Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 , juliej8@a... wrote: > Dear Group, > > What is the ONE English-language book you would use as a reference for > teaching first year herbs (pharmacopoeia), other than Bensky? > > Thank you. Julie Fundamentals of by Wiseman is what I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 The upcoming text by Jiao Shu-de, " Ten Lectures in the Use of Medicinals " published by Paradigm Press in the autumn. Absolutely outstanding. On Monday, August 6, 2001, at 08:28 PM, juliej8 wrote: > Dear Group, > > What is the ONE English-language book you would use as a reference for > teaching first year herbs (pharmacopoeia), other than Bensky? > > Thank you. Julie > Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed > healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate > academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety > of professional services, including board approved online continuing > education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 I have read exerpts from Clavey's book to be released in the future 2002 ?......also excellent. Heiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 In a message dated 8/7/01 2:37:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, WMorris116 writes: << It depends on what you want to accomplish with the additional text. I recommend Dr. Hsu's Oriental Materia Medica a concise guide for five reasons that outweigh it's nomenclature vacuity: Will >> Dear Group, thank you all for your suggesions. I think I will get the above named, mainly because I have most of the others (except Z'ev's suggestion, Ten Lectures, which isn't out yet). Doug, my search is for a book that will provide supplementary information, not a more concise form of Bensky. And yes, you are right, we do introduce formulas within the theory sequence, and we do not teach Dui Yao as a separate course, but we are considering doing so (as an elective). Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 In a message dated 8/7/01 5:34:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, herbbabe writes: << Julie, You should really include Dui yao in your curriculum. It provides a framework towards understanding formulas. An indispensable building block! and it doesn't take that long to go through the material. Cara >> Cara, I agree. It is hard to add new courses, since we are already at 3,176 hours for the program. Something will have to go, and our program is already quite heavy on herbs. But I totally agree it is a very important bridge. Does anyone have a design for a course of, say, 28 or 42 hours for Dui Yao? Can Dui Yao of the entire pharmacopoeia be taught in such a number of hours? Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 In a message dated 8/6/01 11:18:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, zrosenbe writes: The upcoming text by Jo Shunned, "Ten Lectures in the Use of Medicinal" published by Paradigm Press in the autumn. Absolutely outstanding. Z'ev, yes I can't wait to see this. I think Jiao Shu-de is one of the more important players at Bei Jing TCM University. I am hoping someone will translate his recent case studies on Shang Han Lun since my translational skills are still insufficient for the task. I believe the text 'Lectures' - and I have not seen it - is centering on case management (his strength) rather than pharmacopoeia. I see a number of people selecting comparative materia medicas. This is an interesting choice as a complement, however, they are somewhat incomplete. Pocket guides are always cool for those 'boring' events at DMV or some such activities. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 > Dear Group, > >What is the ONE English-language book you would use as a reference for >> teaching first year herbs (pharmacopoeia), other than Bensky? Julie- For first year students who need to bridge their knowledge of western herbs with Chinese herbalism I'd use Rister's new Kampo book which gives common English names. (They'd need to write in the pin yin from the back of the book, but that's a useful exercise.) It has the advantage of being written in real English instead of Weismanglish, which is confusing in itself for first year students. If you want to stress identification, K.Y. Yen's The Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica Crude and Prepared is very good, although the categories can be a bit difficult to discern. I especially like the unified index which lists pin yin, English, Latin and Japanese names so students don't have to shift from one index to another. I especially like how a single herb photo will show crude, honey-fried, cinnabar-fried, etc. forms of the plant or more than one cut of the herb. I think Hsu is somewhat more advanced. I would also use Sionneau's Dui Yao between individual herbs and formulas. Karen Vaughan CreationsGarden *************************************** Email advice is not a substitute for medical treatment. " One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. " - Josh Billings ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 on 8/7/01 1:10 AM, at wrote: > , juliej8@a... wrote: >> Dear Group, >> >> What is the ONE English-language book you would use as a reference for >> teaching first year herbs (pharmacopoeia), other than Bensky? >> >> Thank you. Julie the clinical guide to Chinese herbs and formulas, by chen song yu and li fei Cara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 And yes, you are right, we do introduce > formulas within the theory sequence, and we do not teach Dui Yao as a > separate course, but we are considering doing so (as an elective). > > Julie > Julie, You should really include Dui yao in your curriculum. It provides a framework towards understanding formulas. An indispensable building block! and it doesn't take that long to go through the material. Cara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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