Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine: Zhong Yi Xue Ji Chu - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0912111445 ISBN 13: 9780912111445

Publisher: Paradigm Pubns, 1995

Synopsis

This updated edition of Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine sets a new standard for English translations of traditional Chinese medical texts. Unlike many existing translations, this groundbreaking work meets the rigorous standards required for a contribution to sinology. The cooperation of Chinese-speaking clinicians has allowed for an accurate and nuanced portrayal of TCM practices, enabling English-speaking students of TCM to appreciate the qualitative details available to their Chinese-speaking colleagues. The revised edition, which has been used as a coursebook for teaching in both the West and China, features a simplified but precise English terminology, thousands of source Chinese characters, and hundreds of clinical definitions never before available in English. Readers will gain a rare opportunity to understand Chinese medicine as it is perceived and taught in China, rather than through the lens of a Western writer. The inclusion of explanations of terms, a materia medica, and a formulary make this text a self-contained and inexpensive course of study, suitable for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of TCM. The book covers a range of topics, including yin and yang, the five phases, qi, blood, essence, and fluids, the channels, the organs, and diseases and their causes. Pattern identification and treatment of eight-parameter, organ, qi-blood, pathogens, and exogenous heat conditions are discussed in detail, as are the principles and methods of treatment. Acumoxa therapy has been added for Western acupuncturists, and the revised edition serves as a bridge between scholars and clinicians in both the East and West. Overall, this text is an essential resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Chinese medicine.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

Review

This book will make history. The standards set by this book cannot be neglected by anyone writing on Chinese medicine in the future. -- Professor Dr. Paul U. Unschuld

Edition details

• Publisher: Paradigm Pubns
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0912111445
• ISBN 13: 9780912111445
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 532
• Editor: Wisemann Nigel