Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley
List of Required & Reference Texts
Basic Science Requirements
BS 010 Inorganic Chemistry
Required Text:
General, Organic & Biochemistry, 7th Edition, Katherine Denniston
BS 011 Organic Chemistry
Required Text:
General, Organic & Biochemistry, 7th Edition, Katherine Denniston
BS 020 Human Biology
Human Biology, 10-12 Edition, Mader
Trimester 01
AC 101 Acupuncture Channels and Points I
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, Shanghai College
A Manual of Acupuncture, Deadman, Al-khafaji
Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 2nd Ed., Maciocia
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 0-939616-00-9
ISBN: 0-9510546-7-8
ISBN: 0-443-07489-5
OH 100 Introduction to Chinese Herbs
Required Texts:
Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (3rd Edition) - Bensky
Reference Texts:
Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology - Chen
Dui Yao, The Art of Combining Chinese Medicinals, Sionneau
OM 100 Traditional Oriental Medicine Theory
Required Texts:
Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 2nd Edition – Maciocia
Reference Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
The Web That Has No Weaver, Ted Kapchuk
AIMC Berkeley: List of Required & Reference Texts
ISBN: 0939616424
ISBN: 0974063509
ISBN:0936185813
ISBN: 0-443-07489-5
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 0809228408
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Trimester 02
AC 102 Acupuncture Channels and Points II
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, Shanghai College
A Manual of Acupuncture, Deadman, Al-khafaji
Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 2nd Edition – Macciocia
AC 111 Acupuncture Techniques I
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Acupuncture A Comprehensive Text (Shang Hai)
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 0-939616-00-9
ISBN: 0-9510546-7-8
ISBN: 0-443-07489-5
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 0-939616-00-9
OH 101 Oriental Herbology I
Required Texts:
Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (3rd Edition) - Bensky
ISBN: 0939616424
Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology - Chen
ISBN: 0974063509
Reference Texts:
Dui Yao, The Art of Combining Chinese Medicinals, Sionneau
ISBN:0936185813
Chinese Herbal Medicine, Materia Medica Study Guide, Saltzman
ISBN: 0967303427
Chinese Medicinal Teas: Simple, Proven, Folk Formulas for Common Diseases & Promoting Health, Zong Xiao-Fan &
Gary Liscum, Blue Poppy Press, Boulder, CO
OM 151 Oriental Medicine Diagnosis I
Required Texts:
Practical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
ISBN: 0443045828
Deng, Tietao
Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 2nd Edition – Maciocia
ISBN: 0-443-07489-5
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
Chinese Herbal Medicine—Formulas and Strategies, Bensky and Barolet, Eastland Press, Seattle, WA. [Bensky}
OM 160 Oriental Medicine Diagnosis (Si Zhen-II)
Reference Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Fifth Edition, Cheng Xin Nong, Beijing Foreign
Language Press, 2004.
Practical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine,
First Edition, Deng, Teitao, (Translated by Marnae Ergil), Churchill Livingstone
Diagnosis of TCM, Zhang, Enqi, Publishing House of Shanghai College of TCM, 1990.
Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis, Barbar Kirschbarm, Eastland Press, Seattle 2000.
Pulse Diagnosis, First Edition, Li, Shizhen, (Translated by Hoc Ku Huynh) Sydney, Australia, 1981.
Chinese Pulse Diagnosis, Bob Flaws, First Edition, Blue Poppy Press Inc., 1995.
