The Human Potential [DVD]

A clear presentation of the human energy field including meridians and chakras.  Pauline Sasaki’s influence on Zen Shiatsu and the development of Quantum Shiatsu has evolved medicine in ways that will continue to foster health and well-being in the context of the new paradigm of healing.  Her work has profoundly impacted my own development as a practitioner and instructor. I am so grateful.

Flower Essences

Floral Acupuncture by Deborah Craydon 

 A practical guide for learning the use of vibrational remedies with acupuncture point location and Five Element perspective.  I came across it in 2005 when I was researching my paper on the history of flower essences for Mitch Stargrove’s class.  It has served as an invaluable resource for my practice as I incorporated Floral Acupuncture into my work.

Intention based healing

Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton

I haven’t even finished reading this yet, because it is so mind blowing I can only read a little at a time to really digest this brilliant book!  I keep renewing it, I really should just get my own copy of this!  So far I am totally digging on the parallels between what Bruce Lipton writes about and Shiatsu theory.   Once I get through the part on Quantum physics I think I will better understand and be able to explain how non-local modalities like Reiki and prayer work.

Bee Venom Therapy

Bee in Balance by Amber Rose

Describes indepth information of the healing benefits of bees including venom, honey, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly.  Amber Rose is a licensed acupuncturist that employs bee stings in conjunction with acupuncture points.  I have recently begun treating patients seeking bee venom therapy for Multiple Sclerosis.  I hope to see more research done on apitherapy!

Talk Therapy

Non-violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg

How to liberate yourself and help others to liberate themselves though conscious use of language.  Understand what purpose emotions serve and how to voice your needs in a way that promotes choice and free-will.  Expect more peace and harmony in your life using NVC!   I feel grateful to Marshall Rosenburg for his exemplary contributions to world peace.

