Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis, Volume 2 [Hardcover]

Barbara Kirschbaum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003 | ISBN-10: 0939616416 | ISBN-13: 978-0939616411 | Edition: 1

This second volume of Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis works seamlessly with the first to facilitate the connection between the theory of tongue diagnosis and the reality of practice in the clinic. As in the first volume, the case histories and related photographs are organized around the various disharmonies of the organs. Here, however, the tongue signs are evaluated in the broader context of the other symptoms and clinical findings -- including the vitality and constitution of the patient -- to reveal the actual process of diagnosis and formulation of a treatment strategy in each case. This provides a true picture of how tongue diagnosis is integrated into the whole of diagnosis and treatment.

Altogether, one-hundred and ten individual case histories are considered. By analyzing several different case histories related to a particular organ system, the diagnostic procedures and treatment strategies become clearer and more realistic to the student and practitioner.

The analysis of these case histories is based on nearly twenty-five years of clinical practice, and reflects the author’s approach to learning: "I believe in the importance of a discussion that clearly narrates the steps used to formulate treatment strategies, and that allows practitioners to share their findings. I have found that this process increases and improves the awareness of the participants by helping them synthesize all the signs and symptoms while incorporating the ‘nature’ of the patient in the formulation."

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About the Author

Barbara Kirschbaum received her Bachelor of Acupuncture at the International College of Oriental Medicine (England) in 1980, where she taught for seven years, and has pursued additional studies at various TCM hospitals in China over the past two decades. She frequently lectures on acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in her native Germany and abroad. She has engaged in the private practice of Chinese medicine for over twenty years.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 341 pages
• Publisher: Eastland Press; 1 edition (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939616416
• ISBN-13: 978-0939616411
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,148,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peek behind a professional TCM healer, March 4, 2005

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Guy Sedan "TCM Practitioner" (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis, Volume 2 (Hardcover)

I am in the last year of my 4-year TCM School. I found this book to be very helpful in clearly illustrating in color pictures, simple explanations and clear diagrams what I other books talk about only theoretically.

The book is organized by dedicating a chapter for each Zhang organ. In each case a very clear color picture of the tongue is displayed together with the tongue diagnosis. I usually tried to diagnose the tongue myself and then compare my diagnosis with the book diagnosis.

The details of the case are then presented together with a flow diagram explaining how the different patterns interact with each other. A very detailed explanation is provided with references to other TCM sources. The case is concluded with treatment principle, point selection and herbal formulas. Sometime the author seems to know exactly why are the reasons for each of the symptoms presented. This seems to me a bit exaggerated but still interesting.

I haven't encountered a TCM book with such a clear presentation. A joy to read!