- Hardcover: 528 pages
- Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; Reprint edition (Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0443039801
- ISBN-13: 978-0443039805
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 19 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 668,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From the internationally acclaimed practitioner, Giovanni Maciocia, comes a first-class textbook that explains the application of the theory of Chinese medicine to Western medical practice. It emphasises Western types of diseases and patients.
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A comprehensive introduction to Chinese Medicine.,
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This review is from: The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists (Hardcover)
This book is a must for students of Acupuncture. Starting with basic principles explained in simple English, it takes the reader through to more complex concepts and discussions of patterns of diagnosis and treatment suggestions.
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A comprehensive introduction into Chinese medicine,
By Doesn't do business with paedos "Anna" (Birkenhead England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists (Hardcover)
This book is a good introduction for acupuncturists. It outlines the functions of the organs from a Chinese viewpoint, and deals with some common disharmonies. It is lacking in it's descriptions of the channels and the actions of the acupuncture points of the body. However it is written in a clear style, and I would recommend it to anybody startig a course in acupuncture.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 73 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists (Hardcover)
For the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Students:Before writing a review I want to say that the Acupuncture Boards require this book as their main diagnostic book, but also; they require, "The Web that Has No Weaver," by Kapchuk and Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustiion (Rev. Ed.)(CAM) by Cheng Xinnong. I would also like to recommend - but not required - Foundations in Chinese Acupuncture (Rev. Ed.) by Ellis, Wiseman and Boss. This book is great for channel theory and has excellent detail throughout. For Everyone else: Five Stars! 47 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
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By Brian B. Carter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists (Hardcover)
Maciocia's work has been quite influential in the U.S. despite the fact that some of his information is from the classics, while other parts are his own creation. He does not always differentiate between the two, nor does he always cite his sources.For example, the idea that the outer back shu points are effective for the treatment of emotions... not from the Classic sources, according to Philippe Sionneau. So where did it come from? Who made it up? However, we still have to know everything in his books for the CA state board. His zang-fu herbalized-style point functions, 5 phase type, three jiao patterns, etc. are unique to this book. In its defense, it does have a lot of important basic info, and it's written by a native English speaker... but it's a vastly different look at Chinese Medicine from say The Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine by Nigel Wiseman. Good start for the new student... but neither the last word, nor infallible. 14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Superb book! Best book in TCM to understand the acupuncture-,
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This review is from: The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists (Hardcover)
This is a great book to begin with if you are a acupuncture-student. It is easy to understand, it explains WHY certain combinations of points is better than another. It is also very good in explaining the way of thinking in TCM.
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