F 844 A131p 2011
Abbott, Carl
Portland in three centuries : the place and the people / Carl Abbott
Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, c2011
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HV 713 W59 2010
Working with children, young people and families / edited by Graham Brotherton, Helen Davies and Gillian McGillivray
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2010
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QB 981 F126c 2011
The fabric of the cosmos [videorecording] / A NOVA Production ; 32-12 Media (program 1) ; Film Posse (program 2) Spine Films (program 3) ; Lone Wolf Documentary Group (program 4) ; and in association with ARTE France and National Geographic Channel ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; Senior producer and creative director, Jonathan Sahula ; Series executive producer, Joseph McMaster ; for NOVA: senior executive producer, Paula S. Apsell
[United States] : PBS Home Video, ©2011
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QZ 200 W373i 2010
Weber, Daniel
Inflammation and the seven stochastic events of cancer / by Daniel Weber ; editors, Janelle Wheat, Geoffrey Currie ; foreword, Lin Hongsheng
Alexandria, N.S.W. : Panaxea Pub., 2010
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SF 914.5 M425a 2012
Matern, Christina
Acupuncture for dogs and cats : a pocket atlas / Christina Matern ; foreword by Linda Boggie
Stuttgart : Thieme, 2012
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SF 991 L574c 2011
Canine massage in 3 easy steps [videorecording] / script, Natalie Lenton ; produced and directed, Nick Hart
[Kidderminster, Worcestershire] : Canine Massage Therapy Centre, 2011
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Case studies graduating class of 2009 / Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Program
Portland, Ore. : Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2009
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SP WB 55.C4 O66c 2010
Case studies graduating class of 2010 / Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Program
Portland, Ore. : Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2010
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Capstone projects graduating class of 2010 Volume 2 / Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Program
Portland, Ore. : Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2010
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W 18 C886s 2009
Craig, Claire
Study skills for health and social care students / Claire Craig
Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2009
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W 20.5 M926m 2011
Moule, Pam
Making sense of research : an introduction for health and social care practitioners / Pam Moule and Gill Hek
Los Angeles : SAGE, 2011
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W 84 M959h 2011
Mullner, Ross M
Health and medicine / Ross M. Mullner
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2011
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WB 102 F499e 2013
Fink, Arlene
Evidence-based public health practice / Arlene G. Fink
Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2013
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WB 18.2 S655a 2010
Smith, Nicole T
AcuPass your key to success in school, the boards, and beyond / by Nicole T. Smith, L.Ac
Calif., 2010
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WB 545 K11m 2011
The mind’s own physician : a scientific dialogue with the Dalai Lama on the healing power of meditation / edited by Jon Kabat-Zinn & Richard J. Davidson, with Zara Houshmand
Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, c2011
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WB 890.5.A7 P581c 2011
Piao, Lian-You
Cycles of qi : practical application of stem-branch acupuncture / Piao Lian-you, translated by Nie Wen-ting, edited by Mei Li, Jamie Koonce
Beijing : People’s Medical Publishing House, 2011
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WB 890.5.E5 L184t 2008
Lahore, Idris
The three secrets of Reiki tao te qi : the original teachings of Master Huang Zhen Hui / Idris Lahore ; translated by Moses Bergemann
Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, 2011
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WB 940 H484v 2010
Helsmoortel, Jerome
Visceral osteopathy: the peritoneal organs / Jerome Helsmoortel
Eastland Pr 2010
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WL 103 W373c 2010
Weber, Daniel
Chinese herbal medicine and psychophysiology : vagus nerve : psychological and neurophysiological dysfunction / by Daniel Weber with Wang Jing
Alexandria, N.S.W. : Panaxea Publishing, 2010
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WL 140 T685n 2010
Tran, Viet Dzung
Neurology I [videorecording] : MS, Epilepsy & Stroke – Originally presented at Bastyr March 26-28, 2010 / by Dr. Tran Viet Dzung, MD
Seattle : Bastyr University, 2010
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WL 359 A285p 2009
Ahlskog, J. Eric
Parkinson’s disease treatment guide for physicians / J. Eric Ahlskog
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009
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WM 171 W246a 2010
Wang, Lingling, 1949-
Acupuncture and moxibustion for depression / Wang Ling-ling, Zhang Jian-bin ; translated by Nie Wen-ting ; edited by Carl Stimson
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WM 270 P995u 2010
Pycroft, Aaron
Understanding & working with substance misusers / Aaron Pycroft
Los Angeles : SAGE, 2010
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Maya abdominal massage for women was reported to help alleviate common problems such as menstrual cramps, menopause, premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and to correct infertility.8 This aspect of traditional Maya medicine is still practiced in parts of Mesoamerica today. It is evident from these few examples that massage has had a significant place in traditional Maya health, practices from ancient times to the present.

It also was used in conjunction with sweatbaths, or “pib’ nah” and “zumpul-che´,” defined as  a bath for women after childbirth and for sick persons used to cast out disease in their bodies as it was in many other cultures. Ailments treated by sweatbaths included certain fevers, poisonous stings or bites and rheumatism. Sweatbaths were used for purifying the body and ridding it of unhealthy “humours.” Maya bonesetters in Guatemala are called hueseros, compone huesos, componedores de hueso, or sometimes sobadores (i.e., a term also used for massage specialist). It is interesting to note that archeologists have found skeletons from the Pre- Columbian era with bones that apparently had been broken, realigned and healed, all of which indicate skill in treatment.  One of the earliest Sweatnath documented in Mesoamerica is the one in Naranjo, in the Central Highlands of Guatemala, dated in the Middle Preclassic ca 800 BC (Left). During the Classic, Piedras Negras in the Petén Lowlands had at least 7 sweatbaths for ceremonial and medical uses.

Two different approaches to “bone setting” by the “hueseros”, have been found in today’s Guatemala.

The Kaq’chik’el Maya bonesetters believe that they have an innate ability, and that their hands “act of their own accord in locating problem areas.” These bonesetters rely on their hands to guide them in diagnosing and treating injuries; a combination of experience and intuition were used. First the bonesetter listens to the person’s story, then looks for deformity, reddening, edema and bruising to determine the type and location of the injury. They also may check range of motion in the area. A lubricant is applied so that their hands can glide smoothly over the area, pressing and looking for signs of tenderness. The person might have a golpe or deep bruise, a zafadura or sprain, a dislocation or a fracture. In many cases, massage and limb movement are the main treatment. In cases of fracture, skillful bonesetters will use traction, pressure and immobilization to reset the bone. Their approach is practical and non-supernatural.

