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Contents of Volume: IV, Issue: 3

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  1. Ah! A traditionalist ... - from the Editors
    An editorial regarding the essential balancing viewpoint that traditional sciences may bring to the destructive worldview spread from the West and now current throughout the world.
  2. Tidbits from an experienced gynaecologist - by Sharon Weizenbaum
    Recollections of clinical work with Qiu Xiao–Mei, an unusual and innovative woman in Hangzhou, who pushed the edges of treatment in gynaecology, and some of her formulas.
  3. Learn from all: - by Qiu Xiao–Mei
    Qiu Xiao–Mei recalls her own process of learning Chinese medicine earlier this century, with several interesting anecdotes and case histories.
  4. Clearing Deficient Heat
    in the Wen Bing Tiao Bian:     - by Nicholas Dent
    Returns to the original case history in Ye Tian-Shi’s Lin Chuang Zhi Nan Yi An from which Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang was derived by Wu Ju–Tong.
  5. Menopause, Part 1 - by Dagmar Hemm
    This article looks to the Classics to discover how and when “menopause” as a phenomenon was first addressed in Chinese medicine.
  6. Seven Bowls of Tea - by Mark Wright
    A stringent investigation of the travails of translation and its pitfalls, through the medium of a well–known poem of tea.
  7. Three Questions from the Zhen Jiu Wen Dui - by Wang Ji
    The Zhen Jiu Wen Dui (Questions and Answers on Acupuncture and Moxibustion) is an iconoclastic work that is nevertheless based squarely on Wang Ji’s reading of the classics.
  8. The uterus in infertility: - by Jane Lyttleton and Steven Clavey
    Some very different thinking regarding the functions and activites of the uterus, by the famous Nanjing gynaecologist Professor Xie Gui-Cheng, illustrated by comments from Jane Lyttleton who has studied extensively with Professor Xia.
  9. Lurking pathogens, Part 2 - by Jack Schaefer
    The third (and last) case history in this two–part article looks at the potential iatrogenic sources of lurking pathogens, the lessons to be learned, and the treatments.
  10. Internal martial arts - by Xiaoyao Xingzhe
    Xiaoyao describes the four major internal martial arts of China: Tai Ji Quan, Ba Gua Quan, Xing Yi Quan and San Huang Pao Chui.
  11. Six Crucial Concepts - by Fu Yan-Ling
    Professor Liu was the foremost Shang Han Lun theorist in the latter twentieth century, and an outstanding clinician. Here are the major concepts that shaped his approach to a patient.
  12. Vomiting and Glomus: -
    A 44 year–old male suffering from epigastric distention and vomiting treated with San Ren Tang (Three Nut Decoction).
  13. Shen - reviewed by Sarina Keam
    “The author draws upon many avenues to highlight to the reader how to diagnose and treat many psycho–emotional disorders that present in the modern clinic.”
  14. Currents of Tradition - reviewed by Z’ev Rosenberg
    “At first glance, it presents itself as the history of a particular lineage ... But there is a lot more going on in the text than just a historical record. As a medical anthropologist, Volker is using the tool of historical biography to unravel a much more complex design.”
  15. Advanced Techniques - reviewed by Mary-Jo Bevin
    Concepts I had learnt in the past were discussed and explained in more detail, giving me a deeper understanding of certain techniques and treatments ... the differences between acupuncture and herbal medicine are emphasised in a foreword by Giovanni Maciocia.”
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