Materia Medica for Martial Artists

450 Pages·2012·3.89 MB·English

by  Josh Walker

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Editor
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Foreword
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COPYRIGHT© 2012R Josh Walker
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be produced in any
form or by any electronic or mechanical means including
information storage and retrieval systems without permission in
writing, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages for
review.
ISBN: 147819393X
ISBN-13: 978-1478193937
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Tabloef C ontents
Acknowledgements vi
Foreword vii
Disclaimer ix
PARTI OVERVIEW 1
Section 1 Antagonisms and Counteractions 3
Section 2 Understanding the Templates 6
PARTI I HERB TEMPLATES 13
Chapt1e r HerbsT hatR eleaEsxet erHieoart 14
Chapt2e r Herbst haRte leaEsxet eriCoorl d 28
Chapt3e r Heat-CleaHreirnbgs 49
Chapter4H erbst haAtc ta sP urgatives 88
Chapt5e r Herbst haDti spWeiln d-Dampness 96
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Chapt6e r AromatHiecr bst haDti ssolDavmep nes1s3 2
Chapter H7e rbst haRte gulaWtaet earn dD issol1v4e2
Dampness
Chapt8e r Herbst haWta rm theI nterior 155
Chapt9e r Herbst haRte gulaQtie 175
Chapt1e0r Herbst haStot pB eleding 195
Chapt1e1r Herbst haItn vigortahteBe ol oda nd 214
RemoveS atsis
Chapt1e2r Herbst haRte solPvhe legm 272
Chapt1e3r Herbst haCta lmt heS hen 296
Chapt1e4r Herbst haCta lmt hLei vearn d 311
ExtinguWiisnhd
Chapt1e5r Herbst haOtp ent hOer ifices 323
Chapt1e6r Herbs tThoanti fy 331
Section 1 Qi Tonifying Herbs 334
Section 2 Yang Tonifying Herbs 352
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Section 3 Blood Tonifying Herbs 378
Section 4 Yin Tonifying Herbs 391
Chapt1e7r Hertbhsa atr eA stringent 398
Chapt1e8r Herbsf orT opicAaplp lication 408
Bibliography 423
GlossaorfyT erms 424
Resources/BusoifIn netsesreess t 431
IndeoxfC hineHseer bN ames 432
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Acknowledgements
The author would particularly like to thank the following people
for their contributions to the completion of this book:
• Bob Asbridge for on-going efforts over several years,
supporting a variety of aspects of PlumDragon Herbs,
contributing to the private forum, and performing rushed
last minute editing of this book. This was relatively
important given Bob's background. Thanks Bob!
• Wilson Lau and the rest of the nuHerbs staff for helping
work out details on organizing and carrying this book in
their inventory of texts for the Chinese medical field.
nuHerbs is a wonderful group that has offered me great
flexibility in producing articles for their newsletter for
years now. If you are in the Chinese medical field, I
highly recommend purchasing from nuHerbs.
• My wife, Denise, who has always found a way to be
supportive of me, despite the intense reality of my
obsessive personality; especially as I finish this book and
enter my next business endeavour, which will certainly
test her patience again in putting up with me.
• Authors of past Materia Medicas (Especially Chen &
Chen, who I have yet to meet or talk with) for providing a
fantastic springboard for the creation of this book.
This book benefits, either directly or indirectly, from the ideas,
help, knowledge, and support of these people, and others, who
help make the effort of producing a text like this bearable.
July 12, 2012
Josh Walker
Owner, PlumDragon Herbs
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Foreword
In traditional medicine as practiced in China, about 80% of all
traditional Chinese medical patients are treated with herbs, while
the remaining 20% are treated with acupuncture, Tui-na or Qi
Gong. Herbal medicine is very potent in treating a wide variety
of medical disorders and this modality offers tremendous
advantages to those who employ it.
Materia MfeodriM caar tiAarlt isis ta spr actical guide for the
application of herbs in didta ,th e field of Chinese herbalism that
deals with the healing and management of injury. Its intent is to
demystify Chinese herbal medicine and to provide martial artists
with a sound working knowledge of herbs.
The internal and external therapies of traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM), are equally important and essential. The
external therapies discussed in the Materia MefodriM caar tial
Artisarte psa rticularly useful in didta .
The MaterMiead icfao rM artiAarlt isis tans i mportant addition
to the literature on Chinese medicine and is of material value to
anyone needing to treat injuries arising from the practice of the
martial arts, or other physical stressful conditions, including
bruises, back injuries, and bleeding, as well as more serious
injuries. It also excels in the area of preventing cumulative
injuries due to conditioning in striking arts. It is highly practical
in nature, written by someone with extensive experience in the
martial arts and particularly in Iron Palm.
The herbs discussed here are exactly those needed for didta .
Herbs common in more general clinical practice are not included
ifthey don't serve some function in the context of the martial
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arts, while herbs uncommon in other contexts play a larger role
here. Forex ample, herbs such as KuanJ inT engar e rarely seen
in most materia medicas, and LiL u,us uallyin cluded but little
discussed, is examined here in great depth.
A particularly useful feature of this reference is that a list of dit
daf ormulas is given for each herb. As well as being helpful for
understanding the use of particular herbs, this provides
immediate applied knowledge for martial artists.
After reading the MaterMiead icfao rM artial AIr wtais sts,
inspired to expand the use of external therapies with the
management of injuries in my own clinical practice, and I have
been very pleased with the results. This book is an example of
the kind of book needed to ensure a faithful and creative
transmission of Chinese herbal medicine, both to martial artists
and to practitioners of Chinese medicine wishing to extend their
abilities and clinical effectiveness.
Dr. Robert Asbridge
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Dicslaimer
It is important to note, as the author of this book, that I am not a
doctor of any type, nor am I a physical therapist, acupuncturist,
or any other type of licensed medical or healthcare professional,
Chinese or Western. Nothing in this book is meant to diagnose,
treat, cure, prevent, or mitigate any disease, illness, or ailment. I
cannot and do not provide any form of medical advice here or
anywhere else and provide this book to the martial arts and sports
communities for strictly informational purposes only.
Please consult your local medical practitioner with any questions
or concerns you have and before engaging in the use of any of
the herbs or herbal formulas, or physical training methods. Josh
Walker and any other individuals and references mentioned
herein cannot be held responsible for the use or misuse of any of
the herbal information or references that are discussed within.
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