Tzu’tuhil’ Bonesetters in San Pedro Atitlán represent a different approach. They believe that they are divinely called to the vocation through dreams, and use sacred objects called huesos or baq in their work. These sacred objects might be small animal bones, potsherds, obsidian or Jade Pre-Columbian artifacts they’ve found. The huesos are said to move over the body of their own accord and indicate to the bonesetter the location and type of injury. The bonesetter uses the object in setting or realigning the bones, and then uses lubrication to touch the area directly and finish the treatment. These bonesetters rely heavily on a supernatural or divine element, in addition to manual skills.

SOURCE:

Authentic Maya. (n.d.). Maya Medicine. Retrieved January 27, 2012 from http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_medicine.htm

Enema scene Petén Lowlands

Holistic by its very nature, Mayan medicine is classified as a medico-religious healing tradition. It takes into account not only the physical ills of the body but the effects of the spirit attitudes toward life and living, emotions such as grief, depression, anger, fright, etc. and recognizes how intertwined they are.  Fundamental to the medicine of the Maya is the concept of “life force” or ch’ulel and is the first of the six principles of Mayan medicine. This life force is everywhere and permeates everything, mountains, rivers, houses, plants, people and is said to be from a divine, spiritual source.  Ch’ulel binds everyone and everything together. It is a main goal for the Mayan healer to balance the flow of ch’ulel in the body. Mayan healers also maintain that praying directs ch’ulel to where it is needed.

The second principle of Mayan medicine is that there is no separation between the body and the soul, between the physical and spiritual realms. Ch’ulel means everything is interwoven and interconnected, that the physical and spiritual are only different ends of a continuum. It also means that medicine is actually all around us! Within this continuum are also spirits who can help in healing.

The third principle is the recognition of natural cycles and the veneration of plants. Mayan healers talk with (as opposed to just talking to) plants, as do many herbalists in other traditions. Sometimes with the help of his “Way” (Its soul-animal companion), the healer is chosen by certain plants and they develop a very special relationship. These particular plants then especially aid the healer in treating the sick, particularly in difficult cases.

The fourth principle recognizes that healing is an integrative, comprehensive approach, with everybody, including the healer, the patient, spirits, plants, etc.  working together to bring about the healing. There is no single component more important than the other, and especially important is prayer.

The fifth principle is the status of the blood. It also helps distinguish between illnesses that are of physical versus spiritual (emotional) origin and determines the consequent direction of treatment.

The sixth principle is that of hot and cold. The concept of hot and cold applies equally to illnesses, foods, and plants. Fevers, diarrhea, and vomiting are example of “hot” diseases while cramps, constipation, and paralysis are examples of “cold” ones. Hot foods can be garlic, onions, pepper, and ginger while cold foods would include cheese, for example.

SOURCE:

Authentic Maya. (n.d.). Maya Medicine. Retrieved January 27, 2012 fromhttp://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_medicine.htm

Tikal Lord presents offering in vessel to Itzam’ná and Ixch’el

Medicine among the ancient Mayas was a blend of religion and science. It was practiced by priests who inherited their position and received extensive education. The Mayas sutured wounds with human hair, reduced fractures, and used casts. They were skillful dental surgeons and made prostheses from Jade and turquoise and filled teeth with iron pyrite, they used Obsidian blades to perform surgery. In fact obsidian blades are currently in use in some U.S. hospitals for heart bypass surgery. It seems that they cut cleaner, thereby promoting more rapid healing with less scar tissue. Three clinical diseases, pinta, leishmaniasis, and yellow fever, and several psychiatric syndromes were described, Athletes’ foot and diarrhea were very common and fast cured with herbal medicine. The Mayas also described the existence of conjunctival granulations, (Clamida Trachomatis Goldschmidt P et al.  Rev Panamericana de Salud vol 22 no 1, pp 1020). Weiss argues for the presence of “supra-inial lesions” in Guatemala (Weiss 1967, 1981).

