Shaolin Secret Formulas for the Treatment of External Injury

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Summary: Couldn't get the real thing better
Review: I m a martial artist and this book is as good as it gets to the real thing. Shaolinn secrets which i have never seen publised before. This book is a must for all types of injuries. Teaching even the beginer a master's technique.

Rating:
Summary: Good reference to formulas for treatment of injuries.
Review: This book lists many formulas to concote pills, poltice and medicinal wine to treat injuries arising from "falls and strikes" typically from martial art training. Some of the formulas however, are also useful to prepare and kept for use in household emergencies. A word of caution though, always see a doctor for serious injuries such as dislocations or broken bones. This is not a self treat book. For a non martial artist, I find that the formulas are especially useful in treating bruises and sprains.

Although the names of the herbs are given in Latin and Pinyin descriptions, it may be difficult to have the formulas filled by your regular chinese herbalist as most of them are literate only in chinese characters.

For the serious reader, it may be a good idea to invest in a good materia medica as a companion book to this one.

Rating:
Summary: Good reference to formulas for treatment of injuries.
Review: This book lists many formulas to concote pills, poltice and medicinal wine to treat injuries arising from "falls and strikes" typically from martial art training. Some of the formulas however, are also useful to prepare and kept for use in household emergencies. A word of caution though, always see a doctor for serious injuries such as dislocations or broken bones. This is not a self treat book. For a non martial artist, I find that the formulas are especially useful in treating bruises and sprains.

Although the names of the herbs are given in Latin and Pinyin descriptions, it may be difficult to have the formulas filled by your regular chinese herbalist as most of them are literate only in chinese characters.

For the serious reader, it may be a good idea to invest in a good materia medica as a companion book to this one.