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The book offers a comprehensive overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), covering all aspects of TCM including the classics of TCM, basic theory, internal and external therapies, material medica, stories about famous doctors in history, and TCM and life cultivation. Many color pictures included in the book.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Recognition of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Thinking Style of TCM
The Formation and Variation of Tradition
Understanding TCM
The Classics of TCM
Huang Di Nei Jing
Huang Di Ba Shi Yi Nan Jing
Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing
Shang Han Za Bing Lun
Compilation of Book and Development into Canon
Basic Theory of TCM
The Theories of Yin-Yang and Wu Xing
Viscera and Their Manifestations
Channels and Collaterals
Etiology
Diagnostics
Internal and External Therapies of TCM
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Prescriptions
Treatment of Both the Internal and the External
Knowledge of Materia Medica
Establishment of the Theory of Materia Medica
Important Books on Materia Medica
Pharmacological Studies
Drug Administration and Market
Processing of Herbs
Story about Ginseng
Stories about Famous Doctors in History
Bian Oue and Oin Yueren
Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo
Wang Shuhe and Huangfu Mi
Sun Simiao
The Four Great Schools in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties
Zhang Jingyue
Ye Tianshi
Wang Qingren
TCM and Life Cultivation
Life Cultivation in the Four Seasons
Integration of Food and Medicines
Sports and Health
Emotions and Diseases