This is a forum for professional practitioners of Chinese Herbal Medicine to discuss topics relevant to their practices. The ethical practice of medicine not only requires expertise in one's specialty, but also broad familiarity with the wide range of healthcare choices available to one's patients. To that end, in addition to topics specifically relating to Chinese Medicine, this forum may be used to address recent developments in conventional medicine and the impact such developments may have upon the practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine and the health and well-being of patients using that modality of care.

• This group is restricted to healthcare professionals practicing Chinese Herbal Medicine, students enrolled in formal programs of training in Chinese Herbal Medicine, and postgraduates from related disciplines such as pharmacology, medical education, and sinology.
• Topics open for discussion include clinical practice, research, education, politics, language, and more.
• Memberships will only be approved after you have filled out the comments section in the application, using that space to briefly describe your credentials.
• Quotation from this list is prohibited without the express written consent of the author.
• If you are a patient needing healthcare or just otherwise interested in Chinese herbs, there are other Yahoo groups focusing on herbs, some of which may be open to the public.

Note: When you join this group, you will begin to receive group email, which can sometimes be over 20-30 messages per day at times. You may want to receive a digest or view your messages online. Go to Edit Membership.