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The Web That Has No Weaver is a classic and comprehensive volume that discusses the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. Kaptchuk’s book is an invaluable resource in the field and an authoritative guide that helps readers understand both Western and Eastern healing practices. Here in the revised edition is further research into ancient Chinese practices as well as acti...more
Published November 29th 2010 by RosettaBooks (first published January 1st 1983)
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Sep 26, 2007Katherine rated it it was amazing
Recommends it for: people interested in Chinese medicine
This is hands down the best book for an English speaking person who is interested in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine. It is very well written and highly informative. Many concepts of Chinese medicine are difficult to express in English and the true meanings become lost in translation. Futhermore, the concepts are far beyond a Western person's mindframe capacity. Dr. Kaptchuk does an incredible job of opening up the concepts to a Western person (such as myself), therefore allowing us to understa...more
Dec 22, 2009Kate rated it it was amazing
As a dyed in the wool WASPy westerner, I once struggled with the whole eastern medicine concept. And then I had my gall bladder out, in a modern American hospital, with all the amenities and twice the pain, at which point, I started struggling with the whole western medicine concept.
In order to contain the waves of nausea and continued right upper quadrant pain that followed my surgery (I can still see the surgeon smiling and shrugging as I described my misery), I went in desperation to an acup
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Apr 25, 2007Tom Gonzalez rated it it was ok
Recommends it for: People interested in Chinese Medicine
I read this thoughtfuly written book while I was soul searching, for I had considered becoming an Oriental Medical practitioner and had given up on Western Medical practices. To me, the fall of medicine in the west was as a result of having lost its way from the compassion centered healing that has been the root of its art, to what now has become a techno-pharmaceutical monstrosity, incestuously merged with managed care and insurance. As a result, sadly, modern physicians no longer touch patient...more
An accessible overview of Chinese medicine (primarily acupuncture and herbs) written by a Western physician. It covers the basic philosophy and systems of “traditional” (Chinese) medicine, and how that differs from “biomedicine” (Western medicine based on anatomy and modern drugs). My favorite chapters dealt with various kinds of pulses and examining signs on a person’s tongue. These techniques reveal a surprising amount of detail about what’s happening in the body. My acupuncturist noted that p...more
Nov 17, 2010Jigme Datse

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Shelves: acupuncture, chinese-medicine, social-change, favorites
This book was recommended to me by one of my Acupuncturists. Who I can't remember unfortunately. It's really good, gives a good overview of Chinese Medicine, and allows you to understand a bit better the possibilities of what a diagnosis means.
A diagnosis in Chinese Medicine is not the same as in western medicine. For example six people who have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia could quite easily have six different diagnoses. The diagnosis is one of what is 'causing' the issue much more so than
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Jan 18, 2008Ryan rated it really liked it
This gets an extra star for being my introduction to Chinese medicine. In truth this is many people's introduction to the medicine, and deserves a lot of credit for that. Certainly worth reading as a first book, especially for those of a very western/scientific mindset. I think if I had read Lonny Jarrett or J.R. Worsley first I would have been thrown off by their language. This book allowed me to move into the idea of the medicine before I needed to understand the origins. For someone with a ne...more
May 16, 2007Stefanie rated it it was ok
I'm really interested in learning about Traditional Chinese Medicine, and this book was recommended to me by my acupuncturist. But, I have to say, I'm getting annoyed by the repetitive style of the author. I think he's so convinced that Westerners won't 'get' it that he says things a million times. And maybe I won't 'get' it, but the repetition isn't helping.
Ok, I finished it, relatively speaking. I got impatient and started skipping to parts that seemed like they would be relevant to me. Yeah,
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Jul 16, 2012Terry rated it liked it
Shelves: health
I read this interesting book after my first visit to an accupuncturist. The book was written initially as a laymen's guide, but turns into something pretty technical. It convinced me that Chinese medicine is a valuable tool particularly in addressing disorders which Western medicine does not understand; even better, the accupuncture I recieved helped me get over severe back pain.
Feb 17, 2009Alix rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Pretty much THE book on Chinese Medicine. Not a book to read if you just want to know herbs and folk remedies. This is a book for someone wanting to understand Chinese Medicine, whether to know how to use it, or if you are planning on studying it. It does an excellent job of explaining why Chinese Medicine is not some mystical idea, but an actual art and science just like Western medicine.