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Trimester 03
AC 103 Acupuncture Channels and Points III
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, Shanghai College
ISBN: 0-939616-00-9
A Manual of Acupuncture, Deadman, Al-khafaji
ISBN: 0-9510546-7-8
Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 2nd Ed., Maciocia ISBN: 0-443-07489-5
BS 140 Pathology
Required Texts:
Pathology for the Health Related Professions (3rd Ed),
Damjanov
ISBN: 1416000313
OH 102 Oriental Herbology II
Required Texts:
Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (3rd Edition), Bensky
ISBN: 0939616424
Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology, Chen
ISBN: 0974063509
Reference Texts:
Chinese Herbal Medicine, Liu Gongwang
ISBN 7508022823
Dui Yao, The Art of Combining Chinese Medicinals, Sionneau
ISBN: 0936185813
Chinese Herbal Medicine, Materia Medica Study Guide, Saltzman
ISBN: 0967303427
Chinese Medicinal Teas: Simple, Proven, Folk Formulas for Common Diseases & Promoting Health, Zong Xiao-Fan &
Gary Liscum, Blue Poppy Press, Boulder, CO
OM 152 Oriental Medicine Diagnosis II
Required Texts:
Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine, Maciocia
Practical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deng, Tietao
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Reference Texts:
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Giovanni Maciocia
Pulse Diagnosis by Li Shi Zhen
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ISBN: 0443064482
ISBN: 0443045828
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 0-443-07489-5
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Trimester 04
AC 104 Acupuncture Channels and Points IV
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, Shanghai College
A Manual of Acupuncture, Deadman, Al-khafaji
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia
AC 113 Acupuncture Techniques III
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Reference Texts:
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, Shanghai College
Art of Acupuncture Technique, Johns
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 0-939616-00-9
ISBN: 0-9510546-7-8
ISBN: 0-443-07489-5
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 0-939616-00-9
ISBN: 1556432305
AC 230 Acupuncture Review & Comprehensive Exam
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture A Comprehensive Text (Shang Hai)
A Manual of Acupuncture, Deadman & Al-Khafaji
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia
AC 201 Acupuncture Therapy I: TCM
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Foreign Language Press
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, Shanghai College of Trad. Med.
The Practice of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, G., 1994
IM 110 Nutrition: East and West
Required Texts:
Healing with Whole Foods, Paul Pitchford
ISBN: 1556434308
Reference Texts:
Perspectives in Nutrition (6th ed.), Gordon Wardlaw et.al.
ISBN: 0072442123
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Giovanni Maciocia
ISBN: 0443074895
Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Phyllis/James Balch
ISBN: 1583332367
Chinese Natural Cures, Henry C. Lu
ISBN: 1579120563
Medical Nutrition from Marz, Russell B. Marz
ISBN: 1882550285
The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
ISBN: 1594200823
In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
ISBN: 0143114964
The Three Treasures, Liu Ming
Staying Healthy with the Seasons, by Elson Haas
Staying Healthy with Nutrition, by Elson Haas
Helping Ourselves (A Guide to Traditional Chinese Food Energetics), by Daverick Leggett
Recipes for Self-Healing, by Daverick Leggett
The Tao of Nutrition, by Maoshing Ni
The Tao of Healthy Eating, by Bob Flaws
Prince Wen Hui’s Cook: Chinese Dietary Therapy, by Bob Flaws
The Book of Jook, by Bob Flaws
The Chinese Herbal Cookbook, by Penelope Ody
Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon
The Four Pillars of Healing, by Leo Galland, M.D.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, by Harold McGee
The Vegetarian Myth, by, Lierre Keith
The Mood Cure by Julia Ross.
