A Manual of Acupuncture24 reviews
Peter Deadman, Kevin Baker, ...

Not Avail, 1998

The best that's out there

+ An excellent reference book
+ A Manuel of Acupuncture
+ very satisfied
  
  











  



  
Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine12 reviews
Giovanni Maciocia

Eastland Press, 1995

Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine

+ Reliable textbook for TCM
+ I find this book essential for practitioneres of TCM.
+ Excellent!
+ Always learning something new
  
  











  



  
A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine8 reviews
Nigel Wiseman, Ye Feng

Paradigm Publications (MA), 1998

An absolute must

+ Great Reference
+ The best, so far
+ Sets the standard
  
  











  



  
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen with Commentary
Maoshing Ni

Shambhala, 1995

a solid paraphrase for the practitioner

While this book is sometimes criticised for its lack of scholarly style, it is important to realize that the writer is approaching a 2,500 year old work, the seminal theoretical treatise of Chinese medicine, from the point of view of a clinician. It is frankly not much easier for native speakers ...
  
  











  



  
Acupuncture Point Combinations: the Key to Clinical Success3 reviews
Jeremy Ross

Churchill Livingstone, 1995

An excellent source of diagnostic & therapeutic tools

+ Useful tool for evaluation and treatment with acupuncture.
+ great book

This book successfully combines the classic uses of the acupunture points with modern concerns of emotional distress, modern-life trauma and pains. Dr Ross, like a true master, shares his knowledge and experience in the art of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I am eager for this book to be available ...
  
  











  



  
Patterns & Practice in Chinese Medicine4 reviews
Xuemeii Li, Jingyi Zhao

Eastland Press, 1998

Understandable

+ Great Book!!!!
+ A "must have" for the beginning practitioner
+ great book
  
  











  



  
Chinese Herbal Medicines: Comparisons and Characteristics1 review
Yifan Yang

Churchill Livingstone, 2002

Yifan Yang Should write more books on TCM

Yifan Yang should write more books. She writes with much clarity and authority based obviously on her profound understanding of the TCM fundamentals. Anyone whether student, practicing physician would find this book a treasure to be kept as a reference and guide to their understanding of the TCM ...
  
  











  



  
Grasping the Wind (Paradigm Title)5 reviews
Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, ...

Paradigm Publications (MA), 1989

A window on the Chinese understanding of the Acupoints

+ A Must-Have Text for TCM & Acupuncture Students

First of all, if you want to know the location, indications, contraindications and prescriptions for all the 400+ acupoints, please see _A Manual of Acupuncture_ by Peter Deadman, Mazin Al-Khafaji with Kevin Baker. But if you want more than a two or three word translation of the point's Chinese ...
  
  











  



  
Acupuncture Patterns and Practice
Xuemeii Li, Jingyi Zhao

Eastland Press, 1993

Acupuncture Patterns & Practice is a practical, clinically oriented exposition of traditional Chinese diagnosis and acupuncture therapy. The book consists of nine series of cases, each devoted to a type of disorder that is commonly seen in the acupuncture clinic: common cold, cough, dizziness, headache, lower back pain, painful obstruction (bi), wind-stroke, insomnia and palpitations. In each ...
  
  











  



  
Practical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine5 reviews
Tietao Deng

Churchill Livingstone, 1999

A TCM Diagnostic Dream -come -true!

+ Single best book on Chinese medical diagnostics

As a practicing acupuncturist of 12 years and teacher of this artful medicine, I found this book invaluable for both practioners and students of TCM. The wealth of information on examination methods(i.e.: tongue,pulse,abdomen,almost every aspect of facial diagnosis), 10 questions, and more was ...
  
  











  



  
Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition)97 reviews
Paul Pitchford

North Atlantic Books, 2002

Book Deserves 10 Stars

+ Eastern tradition meets Western nutrition
+ Healing with Whole Foods
+ excellent source
+ Glad I got this book.
  
  











  



  
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies4 reviews
Dan Bensky, Randall Barolet

Eastland Press, 1990

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies

+ Bensky's Formuales & Strategies
+ Still the Standard
+ Strategy and Formulas, Dan Bensking
  
  











  



  
Handbook of TCM Patterns & Treatments1 review
Bob Flaws

Blue Poppy Press, 2008

If you have the Giovanni book, the additional info is not worth the price

The book description is misleading: "It includes many of the complicated patterns other English language TCM books leave out but which Western patients typically present. You'll also learn Bob Flaw's personal insights on the discrimination of patterns and their treatment based on his more than ...
  
  











  



  
Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine: Zhong Yi Xue Ji Chu (Paradigm Title)5 reviews
Nigel Wisemann

Paradigm Publications (MA), 1995

A good rival to Maccioca's intro text.

+ CM
+ Much underappreciated
+ EXCELLENT, FUNDAMENTAL, ESSENTIAL!!
  
  











  



  
The Secret of Chinese Pulse Diagnosis4 reviews
Bob Flaws

Blue Poppy Press, 1997

Excellent!

+ The Secret of Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
+ Makes pulse diagnosis easy for anybody

I found this book very useful and I believe every practitioner of TCM should have it.
  
  











  



  
Shang Han Lun: On Cold Damage, Translation & Commentaries3 reviews
Zhongjing Zhang, Feng Ye, ...

Paradigm Publications (MA), 1999

"A Readers" review is factually incorrect and misleading

+ Thank you!

As the publisher of this book, there are several factual errors in the anonymous review posted here that I would like to address. First, the "translation of a translation" comment is misleading. First century texts such as the Shang Han Lun are not books one pulls off a shelf. They were ...
  
  











  



  
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists. Second Edition23 reviews
Giovanni Maciocia

Churchill Livingstone, 2005

For basic concepts on TCM, this book is easy to understand

+ The secret to using the Index
+ This book you must have

Highly recommended by some of my professors, I eventually purchased the book and am very happy I did. There are other books in the market explaining basic TCM concepts including diagnosis and meridians / points, but this one seems to do it just that one last bit more clearly - perhaps the fact that ...
  
  











  



  
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text2 reviews
Chen Chiu Hseuh

Eastland Press, 1981

A Voluminous (only slightly flawed) Mainstay

+ Great "all around" Book....

This book got short shrift in our education even though we bought in in the first year or two. It is essential for its coverage of auricular and scalp acupuncture (not to mention other imaging styles such as "nose acupuncture"). It also has a slightly different view of channel pathology symptoms ...
  
  











  



  
The Essence of Liu Feng-Wu's Gynecology1 review

Blue Poppy Pr, 1998

You will be amazed

As someone is was not sure if acupuncture was a voodoo science or what---i was still somewhat interested in learning more about it----if this sounds like you---buy the book! It takes you step by step of each body part----this book is esential for the beginner---or the relucant one--or even the ...
  
  











  



  
The Art of Acupuncture Techniques8 reviews
Robert Johns

North Atlantic Books, 1996

Please Re-Read Pericardium-6, "The Wild Card"

+ a must have
+ simple book from a brilliant doctor
+ Johns's deep understanding of medicine comes through pages