Grasping the Donkey’s Tail: Unraveling Mysteries from the Classics of Oriental Medicine

Description

ECKMAN Peter

ISBN: 9781848193512

Singing Dragon 2017 1st Edition, 152 pp

Through an in-depth examination of some difficult, often misunderstood classical texts of Oriental medicine, the author offers clear instruction for effective acupuncture practice. Specific discussions of Daoism and pulse diagnosis make this an innovative and essential text for acupuncturists and Chinese medicine students and practitioners.

A scholarly yet practical account for modern clinicians of some of the key difficult questions arising from obscure passages in the classics of Chinese medicine. This book offers an interpretation of crucial sections from the classical Chinese texts which have continued to puzzle Western clinicians, and serves as a basis for more effective acupuncture treatments.

The author discusses Sasang medicine interpretations of specific phenomena, showing where Korean medicine diverged from Chinese, and how the two traditions can inform each other, and the modern acupuncturist. Elsewhere, he discusses the Daoist roots of Chinese medicine, the fundamental differences between Oriental and Western medical approaches, as well as various important issues in pulse diagnosis, all of which have practical application for modern clinicians and students.

Reviews

‘While this text will serve as an essential philosophical and textual primer for the student, every page contains doors that beckon the advanced practitioner to travel deeply inward. Inspired by the classic texts, Peter shares a lifetime of experience to illuminate their deeper meanings and import for the contemporary practitioner. Chinese medicine is in good hands.’
– Lonny Jarrett, MAc., Author of Nourishing Destiny: The Inner Tradition of Chinese Medicine

‘Peter Eckman’s eclectic explorations, and most importantly their clinical applications, have contributed greatly to the ongoing process of synthesis, serving to further what Joseph Needham called a confluence of East Asian and modern Western science.’
– Andrew Prescott, Former Clinic Director at Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine, USA

‘Peter Eckman’s wide perspective allows him to connect acupuncture with the traditional Chinese sources (Yijing, Taoism..) and to unravel them within clinical practice.’
– Jean-Marc Kespi, Honorary President of The French Association of Acupuncture