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RMHI Chinese herbology and health education directory
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- Subject: RMHI Chinese herbology and health education directory
- From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <london@nuteknet.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 10:45:34 -0400
- Organization: Venaura Farm -=+=- InterGarden
http://www.rmhiherbal.org/
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Lawrence F. London, Jr.
mailto:london@sunSITE.unc.edu
http://sunSITE.unc.edu/InterGarden
Title: RMHI Chinese herbology and health education directory
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Educational resources to help health professionals and
herbalists gain clinical and practical skills. Use this website as a comprehensive
guide to help you plan your education
and career in the herbal sciences. Explore thought-provoking ideas for protecting
herbalists' rights, improving quality in herbal practice, and promoting common sense in
herbal usage.
Herbology, environmental health, nutrition;
On-site and distance-learning programs;
Research and clinical systems development;
Courses and services for improving health.
Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute (RMHI)
Roger W. Wicke, Ph.D., director
PO Box 579; Hot Springs, Montana 59845 USA / 406-741-3811 /
email to: rmhi@rmhiherbal.org
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- Introduction to Chinese herbology
- Who we are- offering herbal education and health care for over a decade
- Chinese herbal sciences FAQ:
methods and philosophy, personal health, professional training, continuing education
- NEW courses, articles
- RMHI's Health Sciences Kiosk.
Links to over a dozen articles about Chinese herbology and health of interest to health professionals.
Topics: TCM herbology, nutrition, environmental health, case studies;
herbal history, education, politics, and regulation; health freedom and herbalists' rights.
- Directory of RMHI courses and services
- Miscellaneous: other online resources; registering to receive RMHI announcements.
The information on RMHI's website is of an educational and general nature and should not be construed as medical advice. Individuals desiring help for specific health problems should seek advice from qualified professionals.
Introduction to Chinese herbology
Sometimes referred to as traditional Chinese medicine
or TCM, the
traditional Chinese herbal sciences are a distinct, independently recognized body of
knowledge
from acupuncture, with a 2000-year history of continual evolution and refinement.
Because the term "traditional Chinese medicine" includes a variety
of techniques including acupuncture, we refer to the Chinese system of growing, processing,
and clinical usage of herbs as the
Chinese herbal sciences. (We avoid using the term "medicine",
to distinguish our profession from that discipline.)
Chinese herbal science
provides a means for maintaining and improving health distinct in methods and philosophy from
the Western medical tradition, which focuses almost exclusively upon biological tissue pathology.
Instead, Chinese herbal science is more empirical and integrates an individual's sensations and perceptions with
the herbalist's perceptions and experience to arrive at common-sense solutions. Rather than
focus on isolated bits of medical data or on individual symptoms,
precise clinical rules and principles lead to herbal strategies based on whole-body
criteria
(or in mathematical terms, functional state-space descriptors of complex systems in dynamic flux).
As a science (system of knowledge and inquiry), it is based on principles of repeatability,
consistency, and a constant
striving for improvement in technique and understanding.
The modern Chinese herbal sciences include a range of subject areas including clinical applications
and research, pharmacognosy, botany, agronomy and plant taxonomy. While herbal research lags in the U.S.,
China, Japan, and other Asian countries
actively support research and development of these fields, for the ultimate benefit of TCM herbalists
and their clients worldwide.
For a more detailed introductory explanation of how Chinese herbology
differs from Western medicine in philosophy and practice:
How to choose herbs using methods of Chinese herbology.
Who we are- offering herbal education and health care for over a decade
The Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute comprises a small group of independent teachers, herbalists, and researchers committed to constructive action in solving personal and community health care problems.
We have taught courses to both professionals and the general public, published textbooks on Chinese herbology, offered herbal health care to the public, and conducted research projects for over a decade.
(Brief biographies of our instructors and staff...)
We support your right to uncensored health information and information about herbs, guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
To use herbs for improving health and to teach others how to do this requires no license, only knowledge and dedication.
The articles and pages in RMHI's website
answer many frequently asked questions about Chinese herbology.
This FAQ page includes questions about methods and philosophy,
personal health, professional training, certification and continuing education.
NEW courses, articles
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The Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute's
Health Sciences Kiosk
Following are links to RMHI essays, reference information, quizzes, clinical case studies, and reading lists on herbal health care and other health topics.
Introductory topics are listed first, followed by progressively more advanced material of interest to the professional herbalist.
Information published here is for educational and reference purposes only; individuals should consult qualified health professionals in matters of personal health.
- What is Chinese herbology? Choosing herbs can often be a haphazard endeavor without some way to organize and make sense of the huge amount of information available to us.
Find out how the traditional Chinese herbal sciences help us to choose herbs more precisely, without side effects.
- Test your knowledge of common and popular herbs. A short quiz with answers, illustrating how traditional Chinese herbal (TCM) methods help us choose herbs correctly. After taking this quiz and checking the answers, you may be surprised how herbs may sometimes be misused.
- Basic food information, a checklist for healthy eating.
Beside the three biggies of tobacco, alcohol, and excessive sugar, discover many of the
lesser-known evils of modern society that together may account for over 70% of all
chronic illness in America.
- Environmental hazards to eliminate or minimize. Checklist of common household and workplace chemical and electromagnetic hazards.
- Improving your health: a reading list.
- Recommended readings in traditional Chinese herbology, for the professional herbalist and serious student.
- Advanced topics in Chinese herbology. Includes clinical cases of a range of disorders, with discussion of herbal formulas and strategies used.
- American Herbalists' Realpolitik. Articles on the practice and politics of herbal health care in America. Learn how to protect your rights as an herbalist and ensure the integrity of herbology as a body of traditional knowledge shared by all the world's peoples. Topics: world history of herbal usage, education, regulation, issues in law and ethics.
- Planning your education in Chinese herbology: a list of questions to ask TCM schools and colleges before enrolling.
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Directory of RMHI courses and services
Here are links to RMHI pages about courses and services we offer,
plus advice for beginning herbalists and individuals wanting to improve their health.
- RMHI PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Rigorous academic courses with a clinical focus, to help you become an
effective herbalist and healer.
- Open letter to prospective professional herbalists. Thoughts on who should consider a career as an herbalist.
- Traditional Chinese Herbal Sciences program description and curriculum.
An intensive training program for working health professionals who cannot relocate for full-time study.
Clinical-case-oriented. Appropriate for
- Health professionals becoming proficient in using herbs
- Acupuncturists upgrading their skills in Chinese herbology
- Herbalists preparing for professional certification exams in Chinese herbology
- Traditional Chinese Herbal Sciences program SCHEDULE and FEES
- Advanced TCM herbology seminar
- BOOKS and PUBLICATIONS in traditional Chinese herbal sciences:
- RMHI publications information and how to order.
Basic course textbooks on Chinese herbology (case-study-centered learning, health assessment, materia medica, herbal formulation); essays on protecting herbalists' rights.
- Harmonious Sunshine Cultural Center publications by C.S. Cheung, M.D. An extensive series of publications and journals suitable for:
(1) students of Chinese herbology, (2) TCM herbalists preparing to take professional exams, and (3) experienced practitioners wanting to improve their skills in handling difficult cases.
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Miscellaneous
Other useful resources for herbalists.
Links to useful online information on herbal sciences, health topics,
book distributors of herbal textbooks, herb products, research resources, etc.
REGISTER to receive the latest information on courses, application packet, etc.
