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Chinese herb substitution and using local species

22 September 2008 Ethics

I thank you all for your patience as I adjust to my workload.  The reality of the situation is that I’m going to have to post what I can, when I can.  But, with the onset of clinic I find myself coming up with many new thoughts to share – I’ll do my best to [...]

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Understanding Chinese herbs using Classical Chinese Medical thinking

28 May 2008 Herbal Medicine

Sometimes I learn small things that turn out to be very useful. I would like to start sharing these as bite sized treats interspersed in between the thicker cuts that many of you are accustomed to here on Deepest Health. Today, I would like to offer one of those which is a [...]

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On entering into a philosophical morass: Chinese medicine and Western science

10 April 2008 Learning

Let’s get something straight. I’m very confused about the role of Western scientific research as it is currently practiced in verifying the claims of practitioners of Chinese medicine. Various studies, including the famous “sham acupuncture” study seem to challenge the premise that the theoretical bases of Chinese medicine are an accurate description of [...]

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Multi-disciplinary herbal study – Huang Qi

8 April 2008 Herbal Medicine

Last term at NCNM, the Classical Chinese Medicine students in my class took a course with Paul Kalnins, an anthroposophical researcher and natural medicine superstar, about the pharmacology of natural substances. We were asked to write a paper about a particular herb, bringing together Chinese and Western information about it. I asked my [...]

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How would a sage care for the planet?

3 April 2008 Cultivation

April has already begun and I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about the habit I would like to develop in pursuit of a more sagely existence. First, let’s recap what was said in the inaugural Year of Sagely Living post:
April – Large Intestine, Mao 卯 (Rabbit) – Care of the planet/consumption: [...]

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