Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis Study Guide

I really like this book, I use it on a regular bassis. I feel like I am in a school with a teacher. Highly recommended.

The TCM Diagnosis Study Guide is definetly one for your bookshelf. This book makes a wonderful companion to other books on diagnosis, as it is an excellent resource for further study. The diagrams, summaries and charts make it an absolute necessity if you are more of a visual learner.The inclusion of "questions and answers for deeper insight" at the end of each section provide just that, deeper understanding of the concepts presented. The 200 question multiple choice test at the end of the book (answer key provided) will definetly help you to see how well you understand the material.I have done a lot of research into books on TCM, and I have found these 3 are the best to use in conjunction:1- Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis Study Guide2- Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Volume I Diagnosis and Treatment3- Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Vol.II Materia Medica & Herbal RefThese 3 books make a wonderful "home study" course.

A TCM practitioner once told me that the highest level of TCM diagnosis requires an encyclopedic mind. Visual inspection, smelling, asking and palpating are the only "tools" that a TCM practiitioner has. This book is divided into 4 main parts. What to look out for? What to ask the patient? What smells to detect? What do the different kinds of pulses indicate?Through all these diagnostic methods, the practitioner should be able to get a coherent picture of the syndrome that is affecting the patient. This book has accurate information, very well-presented with numerous tables and flow charts. But make no mistake, TCM diagnosis is anything but straightforward. Understanding the concepts and remembering the diagnostic reasoning in this book requires a lot of commitment. Definitely an essential text for any serious student of TCM.

As a visual learner, the diagrams and charts, and the organization of the book make it easier to understand the concepts in a tangible way. Really appreciate having this as a resource.

This book, like most TCM theories, has many of the essential ideas neatly outlined within it and it makes a great text for students to learn with, but make sure that you make up your own mind about the content because I know that I had a few discrepencies, but that is just personal preference rather than incorrect information. All in all, it is a book that helped me survive a semester of college and if you're ever after an insight into basic TCM theory, the only other book I would turn to is Giovanni.

just what I was looking for, right info.

The content is excellent. Very dynamic and easy to understand

This book is superb. Very well written, easy to follow. Near Maciocia's work (whois also superb, but dense) it is like a romance. I loved it and recommend. Would love to find more books that make TCM so easy.