Examines trends in herbal health care (especially TCM herbology) and their long-term impact on health and society. For health professionals and serious students of herbal medicine. Issued approximately quarterly. en-us http://www.rmhiherbal.org/ Copyright 2003-2007, RMH-Publications Trust; all rights reserved. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/images/rmlogo-sm.gif http://www.rmhiherbal.org/ 32 32 http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2007-3.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2007-3.html Update on supporting health freedom and Ron Paul's campaign for U.S. President. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2007-2.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2007-2.html Review of the scientific evidence for harmful effects of microwave and cellphone radiation. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2007-1.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2007-1.html Chemically tainted food and herb products from China; Senate legislation S1082 significantly expanding FDA powers; supporting health freedom and Ron Paul's campaign for U.S. President. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2006-2.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2006-2.html This article explore the specific topics of depleted uranium use in warfare, vaccinations, AIDS, and the depopulation agenda as examples of inter-related global health problems that affect hundreds of millions of people and that should be included in the curriculum of any professional training program in alternative health. (Much of the material has been extracted from course notes used at RMHI in its Traditional Chinese Herbal Sciences curriculum.) Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2006-1.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2006-1.html The ideas for this article arose from an extended debate among herbalists about how exactly to effectively integrate herbal traditions from different cultures when the underlying philososophies and principles of these traditions may differ quite radically. The desirability of integrating the best and most useful aspects of various herbal and health care traditions is admitted even many mainstream medical practitioners. The crucial question is how to integrate widely disparate health care traditions and yet preserve the intellectual and practical insights that each may offer. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/tchs-cd/sale-200601.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/tchs-cd/sale-200601.html The complete reference database and self-study guide for health professionals. Includes extensive clinical reference databases and textbooks on a CD-ROM, plus self-quizzing software. For PC or Mac. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2005-1.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2005-1.html The FDA is currently involved in making new rules that threaten to undermine the intent of DSHEA (The Dietary Supplement Health Education Act). DSHEA mandated that nutritional supplements and herbal products would continue to be regulated as foods, without the prohibitively expensive testing required for new synthetic drugs. Yet the FDA and pharmaceutical interests would like to see this basic principle overturned. Also in this issue: Good news in the fight against Big Pharma; MIT scientists promote FDA agenda to regulate herbs. Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-2.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-2.html Chinese (TCM) herbology has for many centuries been practiced as an independent discipline and profession in China. Acupuncture and herbology should be kept separated as professions and should each be allowed to stand or fall on their respective merits. The political and scientific controversies surrounding acupuncture are currently acting as a millstone about the neck of TCM herbology, one that the latter profession must throw off if it is ever to reach its full potential as a valid public health-care option. Sun, 27 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-2aa.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-2aa.html If you are interested in becoming an effective clinical herbalist, this report answers several important questions that may greatly impact the cost of your education. Topics: Is a license required to practice as an herbalist? What is "certification"? What type of person makes a good herbalist? Does a TCM herbal practitioner need to know acupuncture? How do you satisfy distributors you are competent to use their herbs safely? How do you communicate your qualifications to the public? Comparing the costs of education. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-3.html?rss http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-3.html Herb-drug interactions are a hot topic of debate, and herbs are coming under increasing attack for being potentially dangerous to patients who are already taking prescription medications. However, a basic problem is that the phrase "herb-drug interaction" routinely appears in the media, without definition and an assumption that everyone knows what is meant. This article explores various types of interactions and distinguishes these from cases of simple overdose and other errors that are not really "interactions". Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT