Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Does anyone else have any thoughts about night ss/ Oakland, CA 94609 - Stephen Bonzak Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:21 AM Re: Flu I added the FileMaker file and an Excel file of the database to the board. Obviously you need these programs to run the database. All of the information is present in the excel file, but it does not look too pretty. The FileMaker Pro file is laid out nicer. Let me know what you think. -Steve On Feb 21, 2006, at 9:55 AM, wrote: > Stephen > I would to see it. Is file maker work on PC > > > > > Oakland, CA 94609 > > > - > Stephen Bonzak > > Tuesday, February 21, 2006 7:30 AM > Re: Flu > > > I have made a database on FileMaker Pro that includes the formula > name, > category, herbal constituents, diagnosis, and major pathomechanisms. > it mainly follows Bensky, but where his pathomechanisms are lacking I > look in other sources (Guohui Liu's text, Mitchell's SHL, etc). If > anyone is interested, I would be happy to let you see it. I don't > think it would be something that is marketable since it uses text > that > is copyrighted. It is helpful in teaching, though, and it is > searchable. > > -Steve > > On Feb 20, 2006, at 7:45 PM, wrote: > >> It has always been my feeling that for a computer program of herbs, >> prescriptions or acupuncture points to have redeeming value, it >> should add something new. New content, innovative use of existing >> information, or exacting scholarship. Like nearly every other >> computer database of Chinese medicine in English, this one doesn't >> meet these criteria. Understandably, a single practitioner will be >> hard-pressed to make an innovative database without funding, >> collaboration, etc. If anyone wants to see the potential for CM >> database tools, just look at homeopathic programs such as >> Macrepertory. It goes beyond the books, synthesizing information >> from multiple sources and is truly indispensable to the practice of >> homeopathy today. Our profession (at least in English language) is >> way behind the eight ball here. >> >> >> On Feb 19, 2006, at 10:08 AM, Al Stone wrote: >> >>> This TCM Formula Finder is kind of the program that I'd envisioned >>> having >>> someday. Basically, it is just a searchable database of a bunch of >>> formulas >>> with all the usual notes and other information you'd want. What I >>> like about >>> it is the ability to search by a symptom. >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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