Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 HI Group, sorry,another slightly daft question this time, as I only get started with the chinese herbs I am not too sure about it, so hope someone would not mind giving me a bit of info! What is the difference in content between the new Bensky-Chinese herbal Medicine-Formulas and strategies, and Materia medica, To look up formulas, does one need the former or is everything in the latter too? Many thanks, Andrea Best regards, Andrea Hehlmann, Dr.med.vet.,MRCVS Tel.02086607954 Hair of the dog Hehlis Holistics www.hehlis-holistics.com info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 One has formulas and the other has individual herbs. Kind regards Attilio D'Alberto Doctor of (Beijing, China) BSc (Hons) TCM MATCM 07786198900 attiliodalberto <http://www.attiliodalberto.com/> www.attiliodalberto.com drandreahehlmann [drandreahehlmann] 30 March 2005 14:12 Chinese Traditional Medicine Bensky books HI Group, sorry,another slightly daft question this time, as I only get started with the chinese herbs I am not too sure about it, so hope someone would not mind giving me a bit of info! What is the difference in content between the new Bensky-Chinese herbal Medicine-Formulas and strategies, and Materia medica, To look up formulas, does one need the former or is everything in the latter too? Many thanks, Andrea Best regards, Andrea Hehlmann, Dr.med.vet.,MRCVS Tel.02086607954 Hair of the dog Hehlis Holistics www.hehlis-holistics.com info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 if i'm understanding your question correctly the difference is that Materia Medica focuses on the study of individual medicinal substances where Formulas and Strategies focuses on the study of formulas (which are composed of individual medicinal substances). you can look up formulas in the Formulas and Strategies. Materia Medica does not contain formulas, though it does contain combinations of medicinal substances, which are building blocks of formulas. to really understand Chinese herbal medicine, you need to study both. robert hayden Chinese Medicine , drandreahehlmann@a... wrote: > > HI Group, sorry,another slightly daft question this time, as I only get > started with the chinese herbs I am not too sure about it, so hope someone would > not mind giving me a bit of info! > What is the difference in content between the new Bensky-Chinese herbal > Medicine-Formulas and strategies, and Materia medica, To look up formulas, does > one need the former or is everything in the latter too? Many thanks, Andrea > Best regards, > Andrea Hehlmann, Dr.med.vet.,MRCVS > Tel.02086607954 > Hair of the dog > Hehlis Holistics > www.hehlis-holistics.com > info@h... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 drandreahehlmann wrote: > > HI Group, sorry,another slightly daft question this time, as I only get > started with the chinese herbs I am not too sure about it, so hope someone would > not mind giving me a bit of info! > What is the difference in content between the new Bensky-Chinese herbal > Medicine-Formulas and strategies, and Materia medica, To look up formulas, does > one need the former or is everything in the latter too? Many thanks, Andrea Hi Andrea! Get both, open them up on a *big* table and study for months, years, the rest of your life even. The information in the materia medica is about the ingredients, the information in the formula book is how the ingredients work together. Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Preferably with a teacher. You need proper training to practice Chinese herbal medicine. On Mar 30, 2005, at 5:34 AM, kampo36 wrote: > to really understand Chinese herbal medicine, you need to study both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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