The Tao of Books Oriental Diagnosis

ATLAS OF CHINESE TONGUE DIAGNOSIS, Volume 1 Ref: BH95

Barbara Kirshbaum

Tongue diagnosis is a vital instrument used in Chinese medicine both for assessing the current health of a patient and providing a basis for prognosis. It also informs the practitioner about the underlying strength or weakness of the patient’s constitution. This atlas contains over 320 color photographs of tongues seen in a Western clinic. The photographs provide a graphic representation of a wide variety of common disorders. Each photograph is accompanied by a description of the significant features of the tongue, the corresponding Chinese diagnosis for each such feature, accompanying symptoms, Western diagnosis, and pertinent background information.

The presentation of the tongues is organized according to the nature of the underlying disharmony: Lung, Spleen-Stomach, Kidney, Heart, Liver. Other chapters focus on particular aspects of the tongue, such as pale tongues, cracked tongues, special coating, as well as those associated with heat disorders and blood stasis. The text is interspersed with many full case histories that describe aspects that are not visible on the tongue alone.

A final chapter surveys several cases which reflect how the tongue changed over the course of treatment, with before and after photographs. This systematic presentation provides the student and practitioner of Chinese medicine with a much deeper appreciation for the methodology of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine. An extensive and detailed index provides access to virtually every aspect of the hundreds of tongues presented in this atlas, and their interrelationships.

260pp, 11.25x7.5, illus. ... Hardback

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Price: £41.95

FACIAL DIAGNOSIS CHART Ref: CHT004

Observing the skin and conjunctive tissue of the different parts, areas, regions of the face gives precious information about the health of a person. The front side of this A4 plastified chart shows the zones of the face and the different organs of the body to which they correspond. On the back, a number of facial characteristics are given along with what they signify to the skilled diagnostician.

Chart
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MIAN XIANG: The Chinese Art of Face Reading Made Easy Ref: BT99

Henning Hai Lee Yang

This fascinating guide to face reading combines expert tuition on the ten basic Mian Xiang face patterns and their significance, explaining how to interpret particular facial characteristics, denoting ways that childhood experiences, major life events and the future can be read from the face. It also discusses personal and business applications of Mian Xiang.

256pp ... Paperback

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Price: £6.39

PROFILES IN ORIENTAL DIAGNOSIS: What Dietetics, Face Reading, Nine Star Ki, & the I Ching Reveal about Art, Creativity, and Genius, Volume 1 - the Renaissance Ref: 2315A

Alex Jack

Using the diagnostic tools of oriental medicine Alex Jack provides us with a fascinating look at the workings of oriental diagnostics through portraits of three dynamic world-shapers from the past. Did diet and ki energy shape the lives and achievements of da Vinci, Columbus, and Shakespeare? This new take on the development of these three men of genius works "from paintings and drawings, engravings and sculptures, poems and journals," and from observing "the physiognomies,...what they ate, how they acted, what they thought." VERY RARE, out of print.

144pp, 8.5x5.5, illus. ... Paperback
Price: £9.99

THE SECRET OF CHINESE PULSE DIAGNOSIS Ref: 2481A

Bob Flows

For more than 2,000 years Chinese doctors have relied on pulse diagnosis to identify patterns of disharmony in the body. The ability to read the pulse remains a crucial diagnostic tool in Chinese medicine to this day. In this book, Bob Flows explains why Western students and practitioners often have difficulty reading the pulse. He then reveals the secret of mastering the subtle art of Chinese pulse diagnosis, offering a way for anyone -who applies this method in clinical practise to feel all 27 classical pulses.

168pp, 9x6 ... Paperback

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SECRETS OF THE PULSE: The Ancient Art Of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis Ref: 2290

Vasant Lad

Thousands of years ago, Ayurveda described multiple levels of the radial pulse that could be used to interpret the status of the organs and systems of the body as well as the mental and physical constitutions of the individual. For the first time in the West, this book presents this ancient art and provides a method by which anyone can learn to read one's own pulse. Imbalances and potential disease states can be detected in their early stages, giving one the opportunity to correct them before they affect the quality of life. With practice and guidance, one can acquire the proficiency to use this knowledge to heal self and others.

Dr. Vasant Lad is an Ayurvedic physician who received the degree of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery, (B.M.A.S.) from the University of Pune, in Pune, India in 1968. His forty years of experience as an Ayurvedic physician have made him an expert in diagnosing the pulse.

298pp, 10x7.5, illus. ... ISBN 1883725038 ... Paperback
Price: £16.95