Constitution and Classical formula

[Guest guest]

Dear friends and colleagues,

 

I am in the midst of translating into English a wonderful little book on the use

of the

" Classical Formulas " of the Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue in modern

practice. In it, Dr

Huang pays a lot of attention to a patient's Constitution. Interestingly enough,

it is not

constitution as we have learned from the five phase perspective, but from the

perspective

of the herbs. For example, there is the " gui zhi " constitution, the " chai hu "

constitution,

the " ban xia " constitution. This perspective is not just interesting from an

academical and

historic point of view, but it is also vastly useful in the clinic. And it makes

choosing

formulas much easier as well.

 

When I was in Nanjing this past spring working on the book with him, he

mentioned that

he would interested in having me bring some western practitioners to Nanjing to

study

with him directly for a couple for weeks. I'm always up for a trip to China, and

I'm

delighted to have an opportunity to share Dr Huang's work before the book comes

out.

 

So, this Oct I will be taking a small handful of practitioners to study with

him, and to learn

his particular methods for diagnosing and treating based on herbal patterns and

constitution. If this sounds interesting to you, then visit

http://www.classicformulas.com

for more information. This is a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge of

herbal

medicine and to have an enjoyable trip to China as well!

 

best regards

Michael

[Guest guest]

Hi Michael

Could you let us know the Chinese title of the book.

Thanks Gabe

--- Michael Max <michael wrote:

 

> Dear friends and colleagues,

>

> I am in the midst of translating into English a

> wonderful little book on the use of the

> " Classical Formulas " of the Shang Han Lun and Jin

> Gui Yao Lue in modern practice. In it, Dr

> Huang pays a lot of attention to a patient's

> Constitution. Interestingly enough, it is not

> constitution as we have learned from the five phase

> perspective, but from the perspective

> of the herbs. For example, there is the " gui zhi "

> constitution, the " chai hu " constitution,

> the " ban xia " constitution. This perspective is not

> just interesting from an academical and

> historic point of view, but it is also vastly useful

> in the clinic. And it makes choosing

> formulas much easier as well.

>

> When I was in Nanjing this past spring working on

> the book with him, he mentioned that

> he would interested in having me bring some western

> practitioners to Nanjing to study

> with him directly for a couple for weeks. I'm always

> up for a trip to China, and I'm

> delighted to have an opportunity to share Dr Huang's

> work before the book comes out.

>

> So, this Oct I will be taking a small handful of

> practitioners to study with him, and to learn

> his particular methods for diagnosing and treating

> based on herbal patterns and

> constitution. If this sounds interesting to you,

> then visit http://www.classicformulas.com

> for more information. This is a great opportunity

> to deepen your knowledge of herbal

> medicine and to have an enjoyable trip to China as

> well!

>

> best regards

> Michael

>

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> Could you let us know the Chinese title of the book.

 

Gabe,

 

The name of the book in Chinese is " zhong yi shi da lei fang " , in English,

" The Ten Major Formula Families in " .

 

To learn more you can go to http://www.classicformulas.com

 

I will be putting up an interview that I did with Dr Huang in the next or

so, and there are some tidbits from the book or discussions that I have had

with him on the site.

 

Best regards

Michael

[Guest guest]

Hi Michael,

 

I've had this book for a few years now and have enjoyed it. Prof Huang Huang

has some interesting ideas, and I've heard good things about him from people

who know him. Good for you for translating it! My Chinese is good, but I'm a

lousy translator- I have no patience for it and am never satisfied with the

results of my work. Besides, I have no time for it these days anyway. Are

you part of a translation team? You have a publisher already?

 

Best wishes,

 

Greg

 

 

 

Greg A. Livingston, PhD(candidate), L.Ac.

PR China, 310002

Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou

Si Tiao Xiang 23, #602

mobile: 86-571-8171-2217

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