The ancient Maya perceived health as “balance”, whereas illness and disease were “imbalance”. Balance, however, was influenced by season and varied by age, gender, personality and exposure toenvironmental temperature extremes. A central medical-related theme held that balance was effected [sic] favorably or adversely by diet. The Classic Maya used several plants such as the Chaya (Chay), (Cnidoscolus chayamansa), also known as the Mayan spinach, used for is high contents of protein, calcium, iron and vitamins, and the resin of the  Ek’ Balam shrub, (Croton flavens L.), which rapidly seals the damaged blood vessel. To treat and close wounds in muscular tissue the bark of the bakalche’ tree (Bourreria pulchra Millsp.) was applied. This has been documented in inscriptions in Quiriguá, Ceibal, Tikal and Altar de Sacrificios, among others. They used Jade also. In fact the name Jade is derived from the Spanish “Piedra de Ijada”, loin-stone, Jade having been recognized by the Maya as a remedy for kidney ailments. Because of its beneficial effect on the kidneys, the stone was also known as “Lapis Nephriticus”. That, indeed, is where the term ‘nephrite’ came from.

SOURCE:

Authentic Maya. (n.d.). Maya Medicine. Retrieved January 27, 2012 from http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_medicine.htm

QV 770 JC6 R917c 2011
Rudowsky, Tim
Clinical handbook of classical Chinese herbalism / compiled by Tim Rudowsky
Portland, Or. : Green Tea Apothecary Press, 2011
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WA 715 W887d 2009
Woodford, K. B
Devil in the milk : illness, health and politics of A1 and A2 milk / Keith Woodford ; foreward by Thomas Cowan
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., [2009], c2007
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WB 400 W878n 2010
Wood, Rebecca Theurer
The new whole foods encyclopedia : a comprehensive resource for healthy eating / Rebecca Wood ; foreword by Paul Pitchford ; illustrations by Peggy Markel
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2010
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WB 50 JC6 G657c 2009
Goodman, Richard L
Classical Chinese medical texts : learning to read the classics of Chinese medicine / Richard L. Goodman
[Taiwan?] : Windstone Press, 2009-2010
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WB 50 JC6 A496c 2010
Ambrose, Satya
Case studies in TCM [sound recording] : a presentation at NCNM
Portland, Or. Oregon College of Oriental Medicine 2010
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WB 550 L484p 2010
Leeds, Joshua
The power of sound : how to be healthy and productive using music and sound / Joshua Leeds
Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, c2010
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WB 962 M347r 2011
Marquardt, Hanne
Reflex zone therapy of the feet : a comprehensive guide for health professionals / Hanne Marquardt ; translated by Ann Callard Lett
Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, 2011
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WM 171 C42d 2009
Chen, Yun-hui
Depression : help from Chinese medicine / Chen Yun-hui, Carl Stimson ; edited by Mark Mondot ; photographed and designed by Beijing Sense Media Inc., Ltd
Beijing ; New York : People’s Medical Publishing House, c2009
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WZ 70 JC6 C461m 2009
Chao, Yüan-ling, 1959-
Medicine and society in late imperial China : a study of physicians in Suzhou, 1600-1850 / Yüan-ling Chao
New York : Peter Lang, c2009
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QV 770 JC6 S525c 2011
Schafer, Peggy
The Chinese medicinal herb farm : a cultivator’s guide to small-scale organic herb production
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2011
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QV 774 Q1b 2011
Qin, Bowei
Qin Bo-wei’s 56 treatment methods : writing precise prescriptions / clinical commentary by Wu Bo-Ping, translated and edited by Jason Blalock
Seattle, Wash. : Eastland Press, 2011
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W 84 .JP2 B517h 2011
Bernal, Mateo
Healing in community : finding health and freedom in a Palestinian refugee camp / Mateo Bernal
[S.I.]: CreateSpace., 2011
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WB 495 C684e 2010
Colbert, Agatha
Electrodermal screening at acupuncture points [videorecording] : a valid diagnostic tool? / presented by the OCOM Research Club
Portland, Or. Oregon College of Oriental Medicine 2010
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WC 18.2 M39c 2012
Mayo Clinic infectious diseases board review / editor-in-chief, Zelalem Temesgen ; associate editors, Larry M. Baddour, James M. Steckelberg
[Rochester, Minn.] : Mayo Clinic Scientific Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012
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WD 305 N334a 2008
Nakazawa, Donna Jackson
The autoimmune epidemic / Donna Jackson Nakazawa
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008
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The Fourth Uncle in the Mountain by Quang Van Nguyen

