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Contents of Volume: VII, Issue: 2

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  1. Wheels of progress turning in Victoria - by Steven Clavey
    The forward-thinking Victorian Health Minister, Daniel Andrews,has approved three herbs for inclusion in a Schedule of the Poisons List, a move that will soon make them available to registered Chinese herbalists.
  2. The four essentials in needling with Ju Ci - by Steven Clavey
    Ju ci – cross-needling – is a Nei Jing method that combines needling technique with point selection to achieve extraordinary results. The explicit indications are local channel-collateral problems leading to pain. The implicit indications are tendon-muscular problems.
  3. 'And at the end of one week, you stop' - by Velia Wortman

     An effective herbal regime for the patient with digestive weakness plus symptoms of sinking qi, weakness and fatigue, loose stools ... you know the rest!
  4. Achilles tendinopathy - by Scott R. Smith

     Achilles tendinopathy is a challenging, chronic pathology for both biomedicine and traditional Chinese practitioners. Considering histological findings along with mechanisms of action of acupuncture, moxibustion and cupping, this article explores the complementary approach.
  5. Poor ovarian reserve and high FSH levels - by Keren Zelicha & Udi Luria
    As a result of many positive studies over the past few years, the integrated treatment of infertility has become very popular. This article deals with the approach to treating one of the most common problems that infertile patients present to Chinese medicine.
  6. Vertical and Horizontal Integration - by Thomas Richardson
    In Chinese cosmology there is a coming together of above and below, inside and outside, thus the level of humanity is often referred to as the middle kingdom. The process of vertical and horizontal integration corresponds to the dynamic flow of qi and is one aspect of the evolution of consciousness.
  7. Polycystic ovaries - by Rona Wang with Jenny Allison

     Are the cysts due to phlegm damp and Kidney yang deficiency? Or to Kidney jing deficiency? Should they be treated as cysts at all?
  8. Five cases of depleted yin - by Nghia Thanh Tran

     The health problems of today reflect the stressful way we live. Excessive work without adequate rest leads to yin depletion, and this, I believe, is one of the main TCM patterns of the modern world.
  9. Nan Huai-Chin on Zhuge Liang's Letter to my Son
     - Translated by Steven Clavey
    Excerpted from the book Chan yu Shengming de Renshi (Understanding Chan and Life) – a transcription of a series of lectures delivered at Taihu Great Learning Centre in 2006.
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