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Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies (2nd Ed.)

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This edition is a great improvement over the last. My main complaint is the terse index which limits its clinical usefulness. It is a good reference for learning or examining the formulas themselves, but less good as an efficient reference tool in the clinic. The formula descriptions refer to symptoms common to diagnoses for which formulas are used, but the index doesn't reference those symptoms. Even responsible practitioners of Chinese herbalism who prescribe according to diagnosis and not primarily to symptoms can find it useful to have an index in a book like this that contains symptomatic and western diagnostic references...after all, the information is in the book, why not be able to find where it is? The Materia Medica by the same publisher does a much better job of indexing this material.

Most of the time Amazon prices are competitive, but for this book the school bookstore was $30 cheaper. Check elsewhere first before buying. The book itself is fine. It is a course textbook and on the CA state acupuncture board list of required books for the licensing exam. This formulas book is authoritative, well-written and among the best of its kind.

This text--actually more of a reference work--is the gold standard for Chinese herbal formula study. It has historical commentary and in depth discussions on patho-mechanisms that set it apart from other books. A must-have for any student of traditional Chinese medicine.

This is one of the essential book for the chinese medicine practitioner. This book is not for novoice person looking to get some herbal formulas. It assumes that you are a chinese Medicine practitioner. The book is overall very well organised compared to its first edition. There are extra formulas (hence double the size). Overall its a great reference and I enjoy reading it and using it as a reference. Cheers.

the book is brand new, i recommand to everyone that study anything in complementary medicine