The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine

The Web That Has No Weaver is a classic and comprehensive volume that discusses the theory and practice of Chinese medicine Kaptchuk s book is an invaluable resource in the field and an authoritative guide that helps readers understand both Western and Eastern healing practices Here in the revised edition is further research into ancient Chinese practices as well as active involvement in cutting edge scientific research. Free Read Books The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine Author Ted Kaptchuk – kino-fada.fr This is hands down the best book for an English speaking person who is interested in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine It is very well written and highly informative Many concepts of Chinese medicine are difficult to express in English and the true meanings become lost in translation Futher, the concepts are far beyond a Western person s mindframe capacity Dr Kaptchuk does an incredible job of opening up the concepts to a Western person such as myself...As a dyed in the wool WASPy westerner, I once struggled with the whole eastern medicine concept And then I had my gall bladder out, in a modern American hospital, with all the amenities and twice the pain, at which point, I started struggling with the whole western medicine concept In order to contain the waves of nausea and continued right upper quadrant pain that followed my surgery I can still see the surgeon smiling and shrugging as I described my misery , I went in desperation to an acup As a dyed in the wool WASPy westerner, I once struggled with the whole eastern medicine concept And then I had my gall bladder out, in a modern American hospital, with all the amenities and twice the pain, at which point, I started struggling with the whole western medicine concept In order to contain the waves of nausea and continued rig...I read this thoughtfuly written book while I was soul searching, for I had considered becoming an Oriental Medical practitioner and had given up on Western Medical practices To me, the fall of medicine in the west was as a result of having lost its way from the compassion centered healing that has been the root of its art, to what now has become a techno pharmaceutical monstrosity, incestuously merged with managed care and insurance As a result, sadly, modern physicians no longer touch patient I read this thoughtfuly written book while I was soul searching, for I had considered becoming an Oriental Medical practitioner and had given up on Western Medical practices To me, the fall of medicine in the west was as a result of having lost ...An accessible overview of Chinese medicine primarily acupuncture and herbs written by a Western physician It covers the basic philosophy and systems of traditional Chinese medicine, and how that differs from biomedicine Western medicine based on anatomy and modern drugs My favorite chapters dealt with various kinds of pulses and examining signs on a person s tongue These techniques reveal a surprising amount of detail about what s happening in the body My acupuncturist noted that p An accessible overview of Chinese medicine primarily acupuncture and herbs written by a Western physician It covers the basic philosophy and systems of traditional Chi...This book was recommended to me by one of my Acupuncturists Who I can t remember unfortunately It s really good, gives a good overview of Chinese Medicine, and allows you to understand a bit better the possibilities of what a diagnosis means.A diagnosis in Chinese Medicine is not the same as in western medicine For example six people who have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia could quite easily have six different diagnoses The diagnosis is one of what is causing the issue muchso than This book was recommended to me by one of my Acupuncturists Who I can t remember unfortunately It s really good, gives a good overview of Chinese Medicine, and allows you ...This gets an extra star for being my introduction to Chinese medicine In truth this is many people s introduction to the medicine, and deserves a lot of credit for that Certainly worth reading as a first book, especially for those of a very western scientific mindset I think if I had read Lonny Jarrett or J.R Worsley first I would have been thrown off by their language This book allowed me to move into the idea of the medicine before I needed to ...I m really interested in learning about Traditional Chinese Medicine, and this book was recommended to me by my acupuncturist But, I have to say, I m getting annoyed by the repetitive style of the author I think he s so convinced that Westerners won t get it that he says things a million times And maybe I won t get it, but the repetition isn t helping.Ok, I finished it, relatively speaking I got impatient and started skipping to parts that seemed like they would be relevant to me Yeah, I m really interested in learning about Traditional Chinese Medicine, and this book was recommended to me by my acupuncturist But, I have to say, I m getting annoyed by the repetitive style of the author I think he s so convinced that Westerners won t ...Pretty much THE book on Chinese Medicine Not a book to read if you just want to know herbs and folk remedies This is a book for someone wanting to understand Chinese Medicine, whether to know how to us...I read this interesting book after my first visit to an accupuncturist The book was written initially as a laymen s guide, but turns into something pretty technical It convinced me that Chinese medicine is a valuable tool particularly in addressing disorders which Wester...A very interesting and well documented book It s not easy to find someone that can bridge and understand both West and Eastern philosophies I was looking for a good introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine and the concepts behind it This was the right book for it It gives a broad but very thorough perspective on the matter while maintaining a very neutral and non judgemental a...

• English
• 10 May 2018
Ted Kaptchuk
• ebook
• 528 pages
• 0809228408
• Ted Kaptchuk
• The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine