Interviews with Practitioners Who Use Honso Products

Stuart Zoll, A.P. OMD. Infertility can be caused by a number of factors making it difficult for practitioners of both conventional and TCM medicine to treat. Women suffering from Premature Ovarian Failure and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, two commonly seen problems associated with difficulties in conceiving, often have limited treatment options. This article examines these two conditions and how Honso herbal formulas can be used to treat underlying infertility issues. The article by Stuart Zoll.

Gary Klepper, ND, DC, studied at Rock Valley College in Illinois until 1975, received a B.S. in Human Biology, National College of Chiropractic in 1976, received his D.C. from the same school, Cum Laude, in 1978, and his N.D. from the American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board in 2001. He is licensed in Colorado. He practiced as an associate with Dr. George Goodheart in Detroit from 1979 to 1982, was in private practice in Boulder, Colorado from 1982 to 1993, and has been in partnership with Dr. Rain Klepper ever since. The interview...

Ted Annenberg, L.Ac., located in Columbia MD, has been an acupuncturist since 1982, specializing in Japanese styles. He has studied in Japan and in the U.S. with Masahilo Nakazono, Yoshio Manaka, and other masters. For the past 20 years he has continued to pursue studies in Japanese five phase meridian therapy. Meridian therapy is largely based on the practitioner's palpatory skills, ability to feel Qi and specialized needle techniques, many of which are non-insertive. Many practitioners of this style in Japan are blind and have developed extraordinary sensitivity to Qi through this practice. The interview...

Nigel Dawes is on faculty at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and Tristate College of Traditional Acupuncture in New York and frequently offers continuing education seminars for the Acupuncture Society of New York, Edokai Traditional Acupuncture Society in Long Island and workshops in Europe and Israel. He maintains a busy private practice in New York City. From 1993-2001, he was Dean of the Graduate School of Oriental Medicine at New York College of Wholistic Health, an ACAOM-accredited college offering masters degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. He founded and directed London College of Shiatsu from 1988-1993, which offered accredited 3-year training in shiatsu and Oriental medicine. The interviews...

Dr. Shan Liang, former Academic Dean of East-West College of Natural Medicine, is a Florida-licensed acupuncture physician and a Diplomate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. He attended medical training at Shandong University School of Medicine in China, which only offers simultaneous conventional and Traditional Chinese medicine training. He was invited to Tampa’s Suncoast Center for Natural Health teaching Acupuncture and TCM in 1992. Since then he has continuously taught acupuncture and Chinese medicine at several schools in Florida. He now practices and teaches at East-West College of Natural Medicine. The interview...

Akio Oiso, M.D., L.Ac., FAAP., a pediatrician, is the Medical Director of Nippon Clinic in Chicago. Nippon Clinic provides both Western & Oriental medical care to patients and located in Chicago, San Diego, Atlanta, and New York. Dr. Oiso was licensed as an acupuncturist in 1973 in Tokyo Japan and came to USA in 1975 for the purpose of teaching acupuncture. He eventually developed his career to become a board certified pediatrician in 1986 and worked in medical practice ever since. The interview...

Diane Iuliano, L.Ac., graduated from Boston College with a B.F.A. in 1979. She received her Diploma of Acupuncture from New England School of Acupuncture in 1992, the same year she became licensed to practice in Massachusetts, and her Master of Acupuncture in 1997. She has been an instructor and clinical supervisor at NESA since 1993 and since 1997 has been co-chair of the Japanese Acupuncture Department. The interview...

Mark Pettee, L.Ac., has a 1987 BA in history from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master's in Acupuncture, graduating from NIOM in 2000. He practiced massage therapy from 1994 to 1997, then shiatsu from 1997 to 2000. Since 2000 he has been in private practice in Washington and Oregon as an acupuncturist specializing in Japanese meridian therapy and an herbal practitioner using Kampo-style granular formulas. And he has a long background in Vipassana meditation. I started using Honso in tablet form when Honso first started in the US, before the professional granular line came out the liver formula and others. I wanted premixed formulas... The interview...

Qun Li, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., Dipl.C.H., MD (China), Master's degree in Acupuncture, graduated from Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wuhan China in 1988 with five years in Chinese medicine and three years in graduate study of acupuncture. She was then instructor and attending physician at the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Jinan University School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China for 5 years. Dr. Li has practiced acupuncture and Chinese medicine in Minnesota and Missouri for 7 years before moving to Arizona in 2000, where she has been engaged in teaching and clinical practice ever since. The interview...