Chinese medical knowledge is based on an understanding of the processes of yin yang and the five elements. Chapter five of the Neijing Suwen, the first part of the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, lays out these principles.
This book is an accessible and highly readable introduction to all the major aspects of this vast tradition. Tropics covered include: the foundation of traditional medicine in Chinese history; the theory of chi (energy) and how it influences health; the Chinese approach to health, happiness, and longevity; the use of Chinese herbal medicine and herbal formulas; diet and nutrition as a ...
An Introductory Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Volume 1 : Diseases of the Head and Faces Including Mental/Emotional Disorders
In this volume, Sionneau and Lü discuss the TCM disease causes and mechanisms, pattern discrimination, treatment principles, formulas and their modifications, and acupuncture and moxibustion for a wide variety of Diseases of the Head - Face and Mental/Emotional Disorders.
Fulfilling the Essence is the latest in Bob Flaws' series of books on TCM gynecology. In this book, Dr. Flaws surveys both the Chinese textbook literature on female infertility as well as the modern Chinese journal literature on this condition. In the chapter on the treatment according to pattern diagnosis, Dr. Flaws has compiled the largest selection of herbal formulas for the treatment...
Despite a growing body of English language readings on Chinese medicine in general, the [Chinese case history literature] remains virtually uncharted territory. Yet, case histories and medical discu ...
Chinese dietary therapy/ exercise/ deep relaxation/ abdominal self-massage/ acupuncture/ Chinese herbal medicine/ sexual pacing/ visualization/ developing a healthy attitude.
These Introductory Readings offer a selection of sixty texts culled from two thousand years of Chinese medical literature prior to the twentieth century. The texts are presented in ten lessons and give information on the issues that have gained the most attention in the West: general values, structure and function of the organism, concepts of disease and diagnosis, principles of therapy,...
Traditional East Asian healthcare systems have moved rapidly from the fringes of healthcare systems in the West towards the centre over the past 50 years. This change of status for traditional medicines presents their practitioners with both opportunities and challenges as the focus shifts from one of opposition towards one of integration into biomedically dominated healthcare systems. I...
This monumental work weaves together erudite scholarship and enticing travelogue. Needles, Herbs, Gods, and Ghosts uncovers an entirely neglected story of how the West encountered China's religion, medicine, and healing practices. It challenges the reader to see how human beings encounter difference through the structure of their own thoughts and experiences. This informative, reflective...
The authors tell how Chinese medicine evolved, how it works, and why it is attracting such attention in the Western world. The book also includes a detailed discussion of Qi Gong, the system of mental and physical discipline that underlies the traditional methods, explanations of nutritional balance and herbal lore (including preparation techniques), and a brief summary of acupuncture me...
A major textbook that lays the foundations for a broad understanding of complementary and alternative medicine. Written for all students and practitioners working in medicine, health, and science, it: bridges the gap with conventional medicine, discussing a variety of relevant cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts in which to view complementary and alternative medicine; describ...
