Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine =: Zhong Yi Xue Ji Chu (Paradigm title)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0912111445 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 532 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. English translations of traditional Chinese medical texts rarely have conformed to the standards required of a contribution to sinology. Beyond beginner's manuals, it gives English-speaking students of TCM a chance to appreciate the qualitative details available to their Chinese-speaking colleagues. The newly revised edition incorporates experience from utilization of the work as a coursebook for teaching, not only in the West but in China. It offers readers the rare opportunity to understand Chinese medicine, not as it is perceived by a Western writer, but as it is perceived and taught in Ch
The standards set by this book cannot be neglected by anyone writing on Chinese medicine in the future. This book will make history. Unschuld. -- Professor Dr. Paul U
EXCELLENT, FUNDAMENTAL, ESSENTIAL!! Vanessa This book is like a complete textbook on Chinese Medicine. It goes over all the fundamental theories in great depth and detail. Beginning with the Yin-Yang theories and going through the Five Phases, 8 principles, and everything else, this book provides all the necessary information. It does read like a textbook, but only because it IS a textbook! I am not. Five Stars Study. Robert S. Flaws said Much underappreciated. I've always thought this is a great textbook on basic Chinese medicine. I wish more schools used it as their basic introductory text. The material is authoritative and the terminology is accurate. I think you get a lot of value for your money with this book. I far prefer it to Giovanni Maciocia's Foundations book. This book could solve a lot of the problem