Physical health, this book explains, is irrelevant if it is accompanied by unhappiness and failure.Herbal expert Ron Teeguarden explains how to apply natural Chinese herbal medicine in order to lead a full and energetic life.
Amazon Sales Rank: #493706 in Books Published on: 2000-03-01 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.06" w x 6.00" l, 1.12 pounds Binding: Paperback 416 pages ISBN13: 9780446675062 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER!100% Satisfaction Guarantee.Tracking provided on most orders.Buy with Confidence!Millions of books sold!
Amazon.com Review With his 20 years of herbal expertise, Ron Teeguarden is the man celebrities rely on to improve their energy, put a glow on their skin, even renew their sexual vigor.Here he's written a fine and thorough introduction to the theory and art of tonic herbs.Anyone who's seen Woody Allen's Alice may be a bit leery, but there's more philosophy and science to these herbs than the hocus-pocus that the uninformed may a*sociate them with.As Teeguarden points out, many of these herbs have been in use for more than 5,000 years.He first covers the principles of Chinese health--yin and yang; the Three Treasures of life--qi (energy or vitality), jing (essence), and shen (spirit); the five main organ systems; and the Chinese view of the mind-body connection.These concepts may seem a bit out of this world for those accustomed to Western medicine ("Anger damages the liver"; "The kidneys control the skeleton"), but Teeguarden does an excellent job of explaining it all, even for folks who are complete novices when it comes to these Chinese health principles.Then, using an organized, easy-to-use format and a handy one- to five-star system, he rates various herbs and cla*sifies them according to their antioxidant qualities, ability to support the organs, and other health-promoting properties.Handy bonuses include the pharmaceutical name of each herb, its organ a*sociations, and its taste.There are herbs for helping knee problems and boosting fertility, for improving immunity and reducing stress, even for promoting longevity.The most interesting of the bunch are the ones that you'd a*sume appeal to Hollywood folk: tonics to promote hair growth, clear the complexion, and prevent jet lag.Teeguarden then reveals the "recipes" or herb combinations for his tonics, some of which have amusing names like "Gecko Rockclimber," "Super Shou Wu Combination" (for fatigue or exhaustion), and "Yanlin's Beauty Formula." There are plenty of mail-order resources for those who can't find these herbs locally, along with a super chart with the Chinese symbols of each herb, the part used, and primary functions.Overall, this is a very helpful, user-friendly reference for anyone wanting to investigate the benefits that herbs and herbal tonics have to offer.--Erica Jorgensen From Library Journal Teeguarden is a master herbalist and researcher of Chinese tonic herbs?"tonic" meaning herbs prescribed to promote "radiant" health as opposed to attacking disease.His publisher's legal department hedges its bets by stating in the review galley that "absolutely no medicinal claims are being made or implied in this book." Nevertheless, Teeguarden's text is replete with claims concerning sexual potency, the immune system, and anti-aging treatments, among others, that are entirely undocumented except by statements such as "Many studies now indicate...." To his credit (or the legal department's), Teeguarden provides information about contraindications and toxicity.Unfortunately, these caveats are equally undocumented.Radiant Health might be useful on a staff-only reference shelf, but only as a glossary to herbal terms.Not recommended.?Catherine Arnott Smith, Predoctoral Research Fellow, Ctr.for Biomedical Informatics, Univ.of PittsburghCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.From Booklist This entry in the burgeoning field of self-help books on Chinese medicine is essentially a guide for the relatively healthy reader to Chinese tonic herbs.More specifically, these are herbal formulas that improve overall health and resistance, increase energy, and promote longevity rather than treat specific disease.Teeguarden, an herbalist and manufacturer of Chinese remedies, begins with a 55-page, clearly written though necessarily incomplete and Westernized introduction to Chinese medicine.He outlines the properties of 22 "supertonic" herbs and approximately 50 secondary herbs, then discusses two dozen traditional formulations and 34 of his own products.Though this chapter comes close to being a catalog for the author's herb company, the information is well founded and can be applied to competing formulas.The author gives herbal programs for different needs and life stages, along with principles of formulation and synergism, quality guidelines, and delivery systems.End matter includes a comprehensive chart of 77 single herbs and their actions, a short list of product sources, and an index.For large natural-health collections.Penny Spokes
Client more useful on 26 of 29 people found this review helpful.All inclusive - great for those seeking true knowledge with Rebecca Adams is the third book I read Ron Teeguarden and continues to improve.And 'situated in a logical order categorical, making it easier to compare the different herbs.Ron estimated the herbs with a star indicating how much treasure every plant will have an impact.Then you go to the current rate of patent tonic formulas.This is a wonderful reference book, something that return again and again for the information and reinforcement, but it is written very down to earth layman.He has an incredible amount of information, including descriptions of some chemical and cellular activity, but if you are not interested in going that deep, the descriptions are arranged so that you can skip what you do not want to read and go directly to the relevant parts.Of all the books on Chinese herbal medicine that I have, this is fast becoming my favorite is one of those rare books that is good to start, and it's nice to end with a collection.33 of 40 people found the following review helpful.Incomplete information by Rick Johnson This book is a great description of what could be done, but the tools to do it are not.I hoped this book would have more than just herb descriptions, unfortunately not.Some things that the author has forgotten and that seem relevant: the dosage of individual herbs (this is very important), the Chinese herbal name (not the pin-yin symbol or data).And, in the section formula (which was the main reason I bought the book), the formulas just a list of herbs and their proportions are not!WHAT?!How useless.Knowing which herbs in a formula is great, but it is a formula without the proporation of ingredients.Although this book has great descriptions of herbs and their uses, without implementational aspects that are fundamental to the use of herbs!The truth is that this book is a marketing tool for the author line Supplement Beware ...September 9 found this review helpful.Presentation readable and informative of Chinese Herbs by Ron Teeguarden monson@fda.net is clearly an expert in Chinese herbal medicine.Clearly presents the philosophy and benefits of using various herbal tonics old.It makes you want to start using them instantly.The problem apparently is not easy to find reliable suppliers with reliable quality herbs.But is key that the author points to the suspicion that one of the author's purpose in writing the book was to promote their own products.Well, even if it is so, is a blessing from my point of view that these magical tonics available from a reputable supplier.I
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