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  <name><![CDATA[Lesley Tierra]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Lesley Tierra, L.AC., AHG is a California State and nationally certified acupuncturist and herbalist. In her practice, she combines acupuncture, herb and food therapies along with lifestyle and inner growth counseling. She is a founding professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. Lesley is the author of The Herbs of Life, published by Crossing Press in 1992 and Healing with Chinese Herbs, also published by Crossing Press in 1997. She collaborated with Michael Tierra to produce the East West Herb Course and is its dean. She also co-authored Chinese-Planetary Herbal Diagnosis with Michael and Chinese Herbal Medicine (Lotus Press). She has also co-authored with Michael a two volume text on Chinese Herbal Medicine, published by Lotus Press. In addition she has written a special herbal for young children.

Lesley is a student of many spiritual disciplines and specially guides women on personal spiritual vision quests in the desert. In addition she is a photographer, dancer, cello student, a onetime synchronized swimmer athlete, and a mother/step-mother of five children.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>        
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Vol.II Materia Medica &amp; Herbal Ref]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Herbs of Life: Health and Healing Using Western and Chinese Techniques]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Healing with the Herbs of Life]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine TWO-VOLUME SET]]></title>
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