Posts tagged as:

Science

Phenomenology and Classical Chinese medicine : brief conclusions, opening doors

13 August 2009 Learning

Here are the last few paragraphs of my thesis in Chinese medicine for my MSOM degree at National College of Natural Medicine. As you can probably tell, I did not go as far with any of my research topics as I would have liked. I saw it mainly as a way to learn what resources [...]

Read the full article →

Phenomenology and Chinese Medicine : the lifeworld, holism and integrative medicine

5 August 2009 Learning

For your Wednesday (or Thursday, depending on where you are) reading pleasure, I would like to offer the third piece of my Chinese medicine thesis, written at NCNM. As promised, I’m breaking it up into bite-sized chunks and only presenting the final chapter. The next installment will be the last. I hope, in weeks thereafter, [...]

Read the full article →

Phenomenology and Chinese Medicine : Our body is the greatest medical technology

29 July 2009 Ethics

So, as promised – here is the next portion of my thesis written for my degree in Classical Chinese Medicine at NCNM in Portland. I hope you enjoy it! For those folks who requested the first chapters – I’ll get them to you soon. I’m trying to chop this into many smaller pieces so they [...]

Read the full article →

The bottomless pit of our knowing

28 February 2009 Science

I’m writing my thesis, which partly explains… you know… the silence. Anyway, in a brazen display of my newly born lack of worry about what others think about me, I offer this brief paragraph. It was lifted, reworked and reentered into my thesis in another form – but this is the raw stuff [...]

Read the full article →

Herbal quality : the Fuzi (aconite) dilemma

28 October 2008 Herbal Medicine

As you all know, herbs are my passion. More accurately, formulas are my passion.  Formula science is my passion!  :)  But, I do have a strong affinity for the herbs as plants and study them as such.  Further, I have a real desire to get as close as possible to the original way of prescribing [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Get Adobe Flash playerPlugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes