JCM Review
The first volume in this study guide series (Acupuncture) was reviewed in The Journal of Chinese Medicine five years ago. Now these two further volumes (Diagnostics and Herbology) are offered with the same general format, namely several thousand self-testing questions on a) diagnostics and b) herbs and formulas, from the relatively easy to the downright difficult. The main sources for both books are the standard teaching materials used in traditional medical colleges in China, but they have been adapted for western readers by a) checking against a variety of English language reference texts, and b) being presented in multiple choice question format, to match the method of testing most commonly used in the USA. Although designed to assist students preparing for certification exams in the USA, as self-study and self-testing manuals these books would be valuable for any student or studying practitioner. The answers to all the questions are given in the back of the books ' no cheating now!