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A world of treatment
Even in countries where many CAMs developed, changing attitudes have made a difference to how the therapies are used. Discover CAM around the world.
Want to know more?
Had your interest in CAM tickled? We've got some suggestions for taking it further.
Want to find out more about the subjects we've covered? Our experts have pulled together a collection of books and weblinks to take you further on your search.
Starting points
The Other Medicine - Here on Open2, this is the site for BBC Radio 4's CAM series, presented by Anna Ford. You can listen to the entire series, read transcripts, and discover more background.
Herbalism - Books
Introductory:
The New Holistic Herbal
David Hoffman, published by Element
The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants
Andrew Chevalier, published by Dorling Kindersley
For more in depth investigation:
The Lost Language of Plants
Stephen Harrod Buhner, published by Chelsea Green
Herbal Medicine (Classic Edition)
Rudolf Fritz Weiss MD, published by Thieme
The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine
Simon Y. Mills, published by Penguin
Acupuncture - Journals
The European Journal of Oriental Medicine
The Journal of Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture - Books
The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine
Ted Kaptchuk, McGraw-Hill
Chinese Medicine
Paul Unschuld, Paradigm
Between Heaven and Earth
Harriet Beinfield & Efram Korngold, Ballantine Books
A History of Chinese Medicine
Dominique and Marie-Joseph Hoizey, Edinburgh University Press
Chinese Medicine in Contemporary China: Plurality and Synthesis
Volker Scheid, Duke University Press
The Transmission of Chinese Medicine
Elisabeth Hsu, Cambridge University Press
Knowing Practice, The Clinical Encounter of Chinese Medicine
Judith Farquar, Westview Press
Encounters with Qi - Exploring Chinese Medicine
David Eisenberg, Norton Paperback
Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies: Psychology, Energy and Chinese Medicine
Leon Hammer, Station Hill Press
Celestial Lancets A Historical Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa
Lu Gwei-Djen & Joseph Needham, Cambridge University Press
Science and Civilisation in China
Joseph Needham, Cambridge University Press
The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine
Shigehisa Kuriyama, Zone Books
Essence Spirit Blood and Qi
Claude Larre and Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee, Monkey Press
Content last updated: 11/08/2005
