A pioneering effort in examining side by side two longest and continuously practiced systems of medicine.
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Good overview,
This review is from: Tao and Dharma: Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda (Paperback)
As far as I am aware, this is the only book out there in English to look at the connections and divergences in philosophy and praxis of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayuveda, the traditional healing techniques and systems of China and India respectively. As such, it provides an important service. It is written for the general public, and so, students of either or both of the healing systems won't find much new in the respective sections on them. However, it is an excellent introductory overview to both systems. In addition, serious students and practitioners will benefit from the attempt to look at the differences and similarities in the two ancient systems. While a much more in-depth account is certainly needed, I hope Svoboda, an excellent and exteremely important writer, teacher, and practitioner of Ayurveda and Tantra, doesn't get around to it anytime soon, because I hope to eventually write it myself!
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This book has the information it promises, and excellently written to make the comparisons clearly understandable and very readable as well. Glad i made the purchase!
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I am a yoga teacher and veterinarian. This book had a great descriptions of both ayurveda and TCM. I thought it had great depth, it looked at TCM in a number of cultures, almost like a medical cultural anthropology of TCM. The book a lso has a comprehensive comparison of the two systems of ancient medicine. I found this book to be useful for me as I begin my study of TCVM and continue my study of ayurveda.
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A fundamental tenet of the Chinese system of medicine is that the human body-mind-spirit continuum is an integral whole and that the individual is linked to a greater macrocosmic entirety through a progressive continuum from family, society, environment and, ultimately, the universe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
digestive toxins, chebulic myrobalan, triple burner, heart protector, digestive fire, central conduit, subtle fire, pulse diagnosis, china root, stagnant blood, long pepper, sweet flag, medicinal substances Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Five Elements, Triple Burner, Inner Classic, Subtle Fire, Regular Meridians, Reproductive Tissue, Sri Lanka, Heart Protector, Internal Medicine, Central Conduit, Hua Tuo, Stagnant Blood, Digestive Toxins, Han Dynasty, Extraordinary Vessels, Yang Meridians, Absolute Reality, Lower Burner, Organ Images, Three Attributes, Silk Road, South Indian, Supreme Ultimate New!
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A fundamental tenet of the Chinese system of medicine is that the human body-mind-spirit continuum is an integral whole and that the individual is linked to a greater macrocosmic entirety through a progressive continuum from family, society, environment and, ultimately, the universe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
digestive toxins, chebulic myrobalan, triple burner, heart protector, digestive fire, central conduit, subtle fire, pulse diagnosis, china root, stagnant blood, long pepper, sweet flag, medicinal substances Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Five Elements, Triple Burner, Inner Classic, Subtle Fire, Regular Meridians, Reproductive Tissue, Sri Lanka, Heart Protector, Internal Medicine, Central Conduit, Hua Tuo, Stagnant Blood, Digestive Toxins, Han Dynasty, Extraordinary Vessels, Yang Meridians, Absolute Reality, Lower Burner, Organ Images, Three Attributes, Silk Road, South Indian, Supreme Ultimate New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Planetary Herbology by Michael Tierra in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution by Robert Svoboda in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Garden of Life: An Introduction to the Healing Plants of India by Naveen Patnaik in Back Matter
- Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners: Familiar Western Food Prepared with Ayurvedic Principles by Amadea Morningstar in Back Matter
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