A very interesting and well-documented book. It's not easy to find someone that can bridge and understand both West and Eastern philosophies. I was looking for a good introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine and the concepts behind it. This was the right book for it. It gives a broad but very thorough perspective on the matter while maintaining a very neutral and non-judgemental approach, which is, very refreshing.
I'm not a medical specialist and the enumeration of patterns eventually becam
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Jun 22, 2017Michael Huffman rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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This book is a very good study of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it's thousands of years of history, the philosophy behind it, how it fits into Chinese culture, how it compares to Western Medicine and how it can work with Western Medicine for the best of both worlds
Oct 05, 2012Janet Still FNP rated it it was amazing
This book is superb at assisting in the comprehension of chinese/eastern medicine for the western mind. The difference between two very different seeming medical modalities can be bridged once one transcends the inflexible concept that there is only one worldview....plainly there are multiple ways of viewing ourselves and the world we live in.
I have 'lost' this book to borrowers so many times I have lost count! I just buy a new one....
Jun 27, 2011Bill Blocksom rated it really liked it
This is an excellent book. It is an in depth look at Chinese Medicine from the view of the practitioner. I know that is has been used as a required text in Acupuncture training. After I gave up thinking I was going to remember every detail, I was able to read this a get a good sense of the subject, its artistry, and the contrast with Western medicine. I recommend this book.
This is a deep book which is considered one of the essentials for understanding the medicine taught at Bastyr University. It also has alot of appeal to the study of medical anthropology.
Oct 27, 2007Nated Doherty added it
Shelves: philosophy
I've never gotten all the way through this, but i've gotten as much out of this as I have out of books i've read all the way through.
Jun 30, 2012Morgan Djuna Sorais Harrigan rated it it was amazing
I absolutely love this book! I read it all the way through in 2008. Now I continue to pick it up and reference it all the time!
maybe this was a good book, i was too bored to get thru the first chapter. i even tried to read the last but it was boring too.
I like this book.
Feb 15, 2019Jess rated it really liked it
Shelves: asians, chinese, culture, health-and-wellness, science
My dear cousin Jill bought this for me for Christmas in a stack of other books that were perfectly calibrated to my current interests. Lucky me!
I didn't read all the way to the end page, and I didn't get through the amazingly comprehensive footnotes, but I did read the body of the book and it was fascinating and very helpful to understand more about the philosophy behind Chinese medicine, which I'd really only understood vaguely before. Folks cite this as the book for beginners wanting to learn
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A good introduction to the differences between western and eastern approaches to health and wellness, but this book is likely to be a bit tedious for the casual reader, as Kaptchuk is quite thorough and goes into the philosophy as well as the 'medicine.' It is NOT a how-to book for people who want to try treating themselves with herbs or moxibustion! It's well-documented with hundreds of studies and weighs the advantages and disadvantages of the traditional Chinese approach to wellness and to cu...more
Jul 10, 2017Medea rated it it was amazing
This is one of the best book for people wants to get more understanding out of TCM without getting lost in muddle concepts explained/ appropriated by self-styled 'gurus' out there.
This book was on our reading list for first year Acupuncture school. For someone coming from an orthodox medical science background, it was a very good bridging text.
Fantastic opportunity to better understand the practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine through the Eastern lens. There are ALOT of notes and appendices, so unless you plan to study to be a practitioner, you might skim/skip some sections. This has been an invaluable tool to better understand my own body and the treatments recommended by my acupuncturist.
Oct 11, 2018Meghan rated it liked it
The book was simultaneously presented to biomedical practitioners and students of Chinese medicine. It should have chosen one focus. The appendices were often the length of a chapter and should have been incorporated into the text as such.
Sep 23, 2017Sam Bronstein rated it really liked it
A great read for both someone learning how to do acupuncture and someone who wants to understand the basic theories and ideas. As someone who gets treated with acupuncture I now have a better basis of understanding in the questions and practices that happen to me.
Jul 18, 2017Karen Leech rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: i-own, kindle, shiatsu-studies, physiology
Aug 27, 2017Autumn rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This is not something that I have read from cover to cover. I am using it as a reference book to look up what is needed when it is needed.
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Apr 29, 2018Pineapple rated it it was amazing
This is the bible for good health. It is accessible and well written. A constant resource in my life.
Feb 10, 2019HorriblePumpkin rated it did not like it · review of another edition
Utterly, completely useless if you want any kind of practical application of TCM in your life. On top of that, it's extremely unclear. Don't waste your time.
Jun 05, 2017Bugsy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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