{"title":"Books \u0026 Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eSnow Lotus Press publishes the clinical reference texts Peter Holmes, L.Ac., M.H., has written over four decades of practice and teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAromatica\u003c\/em\u003e Vols. 1 and 2 are his clinical guides to essential oils in the Chinese and Greek medical traditions. \u003cem\u003eThe Energetics of Western Herbs\u003c\/em\u003e Vols. 1 and 2 map Western botanicals onto Chinese and Greek diagnostic frameworks, \u003cem\u003eJade Remedies\u003c\/em\u003e is a Chinese herbal reference, and \u003cem\u003eChanneling Fragrance\u003c\/em\u003e covers the practice of aromatic medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitles by colleagues and other publishers are listed alongside them, together with seminar materials.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"clinical-aromatherapy-using-essential-oils-for-healing-body-and-soul","title":"Clinical Aromatherapy: Using Essential Oils for Healing Body and Soul","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePeter Holmes L.Ac., M.H.\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 8 1\/2 x 11 inches, 158 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClinical Aromatherapy\u003c\/em\u003e presents 21 in-depth profiles of the most important essential oils currently used in practice. Each oil monograph is organized according to therapeutic nature, psychological functions, physiological functions, topical functions and Chinese medicine functions and indications. Eight introductory chapters explore theoretical and practical aspects of the holistic use of essential oils, including their use in Chinese medicine, fragrance pharmacology, the treatment of depression, quality issues and understanding emotions from a holistic energetic approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snow Lotus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46212707287353,"sku":"BOCLAR","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/Book_Clinical_Aromatherapy__97666.1462404013.1280.1280.jpg?v=1691550522"},{"product_id":"the-energetics-of-western-herbs-vol-1","title":"The Energetics of Western Herbs, Vol. 1","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePeter Holmes L.Ac., M.H.\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRevised and enlarged 4th edition - Vol. 1: ISBN 1-890029-42-5\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/u.pcloud.link\/publink\/show?code=XZ9LnUXZYhSISk5SjspQLxY137q0BYYax5Yk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for sample pages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Energetics of Western Herbs,\u003c\/em\u003e Volumes 1 and 2, are a pathbreaking reference work for over 220 botanical remedies used in Western herbal medicine. Comprehensive and detailed, it draws on Chinese and Greek herbal medicine to integrate traditional herbal energetics with the latest findings in plant pharmacology. The traditional vitalistic and modern scientific systems of herbal medicine are complementary paradigms, not irreconcilable approaches. Using both systems simultaneously will greatly enhance the efficacy of herbal formulation in clinical practice, as well as provide a deeper understanding of each system.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis fourth edition is a complete revision and expansion of the third edition in both text and layout. It includes 14 new herbs, including Schisandra, Rehmannia, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Devil's claw, White peony, Asian ginseng, Asian Buplever and Baikal skullcap. The introductions to each herb class, which explore the treatment strategies behind the various types of herbs, have been rewritten to include much new clinical material as well as to reflect current knowledge. In addition, the whole text has been re-typeset for greater user friendliness as a practical herbal medicine reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Energetics includes detailed practical instructions for preparing and using herbal remedies for internal and topical use. For each herb, it includes the most useful preparation forms, along with important dosage, caution and contraindication information. For this fourth edition, the detailed dosages for tincture, infusion and decoction preparations have been fully updated, based on current Western herbal medicine practice, and the tincture strength and ethanol content information have been added for every herb.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis classic book, now extensively revised and updated, provides a creative revisioning of western herbalism. Clear, concise and comprehensive, it elegantly defines an integrated energetic model with specific indications for the therapeutic use of western herbs. An exceptional and immensely useful text.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Chanchal Cabrera M.N.I.M.H., A.H.G., past president, Gaia Garden Herbal Apothecary, Vancouver\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThere is no question in my mind that this book will become the classic reference work on Western energetics by which other herbal scholars and practitioners will measure their research.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Jake Fratkin, O.M.D., author of \u003cem\u003eChinese Herbal Patent Formulas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis is a text that deserves respect. As an account, even encyclopaedia, of traditional uses, these monographs and their introductions are probably the most complete and integrated anywhere ... This is an impressive opus: I believe Holmes succeeds very well on his own terms, and many practitioners will be grateful to him for illuminating their therapeutic deliberations.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Simon Mills M.N.I.M.H., author of \u003cem\u003ePrinciples and Practice of Phytotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn this important volume, Peter Holmes has accepted a challenge, gone to the libraries and shown that there is a rich herbal tradition in the west that was discarded by the enthusiasm and ideology of the scientific revolution. Peter Holmes has creatively engaged the best of the buried western herbal tradition in a dialogue with the rich tradition of the east. The Energetics of Western Herbs is an important discussion that can only enhance the creativity, depth, intelligence and clinical skills of all herbalists both in the east and in the west.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ted Kaptchuk O.M.D., author of \u003cem\u003eChinese Medicine: The Web That Has No Weaver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEvery user and lover of Western herbs can gain tremendous insight into the nature and “energetics” of herbs with careful study of Peter Holmes’ ground-breaking book, The Energetics of Western Herbs. This book has become the de facto standard reference work for everyone interested in the integration of Western and Chinese herbal medicine. This is absolutely where the excitement is today!\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Christopher Hobbs L.Ac., A.G.H., author of \u003cem\u003eHandbook for Herbal Healing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe largest and most important study of materia medica in the Western world. It should be on every herbalist’s bookshelf.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Brenda Cooke M.N.I.M.H., past editor, \u003cem\u003eGreenfiles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHere is perhaps the first attempt in a millenium or more to classify Western herbs in terms of their “energetics.” Holmes views Western herbs through the eyes of a practitioner of Chinese medicine. The Energetics of Western Herbs is borne of the author’s lifetime pursuit of thinking of Western herbs in oriental terms. It is an impressive, massive undertaking ... This is an impact herb book, one that will be talked about reverently and irreverently for a long time.