Books for the Layperson

More than half of all Western women, at some point during their lives, have some health complaint involving their breasts, while one in every nine will develop breast cancer.

This book is an introduction to the tradition of Chinese medicinal porridges, called jook in Cantonese and congee or porridge in English.

This book is a compendium of Chinese herbal tea recipes.

This book contains the ingredients, method of preparation and administration, indications, and contraindications for over 200 authentic Chinese medicinal wines and longevity elixirs as well as sources for the ingredients used.
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This clever little volume combines the best of Western biochemical knowledge about weight and weight control along with everything Chinese medicine has to say about this subject.

by Fan Ya-li
Chinese self-massage is a safe, simple and extremely effective therapy for both promoting health and remedying a number of diseases.

This is another of Blue Poppy Press’s popular Curing series of book on Chinese medicine for the lay-reader. In it, readers will learn about the Chinese disease causes and mechanisms of this all too common disease.

This book is a layperson’s guide to Chinese medicine and arthritis.

Chinese medicine has had a theory describing the causes, treatment, and prevention of depression for many centuries. This book describes these theories as well as a wide variety of home remedies and self-care preventive strategies to help sufferers of

This "Curing Series" title deals with the Chinese medical causes and treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).

This book is part of Blue Poppy Press’s very popular series, 'Curing Naturally with Chinese Medicine.'

This book teaches the Chinese medical theories about headaches, their cause, diagnosis, and prevention.

This is another of Blue Poppy's popular "Curing Series." IBS stands for irritable bowel syndrome, a combination of abdominal cramping, diarrhea and/or constipation.

This book is a layperson’s introduction to the theory and treatment of insomnia by Chinese medicine.

This book is part of Blue Poppy Press’s very popular series, 'Curing Naturally with Chinese Medicine.' Like all the other books in this series, this book was written specifically...

This book explains why endometriosis and infertility are on the rise in contemporary Western society and describes how traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses and treats these two, often related conditions. Includes sections on prevention, diet, exerci

This books discusses the Chinese medical theory and practice of yang sheng, nourishing life.

This is another of Blue Poppy Press’ popular patient primers. It covers all the most common pediatric diseases in an easy-to-read style for parents and laypersons.

This book is a laywoman’s guide to Chinese medicine and perimenopausal issues.

This book is translated from a manuscript copied by a student of the Abbot of Shaolin Monastery.

This is the first workbook ever written specifically to help acupuncturists and practitioners of Chinese medicine to directly access the Chinese medical literature in Chinese.

This book presents both the traditional Chinese teaching on preventive and remedial dietary therapy as well as addressing such modern Western concerns as high cholesterol, candidiasis, and obesity.