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How will a knowledge of the Chinese herbal sciences benefit your clinical practice?Our website contains over 20 full-length articles on Chinese herbology. The article below will help you explore the differences between clinical Chinese herbology and western, or European, styles of herbalism.
Have you ever used ginger, cayenne, rhubarb root, ginseng, gingko, ephedra, or daikon radish? Find out how to distinguish correct from incorrect uses of these Chinese herbs:
The quality of both conventional and alternative modes of health care (including TCM herbology) is under assault by corporate obsession with profit-maximization, resulting in deceptive marketing and corruption of regulatory and educational institutions. In the face of such tactics, the following article reveals how to practice TCM herbology ethically and protect your patients/clients from disinformation:
These manipulative schemes affect everything from the marketing strategies of herb manufacturers to decisions about educational curriculum at schools of herbal medicine. Educational programs and continuing education for health professionalsA good way to explore Chinese herbology in depth is to start with the Traditional Chinese Herbal Sciences CD-ROM (self-study reference and self-testing software):
RMHI's catalog of courses and publications contains detailed descriptions of courses (international e-learning and residential seminars), schedules and fees, admissions requirements. We've answered many commonly asked questions about professional study on our "How to get started" page. We've also compiled a list of questions to ask to help you evaluate curricula at TCM and herbal schools. Subscribe to our free email newsletter, RMHI Herbalist ReviewRMHI Herbalist Review, sent several times annually, examines current herbal developments and their long-term impact on health and society. Topics include:
This newsletter is intended for health professionals and others who may be interested in pursuing clinical herbology as a profession. Others are welcome to subscribe; we trust you will have the intelligence to make up your own mind regarding the ideas and sometimes controversial issues presented. Start your free subscription to Herbalist Review. |
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