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Books by Leon Hammer, M.D.
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Recommended Related Readings
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 | The Triple Burner, arguably the most mysterious organ system in Chinese Medicine, is finally getting a comprehensive analysis from a master, Dr. Leon Hammer. In this text Dr. Hammer brings together decades of experience and insights from both himself as well as other authors and practitioners, drawing on his extraordinary career as a clinical psychotherapist and Chinese medicine doctor. He elucidates the role of the Triple Burner at every level, from harmonizing the integration of Heaven and Earth, to connecting the Heart and Kidney, to balancing and integrating various functions throughout the body. After reading The Triple Burner you will find yourself perceiving this glorious organ system in ways you could never have imagined before. | 9781667883335 | |
 | Chinese Pulse Diagnosis: Revised Edition offers a clear and practical path toward a much deeper understanding of traditional Pulse diagnostic method, while recasting its interpretation in the context of our own times. The book is organized in seventeen chapters, which are presented in an advancing hierarchy of complexity. The early chapters consider such general issues as terminology, classification of pulse qualities, historical comparisons of positions and depths, the effects of age and gender, and a methodology for taking the pulse. The middle chapters provide an in-depth look at each of the individual pulse qualities, identified by felt sensation based on such characteristics as rate and rhythm, stability, volume, depth, size, and shape. The types of pathology associated with each of the qualities are also discussed. Later chapters examine the significance of the qualities when found across the entire pulse, or large segments of the pulse (left or right side, across the burners), and at different depths. A final summary chapter on interpretation, supported with case histories, draws everything together to show how this information can be formulated into a rational diagnosis. | ||
 | Heart Shock refers to the systemic impact that emotional and/or physical trauma has on one's physiology and psychology, interfering with one's ability to heal, and also directly attributable to a host of progressive pathology. Synthesizing the teachings of Jeffrey Yuen and the Shen-Hammer lineage and focusing heavily on psychology, Ross Rosen addresses how to identify, diagnose, and treat Heart Shock from multiple perspectives, providing a multi-faceted approach to treatment, including all the acupuncture channel systems, herbal medicine and the use of essential oils. | ||
 | Nourishing Destiny, first published in 1999, has now become a classic text in the field of Chinese Medicine and is in use as a core text by schools of many traditions throughout the world. Nourishing Destiny examines Chinese medicine as a science pertaining to the evolution of consciousness. Equating health with open awareness and illness with habitual functioning, Lonny examines the Chinese notion of destiny as it applies to the practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine. The text is grounded in the Classics and extends their view into the treatment room today. | ||
 | This work explicates how to achieve the core value system at the heart of Nourishing Destiny in clinical practice. All treatment paradigms are fully elaborated to allow immediate integration into the clinic. Covered in detail are the points on the 12 main channels cross referencing every character in every main and alternate point name to Weiger's etymological text and to Mathews' Chinese-English dictionary. The Worsley five-element tradition with a fresh perspective for the twenty first century is covered. Examined is the four thousand-year history of Chinese Medicine from the perspective of Spiral Dynamics, a model that yields deep insight into the evolution of consciousness. |
Articles by Leon Hammer, M.D.
