Clinical Acupuncture: Scientific Basis Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a useful adjunct to the pocket text by Stux and Pomerantz, but does not stand alone as a text for acupuncture. I would recommend it as a secondary text for those who already have one of the standard clinical texts, such as Deadman or Macciocia.

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There is a large increase in interest in acupuncture by health care consumers. The three main reasons for this are medical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and the credibility that clinical trials and physiological research have provided. Acupuncture is rapidly moving out of the arena of "alternative" medicine, in large part again because it is grounded more firmly than other alternative treatments in research. The book provides the reader with the up-to-date information on the clinical bases of acupuncture.

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The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs, Second Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)As a Ph.D. student in biochemistry I have sought out critical references that would be accurate and legitimate treatises on the biochemistry and pharmacology of herbs. If one is truly interested in understanding thebiochemistry and pharmacology of Chinese herbs, then this is the referenceto purchase.Very intelligently presented in a concise scientific journalformat, presenting critical and relevant studies on the herbs as they arecurrently understood with many references to the original research papers. I would certainly purchase other titles similar to this if their coverageof other herbs (e.g. South American, Ayurvedic) were as comprehensive,relevant, and credible as this one.Not for the herbologist interested ina hokey metaphysical distortion of truth.Ideal for the intelligent and/oreducated layman that really wants to know what compounds are present invarious Chinese herbs and what their activities are.
Pitfalls: Somelistings are very brief (less than a page)For instance the discussionof Centella asiatica is only 1/2 page and listed under antipyretic herbsand makes no mention of nootropic effects if they, in fact, exist-Nobody'sperfect.

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Records cataloging the healing powers of natural substances - plants, minerals, and animal byproducts - date back more than 4,000 years. There is no denying the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, yet - until recently - the roots of this knowledge were largely lost in superstition and folklore. However, the use of herbs as an alternative medical treatment for many illnesses has increased steadily over the last decade, particularly since such herbs are categorized as "Natural Food Products" and are not yet subject to strict control by the FDA. Reports published in 1996 indicate that more than 10% of the US population has used herbal remedies.This book does not debate the value of Eastern or Western medicine but brings together Chinese herbal lore and Western scientific methods in a current, comprehensive treatise on the pharmacology of Chinese herbs. This second edition of The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs presents the chemical composition, pharmacological action, toxicity, and therapeutic value of 473 herbs.The book:oClassifies herbs according to their therapeutic valueoInforms how active ingredients in herbs may adversely interact with other herbs or drugsoEvaluates which herbs have the potential for more investigation and possible use as drugsoDescribes the pharmacological action of each herb based on recent scientific study and describes each herb according to Chinese pharmacopoeia and folk medicineoProvides a review of Chinese medical historyoPresents information on how to use modern chemical techniques for enhancing or modifying herbal ingredients into better agents with more strength and activityWhat's New in the Second EditionDiscussions on:oHerbs and their specific effects on the immune systemoHerbs and fertility/infertilityoAnti-cancer herbsoAnti-HIV herbsoAnti-malarial herbsoGinseng and ginsenosidesoAnti-Alzheimer herbsoHerbs affecting the nervous system

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