Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 hey dudes. i am applying to study at the MIDWEST COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE in racine, wisconsin for this fall. anyway, im really excited about getting started, so i was wondering if somebody could recommend some texts for me. id like to get started studying! thanks, mercurius trismegistus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 When i taught at Midwest the first-year book was Wiseman & Ellis Fundamentals of CM, which is still IMO the most bang for your buck of any TCM book out there... they may have switched to Maciocia, i think i was the only one on the faculty holding out for W & E. The point location and needle tq was done with Deadman et al Manual of Acupuncture. The herb books were the Bensky Materia Medica and Formulas and Strategies. All the tx strategy (acu & herb) classes used Practical Therapeutics by Yan Wu. These might be a bit daunting to start on your own with; The Web That Has No Weaver is always a popular intro to TCM theory, if that's the case. robert hayden Chinese Medicine , " Mercurius Trismegistus " <magisterium_magnum@s...> wrote: > > hey dudes. i am applying to study at the MIDWEST COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE in racine, wisconsin for this fall. anyway, im really excited about getting started, so i was wondering if somebody could recommend some texts for me. id like to get started studying! > thanks, > mercurius trismegistus > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Hello and good luck on the journey of Chinese Medicine! There are 2 books people sometimes start reading that are easy. 1. The Web that has no Weaver 2. Between Heaven and Earth. I liked the first one better only because the second is more 5 element which seemed abstract to me (but many people prefer). Another really good one, is the Foundation of Chinese Medicine by Giovanni Maciocia. This is a text book. I remember starting with The Acupuncture Manuel for Point Location and in retrospect it was way to complex for me to grasp before getting a general feel for the philosophy. Good Luck! --- Mercurius Trismegistus <magisterium_magnum wrote: > hey dudes. i am applying to study at the MIDWEST > COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE in > racine, wisconsin for this fall. anyway, im really > excited about getting started, so i was wondering if > somebody could recommend some texts for me. id like > to get started studying! > thanks, > mercurius trismegistus > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Are you looking for acu or herbs or both? Acu: Chinese Acupuncture and Moxabustion Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (nickname: Shanghai text) The Foundations of (by Giovanni Maciocia) A Manual of Acupuncture (by Deadman) Navigating the Channels of Traditional (by Ni) The first two are the standards for points and theory, the third good theory, the fourth has great drawings and descriptions of points but is expensive, the last is for the 8 extras. Also check out The Web That Has No Weaver...it's great when you start out or for patients to get an idea without having to buy a textbook. Herbs: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materica Medica (by Dan Bensky) That me know if you need more recommendations. Kris acupuncture , " Mercurius Trismegistus " <magisterium_magnum@s...> wrote: > hey dudes. i am applying to study at the MIDWEST COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE in racine, wisconsin for this fall. anyway, im really excited about getting started, so i was wondering if somebody could recommend some texts for me. id like to get started studying! > thanks, > mercurius trismegistus > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 thank you very much for the reply and info! - kampo36 Chinese Medicine Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:11 AM Re: ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE When i taught at Midwest the first-year book was Wiseman & Ellis Fundamentals of CM, which is still IMO the most bang for your buck of any TCM book out there... they may have switched to Maciocia, i think i was the only one on the faculty holding out for W & E. The point location and needle tq was done with Deadman et al Manual of Acupuncture. The herb books were the Bensky Materia Medica and Formulas and Strategies. All the tx strategy (acu & herb) classes used Practical Therapeutics by Yan Wu. These might be a bit daunting to start on your own with; The Web That Has No Weaver is always a popular intro to TCM theory, if that's the case. robert hayden Chinese Medicine , " Mercurius Trismegistus " <magisterium_magnum@s...> wrote: > > hey dudes. i am applying to study at the MIDWEST COLLEGE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE in racine, wisconsin for this fall. anyway, im really excited about getting started, so i was wondering if somebody could recommend some texts for me. id like to get started studying! > thanks, > mercurius trismegistus > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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