Between Heaven and Earth

“Comprehensive, encyclopedic, and lucid, this book is a must for all practitioners of the healing arts who want to broaden their understanding. Readers interested in the role of herbs and foods in healing will also find much to learn here, as I have. . . . A fine work.”—Annemarie Colbin, author of Food and Healing

“Groundbreaking . . . Here at last is a complete and readable guide to Chinese medicine.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Worthy and important . . . This book will be a valuable source for all those interested in combining the best of the East and West.”—Deepak Chopra, M.D.

“A lucid introduction to the subtle, strange, and eminently useful ideas and methods of Eastern medicine. . . . The authors transmit a unique understanding of the ways in which Chinese medicine enables us to know more intimately the particular nature of our humanity.”—Ted Kaptchuk, author of The Web That Has No Weaver

“Opens the door to a fresh new world of understanding your health. With the increasing demand for a layman’s book on Chinese medicine, Between Heaven and Earth fills an important gap and has been a long time needed.”—Dr. Gurusant S. Khalsa, president of the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

“I have read Between Heaven and Earth with great admiration and interest. . . . It is both encyclopedic in range and completely accessible to the lay reader. The authors have done the public an immense service.”—Richard Selzer, M.D., author of Mortal Lessons

“Between Heaven and Earth represents a remarkable blend of philosophy, medicine and history. . . . I learned a great deal.”—Norman Cousins

“A fabulous and important book . . . Well-written, profound, and practical.”—Michael Tierra, N.D., O.M.D, author of The Way of Herbs and Planetary Herbology

“An extremely thorough introduction to Chinese medicine.”—New Age Journal