complementarity, the constant movement back and forth...
The above technique can be approached a bit differently. Remember that one of the important guidelines is to make it up and have it be easy and fun, so feel free to tailor your practice so that it works for you. This may be done either sitting or...
The theory of yin and yang is a kind of world outlook. It holds that all things have two opposite aspects, yin and yang, which are both opposite and at the same time interdependent. This is a universal law of the material world. These two aspects...
The neuralgias are a collection of poorly understood and frequently painful conditions. The more common and clearly defined types of neuralgia will be discussed in the following section.
The Use of Acupuncture in Obstetrics ;In China the major use of acupuncture in obstetrics is t
