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The Hong Kong Practitioner
VOLUME 25 / August 2003
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| What's
in the web for family physicians - traditional Chinese medicine |
| 1. | The Pulse of Oriental Medicine *** |
| http://www.pulsemed.org/noframes4.htm | |
This Online Journal of Oriental medicine
is a web resource of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The Pulse website
has numerous easy-to-understand articles written by acupuncturists,
herbalists and medical doctors. It tells when TCM may be superior, reveals
some more important research about herbs and acupuncture with highlights
on potential drug-herb interactions. |
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| 2. | 今日中藥 HerbNo1.com |
| http://www.herbno1.com/html/herb-index.html | |
A well illustrated website on Traditional
Chinese Medicine, featuring a lot of useful information for beginners
of TCM, like 中醫常用名詞,中醫常用療法名稱,中醫資料圖文庫,中藥食療
etc. The common TCM terminologies, and different treatment methods of
traditional medicines are particularly useful for those who are new
to TCM and wish to understand the TCM language. |
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| 3. | Traditional Chinese Medicine Basics |
| http://www.tcmbasics.com | |
A comprehensive website on different
aspects/topics of Chinese Medicine, it contains extensive descriptions
of the fundamental theories, articles on anti-neoplastic herbal medicines
and the immune system. The site also covers information not just on
TCM but also on ancient historical ideas of Chinese metaphysics and
philosophies that are crucial and helpful to the understanding of traditional
Chinese medicinal knowledge. A few examples of different sections of
the website include: Introduction to TCM, Basics of TCM, Classification
of Antineoplastic Herbal Medicines. |
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| 4. | 中藥網 |
| http://www.cmn365.com/ | |
A well designed website in simplified
Chinese, recommending sites for those who are new to Chinese Medicine.
Basic concepts, history of development, general knowledge and related
links to TCM sites are included. There is a section on "Learning TCM" (中藥學習) which is designed for those who wish to learn more about TCM. An English version of the website is said to be under preparation. |
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| 5. | 中藥搜尋網 |
| http://www.tcmresearch.com/ | |
Information on TCM herbs classified according
to the nature of the herbs and their indications. The search engine
of the website allows search by name of herb or their indications. Good
resource for practitioners looking for further information for any particular
TCM herb. |
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| 6. | Local Web Resources on Traditional Chinese Medicine |
The school of Chinese Medicine of The
Hong Kong Baptist University maintains an online forum on TCM with articles
by both overseas and local TCM practitioners at 中醫大講堂
http://www.tcmforum.com/index.php.
The website of Chinese Medicine Library of the University at http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/libcm/index.html
also maintains a lot of web resources and databases on Chinese Medicine.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is also keeping lists
of useful links on TCM: http://library.ust.hk/guides/tcm/tcm-home.html
. All TCM links are classified and grouped into Resources on Internet,
Research Centres, Programmes and Resources at HKUST Library. |
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| 7. | Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute Herbalist Review |
| http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2003-3.html | |
The herbalist review section
of the TCM website hosts a lot of articles focusing on current development
of herbal medicine and their long-term impact on health and society.
Users can subscribe to the mailing list intended for health professionals
for free. The most recent topic of the herbalist review is on "SARS
and TCM theories of epidemic illnesses". |
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A K Y Tang, MBBS(HK) Family Physician in Private Practice. Correspondence to : |
| Please note that this and previous editions of "What's in the Web for Family Physicians" are now on the links page of the Web site. All suggested sites are connected by hyperlinks and can be reached by a click of the mouse. |