The Successful Chinese Herbalist

About this book

This book is a distillation of over 20 years of knowledge from two well known American practitioners of Chinese medicine. It is not a materia medica or a formula book. Rather it is a conversation in which the authors share both clinical and business knowledge and tips that can only be learned through years of running a practice. What is covered in this book? the essence of getting to the right pattern discrimination every time how to write the best possible prescription for each patient things to consider when deciding dosages how to avoid the phenomenon of habituation with your herbal patients the main toxicity issues to consider when using Chinese herbal medicine when it is appropriate to use pills and powder extracts how to gain better compliance when using decocted formulas why we should avoid using the term "patent" medicine thoughts on running a successful clinic dispensary a sample herb-instruction form for patients why the harmonizing formulas are the most useful category of formulas for our patient population how to work safely with patients who are taking Western drugs a list of the most important treatment principles in Chinese medicine