Book Description
This giant book--528 pages, 6" wide and 13" tall--is the most comprehensive and luxurious book on the system and wisdom of Chinese traditional medicine yet published in the Western world. This tall, narrow, 1 1/2" thick volume is bound in exquisite Chinese satin.

With effective treatment that has withstood the test of time, Chinese Natural Cures is a comprehensive and infinitely useful compendium of health care advice. HMO's acceptance of alternative medicine has greatly increased interest in this book's techniques. From the common cold to insomnia to hypertension to arthritis, diagnosis sections recommend treatments that can be made in the home.

Readers will learn licorice cures for relief of abdominal pain, how to use pistachios to fight impotence, and grapes to promote longevity and strengthen bones--among hundreds of other age-old remedies. Whether you're suffering from a serious disease or simply want to achieve optimum health, Chinese Natural Cures will show you easy, proven methods to a healthier, longer life.


About the Author
Henry C. Lu teaches Chinese medicine by correspondence to students all over the world and lectures in the United States. Best known for his translation of Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, he is an honorary professor of the Academy of Science for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Victoria, British Columbia. He lives with his wife and two children in Surrey, Canada,


Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Traditional Chinese medicine goes back over 3,000 years. It was not developed by any particular individual; rather, it grew out of the necessity of maintaining good health among the Chinese people. The ancient Chinese, like all of us, had to struggle against diseases in order to stay in good health. In the process, they came to see the benefits of consuming herbs (known as Chinese herbology today), inserting needles in the body (known as Chinese acupuncture today), eating the right foods (known as Chinese food cures today), massaging the body (knows as Chinese manipulative therapy today) and exercising the body (known as qi-gong and tai-ji). Today, traditional Chinese medicine is practiced in China side by side with modern Western medicine. There are as many hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine as modern hospitals of Western medicine. From the Chinese point of view, traditional Chinese medicine is on an equal footing with Western medicine. You may ask why we need traditional Chinese medicine when modern, scientific medicine is available to all of us. The reason is that many diseases and ailments that cannot be cured by Western medicine can be treated by traditional Chinese medicine successfully. It is a fact that many patients experience instant relief of pain when treated with Chinese acupuncture, which cannot be achieved by Western medicine. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine has proven superior to Western medicine in the treatment of skin, liver and kidneys diseases, as well as many other diseases. Excerpted from Chinese Natural Cures by Henry C. Lu Copyright (c)1994. Reprinted with permission by BD&L Publishers

FROM OUR EDITORS

Bound in luxurious green satin, measuring 6" x 13", and filled with 528 pages of wisdom, this impressive book is perhaps the most comprehensive English-language source on the subject of Chinese medicine. The first chapter describes the system and philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine, from the external and internal sources of disease to the role of traditional food remedies. The book covers the full, astounding range of herbal and food cures for a myriad of diagnoses, from abdominal pain and headache to the common cold and indigestion. From more serious ailments to everyday preventative measures, this book covers it all.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This giant book - 512 pages, 6" wide and 13" tall - is the most comprehensive and luxurious book on the system and wisdom of Chinese traditional medicine yet published in the Western world. This tall, narrow, 1 1/2" thick volume is bound in exquisite Chinese satin.

With effective treatment that has withstood the test of time, Chinese Natural Cures is a comprehensive and infinitely useful compendium of health care advice.

HMO's acceptance of alternative medicine has greatly increased interest in this book's techniques.

From the common cold to insomnia to hypertension to arthritis, diagnosis sections recommend treatments that can be made in the home.

Readers will learn licorice cures for relief of abdominal pain, how to use pistachios to fight impotence, and grapes to promote longevity and strengthen bones - among hundreds of other age-old remedies.