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IM 130 Pharmacology
Required Texts:
Pharmacology, an Introduction, 5th Edition, H. Hittner and B. Nagle, McGraw Hill, 2005 (ISBN: 978-0-07-312275-5)
Reference Texts:
Integrated Pharmacology: Combining Modern Pharmacology with Chinese Medicine, Sperber, Blue Poppy Press
Lippincott Illustrated Review: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy, 2nd Edition, Springhouse
Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
Understanding Basic Pharmacology Practical Approaches for Effective Application, Macdermott
OH 110 Pharmacology and Toxicology of Oriental Herbs
Required Texts:
Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology, Chen
ISBN: 0974063509
Chinese Herbal Medicine (Materia Medica), Bensky
ISBN: 0939616424
OH 201 Herbal Prescription I
Required Texts:
Formulas & Strategies, Bensky & Barolet
Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas, Yeung
ISBN: 0939616106
ISBN: 0-9639715-1-4
Trimester 05
AC 114 Acupuncture Technique IV
Required Text:
Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text
IM 181 Acupuncture Orthopedics I
Reference Texts:
Close to the Bone, Legge
Physical Examination of the Spine and the Extremities,
Hoppenfeld
The Practice of Chinese Medicine, G. Maciocia
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ISBN: 0-7316-9117-2
ISBN: 0838578535
ISBN: 0443043051
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OH 202 Herbal Prescription II
Required Texts:
Formulas & Strategies Bensky & Barolet
Reference Texts:
Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas, Yeung
ISBN: 0939616106
ISBN: 0-9639715-1-4
OM 201 Treatment Principles and Methods in TCM
Reference Texts:
The Foundation of Chinese Medicine, 2nd Edition, Giovanni Maciocia & Su Xin Ming, Churchill, Livingstone, 2005.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Cheng Xin Nong, Beijing Foreign Langugage Press, 2004.
Chinese Herbal Medicine- Formulas and Strategies, Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet, Eastland Press Seattle,
Washington, U.S.A, 2nd Edition, 2009.
PE 200 Counseling & Communication
Required Texts:
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.
Reference Texts:
Rooted in the Spirit by Claude Larre and Elizabeth Rochat de la Vallee
Chinese Medical Psychiatry: A Textbook and Clinical Manual by Bob Flaws, James Lake
Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies: Psychology and Chinese Medicine by Leon Hammer, M.D.
The Psyche in Chinese Medicine Giovanni Maciocia
Introduction to Psychology by Dennis Coon
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Taking the War Out of Our Words by Sharon Ellison
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychological Association
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
PE 210 Ethics & Law
Required Texts:
Laws and Regulations Relating to the Practice of Acupuncture
CAB
IM 120 Western Physical Exam
Required Texts:
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination & History Taking (Book with CD-ROM),
Ninth edition, by Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi
ISBN: 078175819X
Reference Texts:
Taking the Clinical History, William DeMyer
ISBN 978-0-19-537377-6
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Trimester 06
AC 202 Acupuncture Therapy II
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture A Comprehensive Text (Shang Hai)
Manual of Acupuncture, Deadman & Al-Khafaji
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia
Reference Texts:
Twenty-four More in Acupuncture; Richard Tan, O.M.D., L.Ac.
Tung’s Acupuncture; Dr. Wei-Chieh Young
Yellow Emperor Question of Difficulties
AC 203 Acupuncture Therapy IV: Japanese Hari I
Instructional Materials:
1~1.3 cun Dark Green/Light Green / Red Seirin Needles, Loose Wakakusa Moxa, Incense- Clean Needle Travel Kitsame kit from AC 111-Acupuncture Techniques I
Roll of toilet paper
IM 291 Integrative Medicine I
Required Texts:
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
ISBN: 0911910107
Reference Texts:
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Edited by Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., MD, et.al.
IM 301 Oriental Clinical Medicine I
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine, Vol 1 Maclean, Lyttleton
Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine, Vol 2 Maclean, Lyttleton
Reference Texts:
The Practice of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 1-875760-93-8
ISBN: 0-9579720-0-8
ISBN: 0443043051
OH 203 Herbal Prescription III: Prepared Formulas
Required Texts:
Formulas & Strategies, compiled and translated by Dan Bensky & Randall Barolet, 1990
Kwang Ci Tang Formula Handbook (passed out in class)
OH 230 Herbal Formula Review & Comprehensive Exam
Required: Formulas & Strategies, compiled and translated by Dan Bensky & Randall Barolet, 1990
Reference: Yeung, Him-che Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas, 1995
PE 319 Introduction to Practice Building
Required Texts:
Points for Profit, Wolfe, Strand, Allen
ISBN: 1-891845-25-X
Required Materials:
Personalized AIMC Berkeley business cards (available for purchase at front desk)
Business card holder
Trimester 07
IM 292 Integrative Medicine II
Required Texts:
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Edited by Philip Bondy, MD, et. al.
