Böcker av Peter Eckman

This is part three of a trilogy that started with The Compleat Acupuncturist followed by Grasping the Donkey's Tail. It describes the Eastern branch of science which is complementary to the Western sciences. The ways to use pulses to plan acupuncture treatment are described including how to treat cancer. There are over 50 case histories to illustrate all the methods detailed in the text. This style of acupuncture is based on each person's inborn Constitution as well as their current health issues, or their Condition. Based on 50 years of clinical experience, I have developed an approach that integrates methods from China, Korea, Japan and India. Many controversial passages in the Chinese classical medical texts are explained in ways that have not been discussed by earlier commentators.

A scholarly yet practical account for modern clinicians of some of the key difficult questions arising from obscure passages in the classics of Chinese medicine. This book offers an interpretation of crucial sections from the classical Chinese texts which have continued to puzzle Western clinicians, and serves as a basis for more effective acupuncture treatments. The author discusses Sasang medicine interpretations of specific phenomena, showing where Korean medicine diverged from Chinese, and how the two traditions can inform each other, and the modern acupuncturist. Elsewhere, he discusses the Daoist roots of Chinese medicine, the fundamental differences between Oriental and Western medical approaches, as well as various important issues in pulse diagnosis, all of which have practical application for modern clinicians and students.

Synthesizing traditions in Oriental medicine, this creative and groundbreaking book takes the practice of pulse diagnosis forward through integrating the Chinese, Ayurvedic, Japanese and Korean traditions. The author emphasizes constitutional as well as conditional diagnosis, and over 30 case histories are included.