Learning Chinese herbs : does where they grow really matter?

14 June 2010 Herbal Medicine

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Another aspect to the more advanced Chinese herb learning method that I teach is diving into the huge [...]

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The relational method of learning Chinese herbs : herb families

8 June 2010 Herbal Medicine

Quite some time ago, before the changes that are currently sweeping Deepest Health, I promised that I would discuss an “herb learning method” and eventually develop it into a course of some kind.  Well, those wheels are turning again.  You can already get a basic report about the first stages of the method by signing [...]

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Combining Chinese Herbal Formulas, pt. 1: Reynolds’ First Maxim

7 June 2010 Herbal Medicine

If there’s one lesson that everyone learns very quickly once they start treating, it’s that modern patients have complex conditions that don’t readily fit into any of the ready-made boxes we have formed for them, whether from a Classical or TCM standpoint. Patients usually have multiple ailments all stacked on top of each other like [...]

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The Essential Herb Learning report – and the Deepest Health newsletter

26 May 2010 Blogging

Just a quick post to let you know about some changes on the site.  I’ll be updating you with a few more short posts in the coming days, and probably intermittently for several months.  Just showing you around the new digs!
I’ve done something that I was a bit frightened to do – I actually put [...]

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Fuzi : Song dynasty travelogue, Part II (trans. Heiner Fruehauf)

28 April 2010 Classical Texts

Here is the remainder of the Song dynasty travelogue about Fuzi, translated by Heiner Fruehauf. I hope you have enjoyed this exclusive translation.  You might want to pop over to the Classical Pearls Facebook page to discuss this article, and Fuzi in general.  I’ll see you there, or in the comments on this post.
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