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Steven Foster, author of \u003cem\u003eHerbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Energetics of Western Herbs is an excellent resource for the practitioner. Peter Holmes’ unique and masterful blending of Western physiological and Eastern diagnostic principles adds depth and clarity to the art of herbal formulation. This revised edition incorporates the most recent research in plant medicine. This brilliant two-volume set is a must for any herbalist\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Linda Costarella N.D., co-author of \u003cem\u003eHerbs for Women’s Health\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePeter Holmes has given us an audacious new work that is global in perspective. In this text he opens a new frontier for our exploration by revitalizing the traditions of the western world’s herbal healing art. By means of his research we are introduced to the saga of the largely forgotten progenitors of the herbal traditions in Europe and the Near East. Through the practical eye of his clinical experience as an eclectic herbalist emerges the possibility for a unified theory of herbal healing. As you move with Peter through this text, you will not only be offered a new integrated methodology for using herbs, but you will also have the enjoyment of joining in his quest to recover the past, be delighted by the stories he has to tell, and be enlightened by the insightful commentaries he has carefully crafted for us.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Randall Barolet O.M.D., co-author of \u003cem\u003eChinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snow Lotus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46212707352889,"sku":"BOENE1","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/Book_The_Energetics_of_Western_Herbs_Vol_1__74847.1519679308.1280.1280.jpg?v=1691550529"},{"product_id":"the-energetics-of-western-herbs-vol-2","title":"The Energetics of Western Herbs, Vol. 2","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePeter Holmes L.Ac., M.H.\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRevised and enlarged 4th edition - Vol. 2: ISBN 1-890029-43-2\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/u.pcloud.link\/publink\/show?code=XZQ4nUXZBlY66TteerFwJyANJ5VzFkVVAX7V\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for sample pages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Energetics of Western Herbs,\u003c\/em\u003e Volumes 1 and 2, are a pathbreaking reference work for over 220 botanical remedies used in Western herbal medicine. Comprehensive and detailed, it draws on Chinese and Greek herbal medicine to integrate traditional herbal energetics with the latest findings in plant pharmacology. The traditional vitalistic and modern scientific systems of herbal medicine are complementary paradigms, not irreconcilable approaches. Using both systems simultaneously will greatly enhance the efficacy of herbal formulation in clinical practice, as well as provide a deeper understanding of each system.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis fourth edition is a complete revision and expansion of the third edition in both text and layout. It includes fourteen new herbs, including Schisandra, Rehmannia, Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Devil's claw, White peony, Asian ginseng, Asian Buplever and Baikal skullcap. The introductions to each herb class, which explore the treatment strategies behind the various types of herbs, have been rewritten to include much new clinical material as well as to reflect current knowledge. In addition, the whole text has been re-typeset for greater user friendliness as a practical herbal medicine reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Energetics\u003c\/em\u003e includes detailed practical instructions for preparing and using herbal remedies for internal and topical use. For each herb, it includes the most useful preparation forms, along with important dosage, caution and contraindication information. For this fourth edition, the detailed dosages for tincture, infusion and decoction preparations have been fully updated, based on current Western herbal medicine practice, and the tincture strength and ethanol content information have been added for every herb.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis classic book, now extensively revised and updated, provides a creative revisioning of western herbalism. Clear, concise and comprehensive, it elegantly defines an integrated energetic model with specific indications for the therapeutic use of western herbs. An exceptional and immensely useful text.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Chanchal Cabrera M.N.I.M.H., A.H.G., past president, Gaia Garden Herbal Apothecary, Vancouver\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThere is no question in my mind that this book will become the classic reference work on Western energetics by which other herbal scholars and practitioners will measure their research.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Jake Fratkin, O.M.D., author of \u003cem\u003eChinese Herbal Patent Formulas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis is a text that deserves respect. As an account, even encyclopaedia, of traditional uses, these monographs and their introductions are probably the most complete and integrated anywhere ... This is an impressive opus: I believe Holmes succeeds very well on his own terms, and many practitioners will be grateful to him for illuminating their therapeutic deliberations.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Simon Mills M.N.I.M.H., author of \u003cem\u003ePrinciples and Practice of Phytotherapy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn this important volume, Peter Holmes has accepted a challenge, gone to the libraries and shown that there is a rich herbal tradition in the west that was discarded by the enthusiasm and ideology of the scientific revolution. Peter Holmes has creatively engaged the best of the buried western herbal tradition in a dialogue with the rich tradition of the east. The Energetics of Western Herbs is an important discussion that can only enhance the creativity, depth, intelligence and clinical skills of all herbalists both in the east and in the west.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ted Kaptchuk O.M.D., author of \u003cem\u003eChinese Medicine: The Web That Has No Weaver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEvery user and lover of Western herbs can gain tremendous insight into the nature and “energetics” of herbs with careful study of Peter Holmes’ ground-breaking book, The Energetics of Western Herbs. This book has become the de facto standard reference work for everyone interested in the integration of Western and Chinese herbal medicine. This is absolutely where the excitement is today!\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Christopher Hobbs L.Ac., A.G.H., author of \u003cem\u003eHandbook for Herbal Healing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe largest and most important study of materia medica in the Western world. It should be on every herbalist’s bookshelf.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Brenda Cooke M.N.I.M.H., past editor, \u003cem\u003eGreenfiles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHere is perhaps the first attempt in a millenium or more to classify Western herbs in terms of their “energetics.” Holmes views Western herbs through the eyes of a practitioner of Chinese medicine. The Energetics of Western Herbs is borne of the author’s lifetime pursuit of thinking of Western herbs in oriental terms. It is an impressive, massive undertaking ... This is an impact herb book, one that will be talked about reverently and irreverently for a long time.