Although specifically intended for patients, Toby Daly’s new book – An Introduction to Chinese Medicine: A Patient’s Guide to Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition & More – gives a thoughtful and elegant overview of Chinese medicine equally helpful for practitioners and those in training.
In spite of its complexity and profundity, Chinese medicine tends to circle back to ancient and fundamental paradigms. The discipline involves contemplation and refinement of basic and fundamental facts through clinical experience and practice.
Time after time, we must return to consider succinct and meaningful answers to the questions of what Chinese medicine is and the underlying principles of its different modalities. This introductory book reminds us that the nature of our practice entails continual reflection on basic concepts no matter how experienced we may become as practitioners…
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