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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231103573
ISBN-139780231103572
eBay Product ID (ePID)85331
Product Key Features
Number of Pages326 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEssential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine Vol. 1 : Clinical Practice
Publication Year1995
SubjectAsia / Central Asia, Alternative & Complementary Medicine, General
TypeTextbook
Authoryanchi Liu
Subject AreaReligion, History, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.7 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
ReviewsReflects a great deal of work not only by the author...but also by a group of ten highly proficient translators and editors on both sides of the Pacific who did a wonderful job., "Reflects a great deal of work not only by the author...but also by a group of ten highly proficient translators and editors on both sides of the Pacific who did a wonderful job." -- Journal of the American Medical Association
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Volume NumberVol. 1
Table Of ContentTraditional Chinese Medicine: An Orientation Yin-Yang and the Five Elements The Zang-Fu System The Channel System Etiology: The Cause of Disease Pathogenesis: The Course of Disease Methods of Examination Diagnosis: The Differentiation of Symptom-Complexes Glossary Index
SynopsisFor more than our thousand years, Chinese scholars and medical practitioners have documented ways of maintaining health and treating illness, from theories of yin-yang and the zang-fu organs to the use of herbs and acupuncture. This book marks the first time such concepts have been made accessible to Westerners in a comprehensive form., For more than four thousand years, Chinese scholars and medical practitioners have documented ways of maintaining health and treating illness, from theories of yin-yang and the zang-fu organs to the use of herbs and acupuncture. The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine marks the first time such concepts have been made accessible to Westerners in a comprehensive form.