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Steven Foster, author of \u003cem\u003eHerbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Energetics of Western Herbs is an excellent resource for the practitioner. Peter Holmes’ unique and masterful blending of Western physiological and Eastern diagnostic principles adds depth and clarity to the art of herbal formulation. This revised edition incorporates the most recent research in plant medicine. This brilliant two-volume set is a must for any herbalist\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Linda Costarella N.D., co-author of \u003cem\u003eHerbs for Women’s Health\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePeter Holmes has given us an audacious new work that is global in perspective. In this text he opens a new frontier for our exploration by revitalizing the traditions of the western world’s herbal healing art. By means of his research we are introduced to the saga of the largely forgotten progenitors of the herbal traditions in Europe and the Near East. Through the practical eye of his clinical experience as an eclectic herbalist emerges the possibility for a unified theory of herbal healing. As you move with Peter through this text, you will not only be offered a new integrated methodology for using herbs, but you will also have the enjoyment of joining in his quest to recover the past, be delighted by the stories he has to tell, and be enlightened by the insightful commentaries he has carefully crafted for us.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Randall Barolet O.M.D., co-author of \u003cem\u003eChinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snow Lotus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46212707713337,"sku":"BOENE2","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/Book_The_Energetics_of_Western_Herbs_Vol_2__13546.1519679309.1280.1280.jpg?v=1691550533"},{"product_id":"the-traditional-chinese-medicine-materia-medica-clinical-reference-study-guide","title":"The Traditional Chinese Medicine Materia Medica Clinical Reference \u0026 Study Guide","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePeter Holmes L.Ac., M.H.\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 8 1\/2 x 11 inches, 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 1-890029-41-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/u.pc.cd\/Qo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Click here for sample pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe T.C.M. Materia Medica Clinical Reference and Study Guide\u003c\/em\u003e is a quick-reference manual and study guide for the most important 316 classic single herbs used in Chinese Medicine. It consists of two parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part presents the individual herbs in nineteen chapters, corresponding to the commonly used functional treatment categories. These 320 herbs make up the core Chinese herbal materia medica as it is studied and utilized in Chinese Medicine today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach individual herb is presented in an easy-to-read tabular format, with its clinical functions and indications clearly defined. Its indications are reinforced by examples of typical combinations with other specific herbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe herb comparison tables found throughout the text help clarify the commonalities and differences among important herbs with similar functions. They serve as both quick-reference tools and study aids, allowing easy differentiation between similar herbs as a means to more precise and effective prescribing.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter ends with Summary Tables of the herbs organized by their qualities and main clinical functions. These tables provide a quick-reference checklist for the practitioner needing to modify formulas, as well as an important study aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Study Questions and Answers focus on the theory behind clinical herb usage, without which herb combining and formula modification become impossible. They are designed to stimulate an in-depth understanding of the herbs in their qualities, functions, indications and combinations with other herbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part consists of Key Herb Differentiation and Comparison Tables, which at a glance compares and contrasts the functions, indications and clinical emphases of the most important herbs for treating particular conditions. It serves as a reference tool for modifying formulas in clinical practice by helping in the selection of herbs most consistent with the overall treatment strategy intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCollaborative author Jing Wang L.Ac., O.M.D. is a doctor of Oriental medicine. She graduated in 1988 at the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and went on to work in the pulmonary disease department at the Ba Da Zhu hospital of traditional Chinese medicine. She has taught materia medica and formulas in Chinese medicine colleges in the U.S. since 1997. Dr. Wang is in private practice in Germantown, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snow Lotus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46212708467001,"sku":"BOTCM1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/Book_Materia_Medica__83639.1620238844.1280.1280.jpg?v=1691550549"},{"product_id":"the-traditional-chinese-medicine-formula-study-guide","title":"The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide","description":"\u003ch2\u003eQiao Yi L.Ac.\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 8 1\/2 x 11 inches, 360 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN 1-890029-40-8\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/u.pcloud.link\/publink\/show?code=XZ34nUXZd1iwEchetGR6GIeI1D92ykin2OBy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for sample pages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe T.C.M. Formula Study Guide is a quick-reference manual and in-depth study guide for the most important 130 classic herbal prescriptions used in Oriental medicine. It consists of three parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first part, each formula is broken down by individual herb functions, allowing an in-depth analysis of the formula's interrelated functions. The accompanying syndrome differentiation charts and formula comparison charts help clarify treatment aims, as well as differences between similar formulas. Each chapter ends with a review and discussion of the major formulas in that section.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe symptom differentiation charts allow easy clinical reference to assist with accurate formula selection. They are based on differentiation according to the zang fu and six-stage syndromes, which are broadly organized by exterior\/interior and excess\/deficiency types.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe comprehensive exam allows the student to self-test their knowledge of the formulas themselves and their clinical applications through formula and case study questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Qiao Yi L.Ac. is a doctor of Chinese medicine specializing in herbal formula instruction. She graduated at the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1987. She has since gained wide experience in both professional practice and educational aspects of Chinese medicine, focusing on classroom instruction, clinical supervision and curriculum development in Oriental medical colleges in Southern California. She is a former Clinical Director at Emperor's College of Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eI used the Formula Study Guide to take the herbal boards and was very grateful for the small investment, as I passed the exam first time with ease! This is also a fun book to use with a friend to study together.