following?

[Guest guest]

Jim,

 

> So I take it that you're saying no real following developed---or

> even could---from his work?

 

I'm not entirely clear what you are asking, but if it is have large amounts

of professionals taken his work and found it useful, the answer is no. In

fact I have never spoken to a professional who has training in the two

systems (Western and Chinese) who thought highly of the books. I'm not

saying they don't exist, only that I have never talked to them.

>

> Can you say how Jeremy Ross gets around this problem?

>

Frankly, I don't think he does. I have only seen the Yarrow monograph he has

on-line but it was enough for me to not want to purchase the book. I really

didn't agree with much of what I saw. He has mixed physiology and Western

traditions with Chinese medicine in a way that I can not support. Z'ev seems

to like it but he saw an advance copy and has the whole book in front of

him, I don't. I would be interested to hear a clear critique of the entire

book from you, Z'ev. I respect your opinions and know you know about Western

herbs and Chinese medicine.

 

thomas

 

 

 

Chinese Herbology and Acupuncture

acupuncture and herbal information

 

 

 

" Knowing nothing, you will be aware of everything. "

Lao Tzu

[Guest guest]

On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 04:12 PM, wrote:

 

> In

> fact I have never spoken to a professional who has training in the two

> systems (Western and Chinese) who thought highly of the books. I'm not

> saying they don't exist, only that I have never talked to them.

 

Hi, I exist.

 

I am not very well versed in Western herbs, but that is exactly the

reason that I do keep these books in my office. I have one use for

them, and that is to determine if what a patient is taking is going to

antagonize or potentiate my treatment.

 

If I'm clearing heat and they're taking a hot yang type herb, then

there's a problem. Certainly, one can at least derive this amount of

information on an herb from this book.

 

I agree that it attempts to synthesize too many traditions and ends up

with every herb having practically every property known to man, and

that gets in the way of any clear statement on how these herbs work

from the TCM way of doing things but still, this book has proven useful

in my limited applications.

 

I don't make any money from this book, but was part of the graphics

team that updated the most recent edition.

 

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Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

-Adlai Stevenson