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	The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists. Second Edition Giovanni Maciocia Churchill Livingstone, 2005 - 1236 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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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:
The above also applies to everyone else but mostly to TCM students. In review of Giovanni's book I must say that from a Western Medical science point of view it was easier to understand than "The Web" and I found that it presented the material in a logical systematic fashion with better and more complete explanations. It is better to start with this book, than with some of the others because once you have a good background with this one, you can understand the different wording in the other books (CAM, Web, etc.). Overall written well and highly recommended.

Five Stars!

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THE BEST ACUPUNCTURE TEXTBOOK AVALIABLE

This is truly one of the best texbooks I have every seen that explains acupuncture and chinese medical theory. Very comprehensive and informative. It begins by explaining foundational principles of chinese medical thought such as: yin and yang, the five elements, vital substances, the trasformation of Qi, the function of the different organ systems and patterns, and concludes with very descriptive information on the action and use for most points. This text is used at many acupuncture colleges around the nation. A MUST HAVE for all who have a sincere interest in chinese medicine. Keep an eye open for Giovanni's next work "Diagnosis IN Chinese Medicine".

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The Foundations for all TCM students

This is the main book for diagnostics of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in the US. All TCM colleges that I know of require this text for all their theory classes. The book is very dense and to the point, and any student of TCM must utilize this text throughout his/her studies...

The Standard

All the basics right here. Wonderful discussion of the basis of acupuncture/traditional chinese medicine. Highly recommended!

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