Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 A new book that has garnered my interest recently is Wei Li's " Clinical Nephrology and " from Blue Poppy Press. I have gotten a lot of practical information from the text, including the importance of such medicinals as dong chong xia cao and da huang in the treatment of nephrotic syndromes. I've known about these previously, and do use dong chong xia cao extensively with patients, but it was nice to read about their practical application in mainland China. All in all, this is one of the best of the 'integrative Chinese-Western Medicine' books. I consider Wei Li to be in the tradition of Zhang Xichun. In other words, she accesses biomedical data without compromising the Chinese medical pattern differentiation or theory in any manner. I know Wei Li was your teacher. Perhaps you could share something about her work with the group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Z'ev, on your recomendation I will get the book. Have you ever consider translating Zhang Xichun? Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 My Chinese skills are not up to the project at this point, and the Chinese in this text is more complicated than the usual (mixtures of classical and modern grammar, etc.) However, since I am using it as a 'class text' with my Chinese tutor, we will put out portions from time to time, I think. Heiner Fruehauf translated a chapter, available in a back issue of the California Journal of Oriental Medicine, published by the California Society of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CSOMA). On Nov 18, 2003, at 2:07 AM, Marco wrote: > Z'ev, > > on your recomendation I will get the book. > Have you ever consider translating Zhang Xichun? > > Marco > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 , " " < zrosenbe@s...> wrote: > > I know Wei Li was your teacher. Perhaps you could share > something about her work with the group? > > Wei Li learned CM from her father the traditiponal way by memorizing classics. She worked in her father's clinic in the countryside and was seeing patients by age of 14. At 18 she was sent to a deep rural area to practice acupuncture during the cultural rev and later went to med school after mao croaked. she then 3 years post grad studies in CM. she was very influenced by zhu dan xi, wen bing and modrn science. Before coming to the US, she was chief of renal pathology at her hospital and was well known for her integration of chinese herbology into tx protocols back at a time when dialysis was rare. she influenced my practice more than any other teacher. I did my entire internship with her alone. she is the reason I emphasize dampheat and blood stasis and high doses in my practice till this day longbefore I read any words on those subjects in englsih. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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