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Warfarin and Chinese Herbs: Concern or Knee-jerk Conservatism?
These studies support my clinical experience, and are in line with others that have concluded many common herbs are safe to use with warfarin. There is a prevailing trend to over focus on in vitro...
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Destroying Nature Unleashes Infectious Diseases – The New York Times
"A critical example is a developing model of infectious disease that shows that most epidemics — AIDS, Ebola, West Nile, SARS, Lyme disease and hundreds more that have occurred over the last several...
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View ArticleHow many acupuncture points are listed in the Neijing?
Contemporary TCM teaches that there are 361 canonical acupuncture points. However, the Neijing describes in several chapters that the human body correlates both to 365, 360, and possibly 354, so […]
View ArticleEcological thinking in Huainanzi Ch. 1
More nerding out on the Huainanzi. A few select pages on the topic of yinyang thinking as ecological thinking. When the Huainanzi was composed there was popular debate at the […]
View ArticleNotes from Prof. Paul Unschuld’s lecture on the Ben Cao Gang Mu
During Dr. Unschuld’s lecture in Maryland University of Integrative Health in October 2019 he spoke of his admiration for Li Shizhen and how he views his Ben Cao Gang Mu […]
View ArticleNotes from Prof. Paul Unschuld lecture on the Ben Cao Gang Mu
Personal notes of interest from Dr. Paul Unschuld’s lecture on the Ben Cao Gang Mu, 6-20-21. See below for generous discount codes on Dictionary of the BCGM volume 1, along […]
View ArticleMoxibustion by Midwestern Amerindians
Lead plant, A. canescens, is listed as one of the various species used for moxibustion by Amerindians. The Omaha of Nebraska and western Iowa used the stems of lead plant […]
View ArticleHuangdi as Engineer & Commander
“King Hui of Liang asked Wei Liao-zi ‘The Yellow Emperor possessed “Recision” and “Accretion” and could win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. Is it true?” Wei Liao-zi replied, […]
View ArticleWhat’s to Fear? Qu Yuan & the Tian Wen
“Thunder and lightning at twilight—Return! Why worry?If we do not even maintain our prestige,what can we expect from the Lord of the Sky? If I hide in a cave,what then […]
View ArticleReview of Jingyue Chuanshu Part II by Allen Tsaur
I had the pleasure of reading the forthcoming second installment of the Jingyue Quanshu by Allen Tsaur. This text struck a chord with me on three primary fronts: 1) as […]
View ArticleThe Shenzi Fragments by Erik Lang Harris
Among my readings on shi 势 it felt like a good time to take a pause and read this short (compared to recent material) study on the philosophy of Shen […]
View ArticleHuanglao and Jianzhi buhuo
Jianzhi buhuo 見 知 不 惑 “seeing and knowing are never deluded.” A fundamental belief in the Huanglao boshu that differentiates itself from the views of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Another […]
View ArticleRelative and Total Resonance in the Huainanzi
The Huainanzi presents two categories of ganying resonance. Charles LeBlanc labelled these as “relative” and “total” resonance. Relative resonance relates to those of the same category – that which...
View ArticleReview of Afterglow: Ministerial Fire and Chinese Ecological Medicine by Zev...
Look for my review of Afterglow: Ministerial Fire and Chinese Ecological Medicine, by author Zev Rosenberg, in the current issue of the Journal of Chinese Medicine. Z’ev Rosenberg’s Afterglow:...
View ArticleGhosts, spirits, and supernatural utility in the Huainanzi
The exploration of ghosts, spirits, and their utility in the Huainanzi reveals a strategic approach to integrating supernatural beliefs into a broader philosophical and governance framework. The text...
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