Fourth Uncle in the Mountain is a true story about an orphan, Quang Van Nguyen, who is adopted by a sixty-four year old monk, Thau, who carries great responsibility for his people as a barefoot doctor. Thau manages, against all odds to raise his son to follow in his footsteps and in doing so, saves his son, as well as a part of Vietnam’s esoteric knowledge from the Vietnam holocaust. Thau is wanted by the French regime, and occasionally must flee into the jungle, where he is perfectly at home living among the animals. Thau is not the average monk; he practices an ancient lineage of Chinese medicine and uses magic to protect animals and help people.

Ten Key Formula Families by Huang Huang

By introducing the concept of constitutions and the attendant vulnerabilities of those constitutions to certain types of disorders, he hands the reader a very useful key to understanding how and when to use these formulas in the clinic.

Kiiko Matsumoto’s Clinical Strategies by Kiiko Matsumoto

This book completes the presentation of Kiiko Matsumoto’s clinical work to date and the background behind it. Both volumes encapsulate Matsumoto’s work, detailing the treatment protocols and techniques formulated through many years of study with Japanese Acupuncture and Shiatsu Masters as well as her own vast clinical experience.

The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot

Two of the world’s most eminent thinkers believe that the universe itself may be a giant hologram, quite literally a kind of image or construct created, at least in part, by the human mind… Their theory explains not only many of the unsolved puzzles of physics but also such mysterious occurrences as telepathy, out-of-body and near-death experiences, “lucid” dreams, and even religious and mystical experiences such as feelings of cosmic unity and miraculous healings.