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e — Michelle Whittaker LAc\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snow Lotus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46212709843257,"sku":"BOTCM2","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/Book_Formula_Study_Guide__31558.1462404114.1280.1280.jpg?v=1691550553"},{"product_id":"aromatica-vol-1-a-clinical-guide-to-essential-oil-therapeutics","title":"Aromatica Vol. 1 –  A Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAromatica Vol. 1: Principles and Profiles\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003ePeter Holmes LAc, MH\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 7.5 x 10.25\", 399 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781848193048\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/u.pc.cd\/5uh7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/u.pc.cd\/wSTctalK\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick here to view sample pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe first of two volumes, this comprehensive text builds an important foundation for essential oil therapy and includes profiles of the 30 most important essential oils used in practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTaking a truly holistic approach, this detailed database compares different approaches to essential oil therapeutics. Skillfully blending the evidence of scientific research with that of clinical practice, the book builds a comprehensive therapeutic profile of each oil. Based on the different administration methods used and the absorption pathways activated, the extensive Materia Medica section differentiates the psychological, physiological and topical uses of these essential oils.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eDetailed, comprehensive and definitive, Aromatica\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Explores the true sourcing of essential oils from around the world\u003cbr\u003e• Establishes clear definitions for essential oils as bioactive, clinically potent remedies\u003cbr\u003e• Exposes the adulteration practices in the commercial oil trades for the mass market\u003cbr\u003e• Examines issues of the safe oil use of essential oils fom the widest clinical perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis is a truly outstanding contribution to the literature on essential oil therapeutics. Based on years of experience, Holmes shares his profound insights into the therapeutic and clinical usage of essential oils, seamlessly weaving vitalistic and allopathic paradigms. Regardless of the individual practitioner’s approach and philosophical leanings, this is an invaluable resource. Aromatica is the most significant text on essential oil therapy to emerge in recent years, and is destined to become a ‘classic’ in the field.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Jennifer Peace Rhind, author of Essential Oils – a Handbook for Aromatherapy Practice, Fragrance and Wellbeing, Listening to Scen, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePeter Holmes has done it again. In his usual style, he has produced a useful clinical text on use of volatile oils. Rather than focusing on documenting everything in the medical literature, he has focused on all the practical aspects of these oils and just enough science and history to keep it all in context.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Eric Yarnell ND, RH(AHG), Associate Professor, Dept. of Botanical Medicine, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAromatica is a valuable and original contribution to the literature presently available. It is a meticulously researched and scholarly book, which covers the use of essential oils from a wide-ranging clinical perspective. It includes precise data on some unusual oils such as Blue Tansy, as well as outlining the critical importance of selecting premium quality oils to ensure their therapeutic effectiveness.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Julia Lawless, author of The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils and The Complete Essential Oils Sourcebook\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe want to congratulate you on this tremendous achievement. Aromatica, along with your earlier volumes, demonstrates your rare gift of intellectual, scholarly and intuitive excellence.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e- Ted Kaptchuk OMD and Maribeth Kaptchuk Lic Ac\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIt is the eclectic, integrated nature of this exposition that makes Aromatica an indispensable source of reliable information on the energetic and symptomatic therapeutics of essential oils. The fact that these faculties are discussed with eloquence and lucidity, as well as a deep appreciation of the provenance, potency and olfactory subtlety of essential oils, instills this opus with the excellence of artisanship.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Gabriel Mojay LicAc, CertEd, FIFPA, Founding Co-Chair of the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003e[Aromatica] is a real feast for the student and the seasoned clinician alike. This book secures Peter’s place as a master of weaving eclectic systems of classification into a clinically useful modern construction. Peter shares with us his great gift for using the terms and principles of Chinese medicine to explore herbal medicines from beyond the classical Chinese materia medica with easily understandable and clinically useful clarity.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e- Charles Lev LAc, Faculty Instructor in Family Medicine, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Singing Dragon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46212999086393,"sku":"BOAROMA1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/aromatica-v1-better-size__68110.1721327965.1280.1280.jpg?v=1788984411"},{"product_id":"ceu-certificates-duplicate-or-replacement-request","title":"CEU certificates (duplicate or replacement request)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/cdn\/shop\/files\/ceu_certificates_sample.pdf\"\u003eView a sample certificate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snow Lotus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46213070192953,"sku":"CEUCERT","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/ncbahm-logo.png?v=1790088659"},{"product_id":"aromatica-vol-2-a-clinical-guide-to-essential-oil-therapeutics","title":"Aromatica Vol. 2 –  A Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAromatica Vol. 2: Practice and Essential Oil Profiles\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003ePeter Holmes LAc, MH\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 7.5 x 10.25\", 536 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 978 1 84819 303 1\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe second volume in the Aromatica series builds on the fundamentals established in Volume 1. This comprehensive text presents the practical aspects of essential oil therapy and includes clinical profiles of over 120 essential oils currently used in practice. Packed with charts depicting the different functions and methods of oil delivery, the chapters examine the proper oil applications for physiological and psychological functions as well as for Chinese Medicine. Aromatica 2 is an indispensable guide for all complementary medicine practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eDetailed, comprehensive and definitive, Aromatica 2\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Explores the specific clinical applications of essential oils\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Describes the various gateways and methods of essential oil delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Examines the two types of evidence for essential oil activity, scientific and experiential\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• Outlines an integrative approach to essential oil therapeutics\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In this eagerly awaited second volume, Peter Holmes applies decades of clinical experience and scholarly endeavour to a field of plant therapy in need of the very insights that inform the book. ‘Aromatica’ blends advanced aromatherapy, Chinese medicine and clinical expertise to yield an illuminating and accessible approach to Integrative Essential Oil Therapeutics.