Principles of Chinese Medicine
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Principles of Chinese Medicine

A Modern Interpretation

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Principles of Chinese Medicine

A Modern Interpretation

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As the world's most comprehensive and deeply researched system of alternative and complementary medicine, Chinese medicine enjoys a large following in scientifically developed communities. Yet its concepts and principles have been shrouded in mystery and obscure language. This path-breaking book strips this ancient science of its mystique and metaphysical pretentions and interprets it to strike common ground with biomedical science. Concepts like qi and meridians are interpreted not as physical entities, but as constructs to facilitate diagnosis and therapy using heuristic models. Written for medical professionals, philosophers of medicine and discerning readers interested in holistic therapies, the book offers a unique perspective of Chinese medicine in an advanced biomedical world. It has practical chapters on cardiovascular disease, irritable bowel syndrome and cancer, and a compilation of Chinese herbs. This second edition of the acclaimed Theory of Chinese Medicine has new material on chronic diseases and the intriguing possible convergence of biomedicine and TCM.

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Readership: Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners; librarians of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes; scholars interested in the theoretical basis for Chinese medicine, and the informed general reader seeking to understand the rationale and applicability of Chinese medical therapies to enhance their health.

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Publisher
ICP
Year
2015
ISBN
9781783268023
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. About the Author
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Contents
  10. Chapter 1 The Origins and Nature of Chinese Medicine
  11. Chapter 2 Chinese and Western Medicine: Never the Twain Shall Meet?
  12. Chapter 3 The Causes of Disease
  13. Chapter 4 The Fundamental Ingredients of Life
  14. Chapter 5 Organ and Meridian Systems
  15. Chapter 6 Methods of Diagnosis and Therapy
  16. Chapter 7 Treating Illness: Herbs and Other Therapies
  17. Chapter 8 Scientific Evidence for TCM
  18. Chapter 9 Cultural Factors in Placebo Effects
  19. Chapter 10 Treatment of Chronic Illnesses
  20. Chapter 11 Chinese Medicine: Reinterpretation and Future Direction
  21. Annex 1: Common Chinese Herbs
  22. Annex 2: Common Chinese Prescriptions
  23. Annex 3: Translating Chinese Medical Terms
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index