HM 1276 G585w 2011
Godin, Seth
We are all weird [sound recording] : the myth of mass and the end of compliance / Seth Godin
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2011
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QT 104 H918b 2010
Human body [videorecording] : pushing the limits / produced by Dangerous Films Ltd. for Discovery Channel
[Silver Spring, Md.] : Discovery Channel : GAIAM [Distributor], c2010
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QV 760 R454 2010
The review of natural products : the most complete source of natural product information / [coeditors, Ara DerMarderosian, John A. Beutler]
St. Louis, Mo. : Wolters Kluwer Health : Facts and Comparisons, c2010
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Vanishing of the bees [videorecording] / Hive Mentality Films and Hipfuel present ; written by Maryam Henein, George Langworthy & James Erskine ; produced and directed by George Langworthy and Maryam Henein
[United States] : E1 Entertainment, c2010
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W 100 S749p 2011
Sperber, Greg
Playing the game: a step-by-step approach to accepting insurance as an acupuncturist / by Dr. Greg Sperber and Tiffany Andersen-Hefner
Boulder, Colo. : Blue Poppy Press, c2011
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Stepper, Carola
Practice management [videorecording] / presented by Carola Stepper for the Practice Management class
Portland, Ore. : Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 2011
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Bauer, Matthew D
Making acupuncture pay : real-world advice for successful private practice / by Matthew D. Bauer
Indianapolis, Ind. : Dog Ear Publishing, 2011
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W 84 JC6 N968p 2010
Nugent-Head, Andrew
The state of Chinese medicine in China today [videorecording] / lecture by Andrew Nugent-Head
Hygiene, Colo. Association of Traditional Studies 2010
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WB 369 Y23g 2010
Yang, Jizhou, fl. 1573-1619
Yáng Jì Zh¿u’s the great compendium of acupuncture and moxibustion = Zh¿n ji¿ dà chéng / [translated by] Yue Lu, Volume VIII
Portland, Or. : The Chinese Medicine Database, c2011
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WB 50 AH3 G983h 2010
Gutmanis, June
Hawaiian herbal medicine : K¿huna l¿áu lapaáu / by June Gutmanis ; translations by Theodore Kelsey ; illustrations by Susan G. Monden
Honolulu, Hawaii : Island Heritage, 2010
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WB 541 H874y 2010
Hu, Zhen
Yang style tai ji quan : a beginners guide / by Hu Zhen, Xu Shi-Zu, Hon K. Lee, Li Wan-ling ; translated by Louis Swaim
Beijing : People’s Medical Publishing House, 2010
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WB 541 S966c 2011
Sutherland, Betty
Chi for children : a practical guide to teaching tai chi and qigong in schools and the community / Betty Sutherland
London ; Philadelphia : Singing Dragon, 2011
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WB 55.C4 C496o 2011
Chaudoir, Curry D
Oriental medicine and you: making a seemingly complex, 3,500 year old medicine understandable to the layperson / Curry D. Chaudoir
Glendale, Wisc. : [S.I.] , c2011
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WB 55.C4 N968p 2010
Nugent-Head, Andrew
An introduction to the daoyin practices of yin style bagua [videorecording] / lecture by Andrew Nugent-Head
Hygiene, Colo. Association of Traditional Studies 2010
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WB 55.C4 N968p 2010
Nugent-Head, Andrew
The eight functions of qi in diagnosis and treatment [videorecording] / lecture by Andrew Nugent-Head
Hygiene, Colo. Association of Traditional Studies 2010
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WB 55.C4 Or3s 2011
OCOM doctoral capstone presentations 2011 [videorecording]
Portland, Or. Oregon College of Oriental Medicine 2011
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WB 70.8 S458c 2009
Seidman, Yaron
Curing infertility : the incredible Hunyuan breakthrough : become pregnant and healthy with ancient Chinese medicine / Yaron Seidman
New York : LTM Books, c2009
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WD 210 G487f 2008
Gilman, Sander L
Fat : a cultural history of obesity / Sander L. Gilman
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Polity, 2008
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WF 600 Y21p 2011
Yan, Shi-Lin, 1943-
Pathomechanisms of the lung / Yan Shi-Lin, Li Zheng-Hua ; edited by Nigel Wiseman and Anthony Venuti ; translated by Sabine Wilms
Taos, N.M. : Paradigm Publications : Redwing Book Co., 2011
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WG 166 D514i 2011
Integrative cardiology / edited by Stephen Devries, James E. Dalen
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011
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WM 172 S914p 2008
Stress [videorecording] : portrait of a killer / a co-production of National Geographic Television and Stanford University ; senior producer, Linda Goldman ; producer/director/writer, John Heminway
[Washington, DC] : National Geographic ; Burbank, Cal. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2008
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WM 400 M468e 2009
Mayer, Michael, 1947-
Energy psychology : self-healing practices for bodymind health / Michael Mayer
Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, 2009
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WZ 40 D857h 2010
Duffin, Jacalyn
History of medicine : a scandalously short introduction / Jacalyn Duffin
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2010
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WZ 70 AA1 M645d 2011
Millard, Candice
The destiny of the republic : a tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president / Candice Millard
New York : Doubleday, c2011
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?holding=orugyklib

I am putting together a subject guide for finding history of medicine resources, but in the meantime, I thought I’d send some more info on subject headings your way. In PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?holding=orugyklib), you can limit to their History of Medicine subset. Simply select “Limits” and from the subsets section, select “History of Medicine.”

Another more direct way of searching is by using MeSH terms for the history of medicine; there are a ton to choose from, but I pulled out a few for you all to get started with:

Acupuncture/history
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/history
Health Policy*/history
History, 20th Century
Medicine, Chinese Traditional/*history

You can just copy and paste the subject heading into your search bar, and you should come up with a pretty decent list of results. If you find one article that you are interested in, you can look at the MeSH terms and snowball from there.

If you want to narrow down your search, you could add additional MeSH terms. You can set up searches up like a mathematical formulas as well. Here is an example: If you were investigating the use of medicinal herbs in medieval Europe, you could search:

(Phytotherapy/history OR Plants, Medicinal*) AND Europe AND (History, 15th Century OR History, 16th Century OR History 17th Century OR History, Medieval)

You can use MeSh terms in both PubMed or EBSCO. EBSCO allows you to build a complex search using the MeSH thesaurus, while PubMed has just a simple interface that works best with “mathematical” boolean formulas – I would suggest trying out both and seeing which interface you like more.

Good luck!