The intent of this online manual is to serve as a reference for the healthcare practitioners familiar with the theory and terminology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The content is constantly expanding, new monographs are written and existing are updated with new thoughts and references. This is why you want to subscribe long term and check new info regularly.
The content is organized in alphabetical manner and as chapters of traditional Materia Medica and introduces energetic properties of pharmaceutical drugs & nutraceutical supplements. Each medicinal is described in the terminology of the conventional pharmacology on one side and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on another side.
All herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are differentiated based on temperature, taste, meridian/organ it enters, action, and indication. The robust and simultaneously flexible theoretical framework of TCM allows us to interpret a phenomenon of anything around us, be it an herb, a drug, or a supplement in terms of its energetic properties. Accordingly, each medication or supplement energetic property can be described in a standard Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica format. Due to the disconnect between eastern and western medical concepts, many herbalists may ignore pharmaceuticals when designing their Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCHM) prescriptions. On the other hand, the western medical community tends to use Chinese herbs without a thorough understanding of their energetic properties or for a wrong purposes. Interpretation of drags and supplements based on TCM philosophy will complement the practice of TCM herbalists and enhance understanding of possible drug-supplement-herb interactions.
The author does not intend to present drugs & supplements monographs as the ultimate truth, it’s a mere attempt to overcome deficiencies in the current practice of TCHM. This treatise is intended to provoke critical thinking and encourage discussion.
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