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Gabriel Mojay, Founding Co-Chair of the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA) and author of Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Another Peter Holmes integrative masterpiece now graces the bookshelves of our collective holistic medicine library. With the arrival of \u003c\/em\u003eAromatica Volume 2\u003cem\u003e, Peter has brought to completion an offering that will inform, inspire and deepen the clinical bearing of practitioners working with essential oils for years to come. His profiles of these aromatic plants include physiological and psychological functions, biochemistry, research, Chinese medicine applications and a treasury of remarks that locate each oil’s place in the geography, culture, history and healing traditions of the world’s civilizations. In these pages the reader enjoys access to an abundance of immanently useful botanical wisdom that opens up a powerful range of clinical options for working with our global assembly of healing aromatic plants.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Charles Lev, L.Ac., Acupuncturist and Instructor with Oregon Health \u0026amp; Science University\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHolmes’ \u003c\/em\u003eEnergetics\u003cem\u003e has been a valuable reference in my clinical work for 30 years. Peter is one of the rare thought leaders in herbalism who understand that history, philosophy and science are all essential prerequisites for precision parsing of the materia medica into clinical practice. In Aromatica, Peter extends his tried and tested approach to (his beloved) essential oils - and aromatherapy will be all the richer.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e - Jonathan Treasure, Medical Herbalist, Oregon\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHere is the perfect book for the advanced aromatherapist who is interested in applying energetics within their aromatic practice. Holmes provides not only the introduction into aromatic energetics, but then follows up with oil energetics in the Materia Aromatica. The crowning glory is all the safety information given in methods of essential oil delivery.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e - Inga Wieser, ND, MS, APAIA, MH, President of Alliance of International Aromatherapists\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePrepare for a paradigm shift in the world of essential oil therapy. In \u003c\/em\u003eAromatica Volume 2,\u003cem\u003e the dichotomy between the vitalistic and scientific\/analytic philosophies which has overshadowed clinical practice for many years is finally resolved. A new way of approaching clinical practice is presented – one which integrates the diagnostic principles of traditional Chinese, Greek, Japanese Kampo and Ayurvedic medicine with empirical and scientific evidence which informs the clinical use of essential oils. This is a masterpiece, and highly recommended for all serious practitioners of essential oil therapy.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e - Jennifer Peace Rhind, author, mentor and essential oil consultant\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThere are a relative handful of ‘must have’ books on the therapeutic use of essential oils that I keep on my main bookshelf for easy reference and study. Peter’s \u003c\/em\u003eAromatica Vol. 1\u003cem\u003e and now\u003c\/em\u003e Vol. 2\u003cem\u003e are definitely on this short list! Highly recommended for any practitioner truly interested in essential oil therapy. Peter’s knowledgeable blending of the physical \u0026amp; energetic qualities of essential oils using both Western and Eastern approaches gives a comprehensive overview of the therapeutic benefits of each essential oil covered in his profiles.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e - Ron Guba, Aromatic Medicine educator, and Director of the Center for Aromatic Medicine, Melbourne, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Singing Dragon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46213118034233,"sku":"BOAROMA2","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/aromatica-v2-better-size-2__17475.1721382684.1280.1280.jpg?v=1788984755"},{"product_id":"jade-remedies-a-chinese-herbal-reference-for-the-west-vol-1","title":"Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West Vol 1","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePeter Holmes L.Ac., M.H.\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e8 1\/2\" x 11\", 962 pages, over 350 plant line drawings\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eVol. 1: ISBN 1-890029-28-9\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/u.pc.cd\/LX6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick here for sample pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJade Remedies is a comprehensive, detailed and contemporary reference source for the remedies used in Oriental herbal medicine. Based on many years of research into historical and modern sources, it presents over 450 plant, mineral and animal remedies used worldwide in Chinese medicine. The remedies are divided into four types;\u003cbr\u003e\"restoratives,\" \"stimulants,\" \"relaxants,\" and \"sedatives.\" The text provides up-to-date information on botanical sources, plant habits, biochemistry, pharmacology, energetic properties, therapeutic actions and indications, preparation forms, dosages, cautions and contraindications. The primary remedies are illustrated with botanically accurate wood-block prints of the plants in the wild from the Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao of 1848, a Chinese manual of medicinal plant illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJade Remedies represents three 'firsts.' One, it spells out clearly and concisely the functions and uses of Chinese herbs in easily-understood Western terms. Two, it summarizes, distills and evaluates the modern pharmacological uses of Oriental remedies by Western medical doctors in East Asia. Three, it may be the first published text that organizes the Oriental materia medica according to Western body systems rather than the traditional energetic treatment categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe information on these remedies sought by the student, practitioner or researcher unfamiliar with Oriental medicine is immediately available. As a Western rendition of the Oriental materia medica, Jade Remedies represents a much-needed complement to the standard Oriental version (whether in the Western or Chinese languages).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, for each remedy the text retains the traditional usage by symptom picture, or pattern of disharmony-indications familiar to Oriental practitioners. By including Western and Oriental information side-by-side, it forms a valuable bridge between Western and Oriental pathology and herbal therapeutics, allowing practitioners of both systems to better understand each other's therapeutic rationales.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJade Remedies is an invaluable and unique resource for those wishing to enhance their health, for those being treated with Oriental medicine, as well as for all students and practitioners of the healing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Review by Alex Berks, L.Ac.\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis appeared in the Winter 1998 issue of Forum and Summer 1999 issue of California Currents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West by Peter Holmes is an important book in the development of Chinese medicine and a great clinical reference. The genius of this two-volume materia medica is its application of terminology that bridges the syndromes of Chinese medicine with the terms of Western pharmacology so that each informs the other. The actions, indications and chemical constituents of the herbs in Western terms elucidate the broad Chinese symptom pictures, and the symptom groupings of Chinese medicine syndromes help make the precise information of Western pharmacology more clinically useful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"These volumes are about drawing together the ancient and the modern and the East and the West. To do this, Holmes makes links between herb actions and treatment strategies, between pharmacology and therapeutics and between plant chemistry and pharmacology. The result is that the author is able to make a large amount of scientific information available in relation to traditional uses without reducing the Chinese syndromes to facile and clinically useless