Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention [Paperback]

Henry C. Lu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2006

The most comprehensive, trusted, and user-friendly guide to Chinese traditional medicine is finally available in a handy paperback.

A perennial backlist bestseller in hardcover, Chinese Natural Cures remains the most complete and up-to-date book available in the Western world on the system and wisdom of Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine is made up of four distinct methods of treatment: the use of herbs, acupuncture, the use of certain foods, and massage. Its practices can be used side-by-side with traditional Western medicine and have been growing steadily in popularity in the U.S. over the past decade. Written by world renowned practitioner Dr. Henry C. Lu, Chinese Natural Cures is a complete and user-friendly guide to the principals and methods of Chinese medicine. Included here are treatments for dozens of ailments and complaints such as body pains, digestive problems, sleep disorders, infertility, and more. An encyclopedic section on herbs includes the classification of all Chinese herbs and their application, and a comprehensive section on the Chinese system of food cures offers vital information on how a wide variety of foods can prevent or cure disease. Dozens of easy-to-follow charts organize all of this invaluable information for reference at a glance.

This handsomely designed new paperback edition is smaller and handier, and is sure to bring the traditions of Chinese medicine to an even wider audience.

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About the Author

Henry C. Lu, Ph.D., has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1972, and teaches Chinese medicine all over the world. Dr. Lu’s books are recommended by the Board of Acupuncture Examiners in the United States. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (January 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579125468
• ISBN-13: 978-1579125462
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic reference for TCM!, April 14, 2006

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Bluestream (in my world) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention (Paperback)

If you are interested in traditional chinese medicine(TCM), you will definitely love this book! Firstly, its such a thick book with tons of information. There are several sections in the book. There is a section where he lists out diagnostic of conditions and how to trace it to the cause of the problem (eg. kidney deficiency in yin; or heart and kidney not communicating, or heat in lungs etc). Then there is another section which lists the natural properties of each food (almost any kind of food you can think of, from duck eggs to strawberry, gancao(herb) to mulberry, honey to rice. Another section he talks about the origin of each herb, and what the herb is used for (eg treating false fire condition). Great book! I am buying another one for my mum to read!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any serious herbal treatment collection, May 20, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention (Paperback)

Other books have come out on the topic of Chinese cures - but this is the most comprehensive yet, created by world-famous practitioner Dr. Henry C. Lu who uses his expertise to explain both Chinese medicine and its underlying philosophy of health and illness. Treatments are organized by complaints and include easy reference for treatment and cure and advice on hundreds of foods and herbs as well. Literally hundreds of Chinese herbs and their uses receive clear, specific mention; right down to the formulas and potions which make them useful. Very highly recommended: a must for any serious herbal treatment collection.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Encyclopedic Information but Not Comprehensive TCM, June 30, 2011

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Manly Man - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention (Paperback)

Dr. Lu does a great job at tabulating and categorizing food cures for TCM diagnosed conditions. However, his chapters on TCM theory (Taoism, ying/yang) and method of diagnosis is far too basic to give any real help (they come acrossed as an exploded outline rather than a meaningful paragraph with "meat" in it). In addition, while he identifies foods for a condition, he offers almost no recipes or means of making these foods actually a meal (I'm not into eating raw pork kidney). At times, I felt I was reading an author's notes and outline for a great book with lots of missing information and information that was not cross checked before publication (The index has problems). Frequently food is listed as yin energy on one page and yang energy on another page without explanation. Also, there is no explanation of the titles and keys in the tables (Tonic verses Regulatory). Some tables repeat information without explanation (as if the publisher didn't understand what the author's intent was for having the two different tables) Now those are pretty easy terms to understand but it was necessary for me to read two other TCM books to really appreciate some of the information in this book. At least for me, this book is a "Buy" but only with the condition to also buy another book (like D. Reid's) on the introduction of TCM and a Chinese healing cookbook on how to actually take the foods and make them meals.