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The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Clinical Practice
Liu Yanchi
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Description for The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Clinical Practice
Paperback. In his unique sourcebooks, Liu Yanchi not only provides an invaluable reference for the practitioner of traditional medicine, but also an enlightening, readable introduction for anyone interested in Chinese culture or holistic medicine. Translator(s): Fang Tingyu; Laidi, Chen. Num Pages: 479 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
479
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
479
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231103596
SKU
V9780231103596
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Liu Yanchi
Liu Yanchi is Associate Professor and head of the teaching section on the Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a member of the editing commission for the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, China Medical Encyclopedia, and Digest of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Reviews for The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Clinical Practice
Now, for the first time, a complete account of traditional Chinese medicine...Volume One is devoted to theory [founded on] the Five Elements of water, fire, wood, metal, and earth, which categorized all natural phenomena including the interaction of body organs...Treatment is the subject of Volume Two, [which contains] a table covering all plants, animals, and minerals believed to have therapeutic ... Read more