actions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Where applicable, Holmes also relates the Chinese herbs to similar Western counterparts. He's had his eye on translating herbs from one tradition to another for quite some time. This is his second major cross-cultural pharmacopoeia reference work. The first was The Energetics of Western Herbs: An Herbal Reference Integrating Western and Oriental Medicine Traditions. This two-volume opus presents the pharmacopoeias of Western herbal traditions with the symptom pictures of Chinese medicine. In essence, Jade Remedies is a continuation of The Energetics of Western Herbs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"For the Western practitioner unfamiliar with the language of Chinese medicine, Jade Remedies is organized according to Western anatomical systems. By doing this, Holmes is able to skirt the problems of explaining concepts unique to Chinese medicine. For example, the function of the Chinese concept of Liver shares little similarity with the Western liver and essentially describes nervous system pathology. Therefore, an herb like Bupleurum Chai Hu that spreads Liver qi is placed in the \"Nervous Sedative\" class, more appropriate to its primary Western action.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Chinese symptom picture of Bupleurum Chai Hu is referred to as: \"Qi constraint with nerve excess\" - feeling stressed, unrest, chest pain and tightness, menstrual pain, headache, painful digestion with bloating, allergies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Translated into Western terms Bupleurum Chai Hu is: analgesic, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic. Its Western indications include: nervous hyperfunctioning with restlessness and pain, headache, dysmenorrhea, intercostal neuralgia, myalgia, dyspepsia, peptic ulcer, biliary and intestinal colic, IBS, spasmodic coughing and deafness\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Holmes continues in his thorough description. This is one of nine Western indications for this herb. Its other actions are: hypotensive; antipyretic; anti-infective, antiviral, anti-bacterial, interferon inducent; immune regulator, anti-allergic; liver protective; radiation protective; pituitary-adremocortical stimulant; astringent, antiprolapse. Each indication itself contains an explanation. At the same time, the text also includes the traditional Chinese syndromes, in the case of this remedy: Gallbladder fire and Shao Yang heat. A Notes section following each herb highlights the common use and explains mode of action and modern applications. This section makes the book a must read for the student who needs to find \"handles\" to hold the herbs in his\/her mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"One's image of an herb's function changes when its class is reorganized. The new organization provides therapeutic knowledge that localizes the herbs' functions. We begin to think of them in terms of body system functions rather than purely energetic functions. For example, Cinnamon Rou Gui is classed in the \"Cardiac stimulants\" instead of the more traditional 'Interior warming'.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jade Remedies' listing of Chinese syndromes is even more complete than Bensky and Gamble. The additional information makes the text expansive and thought provoking. Holmes assigns extra vessel channel affinities where appropriate (for example Bupleurum Chai Hu has affinity to the Yang Wei channel) and assigns qualities such as moistening and drying that go far beyond the Bensky presentation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"This materia medica is an important contribution to herbal medicine. It pulls Chinese medicine out of its timeless mindset as an ancient, imperially sanctioned system of classical medicine to a viable system of health care for the West. Allopathy needs the therapeutic potentials of Chinese medicine to more effectively treat chronic and degenerative diseases. Chinese medicine needs a language for the West that scientifically validates it. This materia medica is most probably the first that preserves the soul of three-thousand plus years of vitalistic art\/science in a way the West can use. It is for this feat that Jade Remedies becomes an indispensable reference source and will earn this book and its author a place in history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eBook review by Martha Moore, Herbalist, A.H.G.\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis review appeared in the Townsend Newsletter for Doctors, May 1999, as front cover feature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is truly a unique and extremely useful text because it presents the Chinese materia medica (almost 500 medicinals in all) in a Western\/contemporary format that is easy to understand. As such, it is distinguishable from current translations of Chinese texts, such as the Bensky \u0026amp; Gamble and the Hong-Yen Hsu materia medicas. The introductory sections to each body system very carefully delineate the differences between the anatomical organ-based Western pathology and the energetic meridian-based Oriental pathology, thereby demystifying Oriental medicine for many Westerners. For example, it explains the difference between the herbs used to treat Liver conditions in Chinese medicine and the herbs for liver conditions in Western medicine. The two are entirely different because the Chinese medical Liver pathology largely consists of functional neurological and endocrine disorders-not, as we've come to expect, liver pathology. The confusion lies in the use of the word 'liver' for two entirely different systems of pathology. One is physiological while the other is energetic. It's a real semantic problem that clouds an accurate understanding of Chinese medicine.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Of course, this profoundly changes the way that the Chinese herbs are classified. Jade Remedies subdivides the herbs for each body system into four basic types: restoratives, relaxants, stimulants and sedatives. This is based on the nineteenth century Physiomedical and Eclectic classification of herbs by doctors such as Scudder, King and Ellingwood. Holmes uses this Western vitalistic classification to link the traditional Chinese herb uses (whose original usage is completely embedded in vitalistic practice\/terms) with modern, research based uses. These issues and his procedure for reclassifying the remedies is discussed by Holmes in several elegantly written and intellectually stimulating introductory chapters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jade Remedies is an excellent manual for both study and clinical use. It provides easy access to accurate, reliable and often referenced information for both the traditional and contemporary uses of Chinese herbs. For example:\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The end index is extensive and would be very useful for the busy practitioner or researcher, listing both symptoms, Western disease conditions and traditional Chinese syndromes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each remedy accurately gives various botanical species and genera that provide the source for that remedy. These are important basics which we've been largely missing in other texts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each remedy has a listing of its main constituents. Plus, a discussion of its pharmacology is often given in the accompanying Notes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The different internal and topical preparations of the herb are completely described. The dosages are given in grams for the dried herb and mls for the standard tincture preparation, as more and more of these herbs (especially the big tonic herbs) are becoming available in tincture form.