Felix Mann's ³Scientific Aspects of Acupuncture?

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" It was only then that I seriously examined the

validity of all I had learnt, only to discover that most of it was phantasy "

 

 

Interesting article. I imagine we will focus on the sentence that Chinese

acupuncture is

phantasy. I can make the arguement from his research just as easily that Western

tests

provide a crude proof of Chinese acupuncture.

 

What is disturbing is a lack of humility of the Western viewpoint. A lot of time

is spent

reducing acupuncture to the most basic acupuncture theory... page 50 of CAM...

compares

it to the most basic anatomy-phisiology and then tells us that CM isn't a

sophisticated

theory. Perhaps it is those very elaborate phantasies that create a more

effective

acupuncture results that seems to have eluded him.

 

Finally, I would suggest that everyone read Lorraine Wilcox's article on the

history of the

channels on the ChinesemedicalTimes.com for a great discussion of why we give

the

channels their names.

 

doug

 

, <wcargal9 wrote:

>

> Yes Phil

>

> I wanted to seconds Cara's thanks,

>

> I always look forward to your herbal abstracts, saves me a lot of time

>

> thanks,

>

> Warren Cargal

> acuatlanta.net

> >

> > Cara Frank <herbbabe

> > 2007/01/27 Sat PM 04:40:30 EST

> >

> > Re: Felix Mann's ³Scientific Aspects of

> > Acupuncture?

> >

> > Thanks Phil.

> > do you know when this was written? It really beings me back to my school

> > days. His were the only books that were published at the time, and they were

> > hard to get.

> >

> > And also- I really appreciate your forwards of research links. Thanks for

> > your effort

> >

> > Cara

> >

> > Cara O. Frank, R.Ac, Dipl Ac & Ch.H.

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> > Tai Sophia Institute of the Healing Arts

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