Article Title | Publication Title | Publication Date | Details | Link |
Qi and Astrophysics Converge (Pt. 1) | Acupuncture Today | October 2021 | Vol 21, Iss 10 | |
Qi and Astrophysics Converge (Pt. 2) | Acupuncture Today | November 2021 | Vol 22, Iss 11 | |
Marijuana, Apathy and Chinese Medicine, Part 1 | Acupuncture Today | May 2015 | Vol 16, Iss 5 | |
Marijuana, Apathy and Chinese Medicine, Part 2 | Acupuncture Today | June 2015 | Vol 16, Iss 6 | |
Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis: A Modern Interpretation of an Ancient and Traditional Method | Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies | Spring 2013 | ||
The Relationship of the Kidney and Heart in Chinese Medicine – Part One | Chinese Medicine Times | Winter 2011 | Vol 6, Iss 3 | |
The Relationship of the Kidney and Heart in Chinese Medicine – Part Two | Chinese Medicine Times | Fall 2012 | currently unavailable | |
Wang Shu-he Revisited | Chinese Medicine Times | Winter 2011 | Vol 6, Iss 3 | |
Homesickness | FSOMA Online Journal | Summer 2011 | ||
Case Study – Stopping Long-Term Strenuous Exercise Suddenly: An Epidemic Treated with Chinese Herbal Medicine | Chinese Medicine Times | Spring 2011 | Vol 6, Iss 1 | |
Science East and West | Medical Acupuncture | 2010 | Vol 22, No 2 | |
Ecology in Chinese Medicine, Part One | Chinese Medicine Times | Summer 2010 | Vol 5, Iss 2 | |
Ecology in Chinese Medicine, Part Two | Chinese Medicine Times | Winter 2010 | Vol 5, Iss 3 | |
The Liver in Chinese Medicine | Medical Acupuncture | Sept 2009 | Vol 21, No 3: 173-178 | |
A Discussion of Wang Shu He Pulse Classic – Part One | Chinese Medicine Times | Spring 2009 | Vol 4, Iss 1 | |
A Discussion of Wang Shu He Pulse Classic – Part Two | Chinese Medicine Times | Summer 2009 | Vol 4, Iss 2 | |
Integrative Medicine: The Lamb and the Lion | Acupuncture Today | April 2009 | Vol 11, Iss 4 | |
The Pulse, the Electronic Age and Radiation: Early Detection | The American Acupuncturist | Spring 2009 | Vol 47 | |
Chinese Medicine at the Crossroads | Acupuncture Today | June 2008 | Vol 09, Iss 06 | |
The Pulse & The Individual | The American Acupuncturist | Spring 2008 | Vol 43 | |
Awareness in Chinese Medicine | The American Acupuncturist | Fall 2007 | Vol 41 | |
The Concept of “Blocks”; Structure Used with permission from the American Acupuncturist, www.aaom.org | The American Acupuncturist | Winter 2006 | Vol 38 | |
Removing The Block | TCM World | Fall 2004 | ||
On the Matter of the Pulse | TCM World | Summer 2004 | Vol 6, No 2 | |
Chinese Medicine and Biomedicine: Looking at the Patient in Different Ways | TCM World | Spring 2004 | Vol 6, No 1 | |
Role of Chinese Medicine in the U.S. | Florida China Linkage Institute (Chinese Studies Forum) | 2003 | Vol 4 | |
Trauma and Shock in Chinese Medicine, Part 1 | TCM World | Fall 2003 | Vol 5, No 3 | |
Trauma and Shock in Chinese Medicine, Part 2 | TCM World | Winter 2003 | Vol 5, No 4 | |
Inflammation in Atherosclerosis | Medical Acupuncture | 2003 | Vol 15, No 2 | |
Response to Rebuttal by Leon Hammer,Rebuttal by Z’ev Rosenberg | Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 2003 | ||
Tradition and Revision | Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 2002 | Vol 3, No 1 | |
The Paradox of the Unity and Duality of the Kidneys According to Chinese Medicine | American Journal of Acupuncture | 1999 | Vol 27, Nos 3 & 4 | |
Towards a Unified Theory of Chronic Disease with Regard to the Separation of Yin and, Yang, and “The Qi is Wild” | Oriental Medical Journal | 1998 | Vol 6, Nos 2 & 3 | |
Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis: Introduction to an Evolving Method for Learning an Ancient Art — Part I | American Journal of Acupuncture | 1993 | Vol 21, No 2 | |
The Chinese Medical Model in the West- A Journey in Paradox | Chrysalis Journal of the Swedenborg Foundation | Spring 1991 | Vol VI, Iss 1 | |
The Power of Respect | published in Voices | |||
Dueling Needles: Reflections on the Politics of Medical Models | American Journal of Acupuncture | 1991 | Vol 19, No 3 | |
The Chinese Medical Model in Thyroid Disease | American Journal of Acupuncture | Jan - March, 1982 | Vol 10, No 1 | |
Diagnosis and Acupuncture Treatment of a Chronic, Recurring Skin Disease and Septicemia Using the Chinese Medical Model | American Journal of Acupuncture | Jan 1981 | No 1 | |
The Extraordinary Acupuncture Meridians: Homeostatic Vessels | American Journal of Acupuncture | Jun 1980 | Vol 8, No 2 | |
Integrated Acupuncture Therapy For Body and Mind | American Journal of Acupuncture | 1980 | Vol 8, No 2 | |
Psychotherapy and Growth | Contemporary Psychoanalysis | 1974 | Vol 10, No 3 | |
The Unity of Medicine | The Contemporary Oriental Medicine Foundation | Dec 2015 |