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Notes section to each herb gives the reader a more in-depth feel for the remedy in terms of its traditional uses, modern biochemichal findings and contemporary applications for current diseases, including allergies, autoimmune conditions, cancer, herpes, fibromyalgia and so on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"All these features make Jade Remedies very helpful for anyone using Chinese herbs. This is especially true at this time when Chinese medicine is making such a huge transition to the West. However, Holmes is careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water. He also preserves the traditional symptom pictures (or syndromes) for which the herbs are traditionally used. This allows the reader to make connections between the pharmacological information and the syndrome application for each herb.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a creative, fresh approach that ultimately serves to promote a dialogue if not a working synthesis between the Western and Chinese herbal systems. In that light, Jade Remedies is essentially an exploration in herbal integration, or a 'cross-cultural' herbal. All in all, it is an extremely useful and timely text that consolidates a vast amount of research. It is an essential resource that every herbalist or health-care practitioner who wants to understand and use Chinese herbal medicine should have on their bookshelf.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snow Lotus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54456166744377,"sku":"BOJAD1","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/3616\/9273\/files\/Book_Jade_Remedies_Vol_1__81792.1462466055.1280.1280_60c72c6d-5087-46cf-a174-fc36de731fb3.jpg?v=1788983290"},{"product_id":"jade-remedies-a-chinese-herbal-reference-for-the-west-vol-2","title":"Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West Vol. 2","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePeter Holmes, L.Ac., M.H.\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e8 1\/2\" x 11\", 962 pages, over 350 plant line drawings\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eVol. 2: ISBN 1-890029-29-7\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/u.pc.cd\/uJr\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick here for sample pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJade Remedies is a comprehensive, detailed and contemporary reference source for the remedies used in Oriental herbal medicine. Based on many years of research into historical and modern sources, it presents over 450 plant, mineral and animal remedies used worldwide in Chinese medicine. The remedies are divided into four types;\u003cbr\u003e\"restoratives,\" \"stimulants,\" \"relaxants,\" and \"sedatives.\" The text provides up-to-date information on botanical sources, plant habits, biochemistry, pharmacology, energetic properties, therapeutic actions and indications, preparation forms, dosages, cautions and contraindications. The primary remedies are illustrated with botanically accurate wood-block prints of the plants in the wild from the Zhi Wu Ming Shi Tu Kao of 1848, a Chinese manual of medicinal plant illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJade Remedies represents three 'firsts.' One, it spells out clearly and concisely the functions and uses of Chinese herbs in easily-understood Western terms. Two, it summarizes, distills and evaluates the modern pharmacological uses of Oriental remedies by Western medical doctors in East Asia. Three, it may be the first published text that organizes the Oriental materia medica according to Western body systems rather than the traditional energetic treatment categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe information on these remedies sought by the student, practitioner or researcher unfamiliar with Oriental medicine is immediately available. As a Western rendition of the Oriental materia medica, Jade Remedies represents a much-needed complement to the standard Oriental version (whether in the Western or Chinese languages).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, for each remedy the text retains the traditional usage by symptom picture, or pattern of disharmony-indications familiar to Oriental practitioners. By including Western and Oriental information side-by-side, it forms a valuable bridge between Western and Oriental pathology and herbal therapeutics, allowing practitioners of both systems to better understand each other's therapeutic rationales.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJade Remedies is an invaluable and unique resource for those wishing to enhance their health, for those being treated with Oriental medicine, as well as for all students and practitioners of the healing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Review by Alex Berks, L.Ac.\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis appeared in the Winter 1998 issue of Forum and Summer 1999 issue of California Currents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West by Peter Holmes is an important book in the development of Chinese medicine and a great clinical reference. The genius of this two-volume materia medica is its application of terminology that bridges the syndromes of Chinese medicine with the terms of Western pharmacology so that each informs the other. The actions, indications and chemical constituents of the herbs in Western terms elucidate the broad Chinese symptom pictures, and the symptom groupings of Chinese medicine syndromes help make the precise information of Western pharmacology more clinically useful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"These volumes are about drawing together the ancient and the modern and the East and the West. To do this, Holmes makes links between herb actions and treatment strategies, between pharmacology and therapeutics and between plant chemistry and pharmacology. The result is that the author is able to make a large amount of scientific information available in relation to traditional uses without reducing the Chinese syndromes to facile and clinically useless actions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Where applicable, Holmes also relates the Chinese herbs to similar Western counterparts. He's had his eye on translating herbs from one tradition to another for quite some time. This is his second major cross-cultural pharmacopoeia reference work. The first was The Energetics of Western Herbs: An Herbal Reference Integrating Western and Oriental Medicine Traditions. This two-volume opus presents the pharmacopoeias of Western herbal traditions with the symptom pictures of Chinese medicine. In essence, Jade Remedies is a continuation of The Energetics of Western Herbs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"For the Western practitioner unfamiliar with the language of Chinese medicine, Jade Remedies is organized according to Western anatomical systems. By doing this, Holmes is able to skirt the problems of explaining concepts unique to Chinese medicine. For example, the function of the Chinese concept of Liver shares little similarity with the Western liver and essentially describes nervous system pathology. Therefore, an herb like Bupleurum Chai Hu that spreads Liver qi is placed in the \"Nervous sedative\" class, more appropriate to its primary Western action.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Chinese symptom picture of Bupleurum Chai Hu is referred to as: \"Qi constraint with nerve excess\" - feeling stressed, unrest, chest pain and tightness, menstrual pain, headache, painful digestion with bloating, allergies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Translated into Western terms Bupleurum Chai Hu is: analgesic, anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic. Its Western indications include: nervous hyperfunctioning with restlessness and pain, headache, dysmenorrhea, intercostal neuralgia, myalgia, dyspepsia, peptic ulcer, biliary and intestinal colic, IBS, spasmodic coughing and deafness\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Holmes continues in his thorough description. This is one of nine Western indications for this herb. Its other actions are: hypotensive; antipyretic; anti-infective, antiviral, anti-bacterial, interferon inducent; immune regulator, anti-allergic; liver protective; radiation protective; pituitary-adremocortical stimulant; astringent, antiprolapse. Each indication itself contains an explanation. At the same time, the text also includes the traditional Chinese syndromes, in the case of this remedy: Gallbladder fire and Shao Yang heat. A Notes section following each herb highlights the common use and explains mode of action and modern applications. This section makes the book a must read for the student who needs to find \"handles\" to hold the herbs in his\/her mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"One's image of an herb's function changes when its class is reorganized. The new organization provides therapeutic knowledge that localizes the herbs' functions. We begin to think of them in terms of body system functions rather than purely energetic functions. For example, Cinnamon Rou Gui is classed in the \"Cardiac stimulants\" instead of the more traditional 'Interior Warming'.