Chinese doctors of antiquity have strongly asserted a great many times that, "Medicine is connected to the I Ching." Sun Si-Miao said, "Without understanding the I Ching, it is not possible to become a supreme doctor.
Zhang Jie-bin said, "The theory of the Nei Jing is based on the theory of the I Ching." And, "If the theory of the I Ching is not clear, neither can one know the Nei Jing clearly."
Based on these statements, a literature developing in China called yi yi or medical I (Ching). This is exemplified by Tand Zong-hai's Clarifying Words on Medicine and the I Ching; Li Yu-cun's A Guide to the Reasoning of the Medical I Ching; and Shao Tong-zhen's medicine and I Ching, One Theory amongst a number of other books.
The importance of the I Ching in medicine is still reiterated today. Sifu Tsuei Wei has said, "If the Nei Jing is the door to the treasure house of Chinese medical classics, then the I Ching is its key."
Now, with the publication of Dr. Miki Shima's The Medical I Ching: Oracle of the Healer Within, perhaps the most clinically useful part of the medical I Ching literature is being introduced to the West.
About the Author
Miki Shima is a 48-year-old Japanese practitioner of acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine and the medical I Ching and I live in Corte Madera, California, USA. He was trained by traditional methods in Tokyo and Osaka: in acupuncture by Dr Tadashi Irie; in herbal medicine by Dr Terutane Yamada; and in the medical I Ching by Dr Sango Kobayshi. Miki came to California in 1978 after teaching traditional Chinese medical philosophy at the University of Michigan for 2 years, and passed the State Board in 1979. He was later appointed to the California Acupuncture examining Committee for 7 years, and worked as President of the California Acupuncture Association for 2 years.
In 1987, he established the Japanese-American Acupuncture Foundation (JAAF) in California and since then has taught over 120 clinical workshops across the United States. He has also produced three clinical video-tapes from his past workshops on the subject of Japanese needling techniques.
