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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Translation of this text adds significantly to the resources available to English speakers practicing Chinese medicine. Not only do we have access to Professor Li’s wealth of clini cal experience but several other eminent Chinese doctors have added their preferred approaches giving a depth of knowledge unrivalled elsewhere. Even for those not directly involved in oncology this book will be of considerable interest as these are many levels of useful information that will benefit practitioners and students throughout their practice. These include detailed explanations of the functions of materia medica how to modify classical formulae through addition and subtraction and thorough descriptions of the etiology of patterns and when to choose which modality – acupuncture materia medica Qigong or diet therapy. Explanation of the varying role of each may inspire acupuncturists to expand their repertoire by studying Chinese herbal medicine. In addition several less well-known herbs are introduced and thorough indexes and appendices enhance the usability of the book. For those actually working in the field of oncology this book clearly lays out protocols of when and how to work in a totally integrated way alongside Western doctors. Few areas of practice offer the opportunity for such integration and there are few books that approach the practice of Chinese medicine from an integrated basis as thoroughly as this one does and are laid out so clearly in a reader-sensitive way. The inclusion of orthodox treatments and scientific explanations opens up the oppor- tunity for dialogue between the professions. The addition of clinical outcome and com- parative studies provides the first level of information from which future clinical trials could be based whilst also providing valuable prognostic indicators. (MP)