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jade Remedies' listing of Chinese syndromes is even more complete than Bensky and Gamble. The additional information makes the text expansive and thought provoking. Holmes assigns extra vessel channel affinities where appropriate (for example Bupleurum Chai Hu has affinity to the Yang Wei channel) and assigns qualities such as moistening and drying that go far beyond the Bensky presentation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"This materia medica is an important contribution to herbal medicine. It pulls Chinese medicine out of its timeless mindset as an ancient, imperially sanctioned system of classical medicine to a viable system of health care for the West. Allopathy needs the therapeutic potentials of Chinese medicine to more effectively treat chronic and degenerative diseases. Chinese medicine needs a language for the West that scientifically validates it. This materia medica is most probably the first that preserves the soul of three-thousand plus years of vitalistic art\/science in a way the West can use. It is for this feat that Jade Remedies becomes an indispensable reference source and will earn this book and its author a place in history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eBook review by Martha Moore, Herbalist, A.H.G.\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis review appeared in the Townsend Newsletter for Doctors, May 1999, as front cover feature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jade Remedies: A Chinese Herbal Reference for the West\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is truly a unique and extremely useful text because it presents the Chinese materia medica (almost 500 medicinals in all) in a Western\/contemporary format that is easy to understand. As such, it is distinguishable from current translations of Chinese texts, such as the Bensky \u0026amp; Gamble and the Hong-Yen Hsu materia medicas. The introductory sections to each body system very carefully delineate the differences between the anatomical organ-based Western pathology and the energetic meridian-based Oriental pathology, thereby demystifying Oriental medicine for many Westerners.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"For example, it explains the difference between the herbs used to treat Liver conditions in Chinese medicine and the herbs for liver conditions in Western medicine. The two are entirely different because the Chinese medical Liver pathology largely consists of functional neurological and endocrine disorders-not, as we've come to expect, liver pathology. The confusion lies in the use of the word 'liver' for two entirely different systems of pathology. One is physiological while the other is energetic. It's a real semantic problem that clouds an accurate understanding of Chinese medicine.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Of course, this profoundly changes the way that the Chinese herbs are classified. Jade Remedies subdivides the herbs for each body system into four basic types: restoratives, relaxants, stimulants and sedatives. This is based on the nineteenth century Physiomedical and Eclectic classification of herbs by doctors such as Scudder, King and Ellingwood. Holmes uses this Western vitalistic classification to link the traditional Chinese herb uses (whose original usage is completely embedded in vitalistic practice\/terms) with modern, research based uses. These issues and his procedure for reclassifying the remedies is discussed by Holmes in several elegantly written and intellectually stimulating introductory chapters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jade Remedies is an excellent manual for both study and clinical use. It provides easy access to accurate, reliable and often referenced information for both the traditional and contemporary uses of Chinese herbs. For example:\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The end index is extensive and would be very useful for the busy practitioner or researcher, listing both symptoms, Western disease conditions and traditional Chinese syndromes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each remedy accurately gives various botanical species and genera that provide the source for that remedy. These are important basics which we've been largely missing in other texts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each remedy has a listing of its main constituents. Plus, a discussion of its pharmacology is often given in the accompanying Notes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The different internal and topical preparations of the herb are completely described. The dosages are given in grams for the dried herb and mls for the standard tincture preparation, as more and more of these herbs (especially the big tonic herbs) are becoming available in tincture form.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Notes section to each herb gives the reader a more in-depth feel for the remedy in terms of its traditional uses, modern biochemical findings and contemporary applications for current diseases, including allergies, autoimmune conditions, cancer, herpes, fibromyalgia and so on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"All these features make Jade Remedies very helpful for anyone using Chinese herbs. This is especially true at this time when Chinese medicine is making such a huge transition to the West. However, Holmes is careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water. He also preserves the traditional symptom pictures (or syndromes) for which the herbs are traditionally used. 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In this a beautifully-written textbook, Peter Holmes combines decades of knowledge and clinical expertise in Chinese medicine and essential oil therapy. Magnificent, comprehensive, this is the essential oil textbook that Chinese medicine clinicians and educators alike have been waiting for!”\u003cbr\u003e      –  Melanie A. Gold DO, DMQ, DABMA, Special Lecturer in Pediatrics and in Population and Family Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Peter Holmes’ exploration of essential oils ... is presented as a modality wholly consistent with [the] innate Chinese medical worldview. The inclusion of essential oils in the Chinese medicine framework is exciting and fruitful. In this text, Peter Holmes presents his valuable overarching framework of the Six Conditions for creating essential oil remedies to address the nervous system and the Shen ... In my clinical experience, the import of this cannot be overstated. I hope you will spend some time studying this valuable text and seeing for yourself how, by enhancing the health and well-being of your patients, essential oils can greatly contribute to your clinical practice.”\u003cbr\u003e      – Ross Rosen LAc, Dipl. OM, author, Heart Shock\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Peter Holmes has written a remarkable book that arrives on the stage of natural medicine at just the right time! \u003cem\u003eChanneling Fragrance\u003c\/em\u003e expertly weaves together what is arguably the world’s most complete system of holistic therapeutics, Chinese medicine, and the time-honored Western science of essential oil therapy, into a coherent and practical whole. 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