Reference Texts:
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Edited by Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., MD, et.al.
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IM 302 Oriental Clinical Medicine II
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine, Vol 1 Maclean, Lyttleton
Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine, Vol 2 Maclean, Lyttleton
Reference Texts:
The Practice of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 1-875760-93-8
ISBN: 0-9579720-0-8
ISBN: 0443043051
AC 204 Acupuncture Therapy IV: Japanese Hari II
Seirin and Unico Needles, Clean Needle Technique materials, Pure Moxa, Moxa stick, Incense, Lighter, Hinai-Shin,
Enpi-Shin, Shoni-Shin
PE 321A, Yin of Practice Building
Reference Texts:
Points for Profit: The Essential Guide to Practice Success for Acupuncturists, 2004, by Honora Wolfe, Eric Strand, and
Marilyn Allen, pub. Blue Poppy Press
Trimester 08
IM 303
Oriental Clinical Medicine III
Required Texts:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nong et al
Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine, Vol 1 Maclean, Lyttleton
Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine, Vol 2 Maclean, Lyttleton
Reference Texts:
The Practice of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia
ISBN: 7-119-01758-6
ISBN: 1-875760-93-8
ISBN: 0-9579720-0-8
ISBN: 0443043051
IM 293 Integrative Medicine III
Required Texts:
Differential Diagnosis Common Complaints, 4th Ed. (Paperback), by Robert H. Seller
ISBN: 0721680178
Reference Texts:
Essentials of Family Medicine (Paperback) by Sloane, Slatt, Ebell, Jacques
ISBN: 078173391X
OH 140 Herbal Preparations
Reference Sources:
Pao Zhi: An Introduction to the Use of Processed Chinese Medicinals by Philippe Sionneau
Herbal Medicine: The Natural Way to Get Well and Stay Well by Dian Dincin Buchman
The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual by James Green
Jeanne Rose’s Herbal Body Book By Jeanne Rose
Rosemary Family Herbal By Rosemary Gladstar
PE 321B Yang of Practice Building
Reference Texts:
Points for Profit: The Essential Guide to Practice Success for Acupuncturists, 2004, by Honora Wolfe, Eric Strand, and
Marilyn Allen, pub. Blue Poppy Press
Required Materials:
Personalized AIMC Berkeley business cards (available for purchase at front desk)
Business card holder
Trimester 09
IM 294 Integrative Medicine IV
Required Texts:
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The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th edition
Reference Texts:
1. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th edition, Braunwald, E.,
2. Essentials of Family Medicine, Sloane, et al, fifth edition.
3. Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, Pagana & Pagana 3rd ed.
4. Bates Guide to Physical Examination, Bickley, 8th Ed
PE 220 Public Health & Oriental Medicine
Reference Texts:
Transformation and Recovery, Brumbaugh, A.
PE 330 Practice Management
Reference Texts:
Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors,
Freelancers & Consultants, by Fishman
ISBN: 1413307523
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to
Do About It, by Gerber
ISBN: 0887307280
Book Yourself Solid, by Port
ISBN: 0470281901
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Trimester 10
PE 230 Bio-Med Review & Comprehensive Exam
Reference Texts:
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, latest ed.
Essentials of Family Medicine (Paperback) by Sloane, Slatt, Ebell, Jacques
OM 300 AOM Review
Required Texts:
All texts listed on attached "Appendix C: Reference List", CAB
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide, Qiao Yi
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ISBN: 078173391X
ISBN 1-890029-40-8
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