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[Guest guest]

Z'ev et al,

 

I agree that what you did last summer is a good start. For years I have taken

students to the field and to botanical gardens to see, touch, smell and taste

the herbs. I will be taking students to the desert of Southern California this

year for three days of the same with some harvesting and preparation of these

medicinals.

To me this is a major component of herbal medicine, which is all but absent from

the current training of Chinese herbalists. I commend you, Z'ev, on your move to

bring this aspect of herbalism back into herbalism, perhaps someday we can do

one together.

I find it interesting that the photo chosen of Qin Bo-wei in the Anthology put

out by Paradigm is a picture of him in his " garden " .

 

 

 

 

 

Professor of Chinese Internal Medicine

World Medicine Institute (formally Tai Hsuan College of Acupuncture and Chinese

Herbology)

Honolulu, HI

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thomas,

Let me know about your California outing when you have details. I

know you also are working towards the same goals. How is your book

coming along?

 

Take care,

 

 

On Jan 28, 2005, at 11:24 AM, wrote:

 

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> Z'ev et al,

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> I agree that what you did last summer is a good start. For years I

> have taken students to the field and to botanical gardens to see,

> touch, smell and taste the herbs. I will be taking students to the

> desert of Southern California this year for three days of the same

> with some harvesting and preparation of these medicinals.

> To me this is a major component of herbal medicine, which is all but

> absent from the current training of Chinese herbalists. I commend you,

> Z'ev, on your move to bring this aspect of herbalism back into

> herbalism, perhaps someday we can do one together.

> I find it interesting that the photo chosen of Qin Bo-wei in the

> Anthology put out by Paradigm is a picture of him in his " garden " .

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