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APPLIED CHANNEL THEORY IN CHINESE MEDICINE - WANG JU-YI'S LECTURES ON CHANNEL THERAPEUTICS by Wang Ju-Yi & Jason D. Robertson, Eastland Press, hardback, 718 pages, £53.50
Channel theory is described by Dr. Wang as one of the 'pillars' of Chinese medicine (along with yin-yang, the five phases and organ theory), and the essential aim of this book is to encourage students and practitioners to delve more deeply into this neglected subject. He laments the lack of emphasis given to this area in modern teaching institutions, and sets out to demonstrate that a reversal of this trend will not only make the practice of acupuncture a richer and more interesting experience, but also will pay dividends in terms of clinical results.
The book is innovatively structured, in an attempt to capture the essence of the master /apprentice tradition of Chinese medicine. Co-author Jason Robertson spent fourteen months in Beijing with Dr. Wang before writing this book, and dialogues between the two are recreated to elaborate on the material covered. This format works extremely well and provides the reader with a welcome consolidation of the key concepts. Anecdotal narratives are also dotted throughout...