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Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
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Author(s): Shuai Xuezhong Cost: $58.00 Availability: 2-4 weeks Add to Shopping Cart |
Summary: This
book systematically describes the fundamental theories of Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM).
It outlines the basic concepts and theories of TCM, such as yin-yang,
the five elements, qi( vital energy), blood and body fluids,
pathogenesis, pathology, the four diagnostic techniques, the eight
guiding principles, differentiation of syndromes and general rules of
prevention and treatment.
Shuai Xuezhong, the author and translator of the book, is an associate
professor and director of the English TCM Teaching and Research
Section at the Hunan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture and moxibustion are indispensable parts of
traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and control of disease.
Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China these arts have
been developed and are highly regarded by the international academic
community. Based
upon Essentials of Chinese
Acupuncture, used as a textbook by the International Acupuncture
Training Centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, Chinese
Acupuncture and Moxibustion incorporates the rich experience of
class teaching and clinical practice and the results of acupuncture
research, retaining the characteristic features of the traditional
theory of acupuncture and stressing the integration of theory and
practice. The book consists of eighteen chapters and two appendices. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion was compiled by the International Acupuncture Training Centers and Acupuncture Institute of China, Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, on commission of the Ministry of Public Health. Table of Contents: 1. General Introduction 1-1 The Materialistic and Dielectric Outlook in the Theoretical System of TCM 1-2
The materialistic and dialectical outlook in the theoretical
system of TCM 1-3 Chief features of TCM 2.
Yin and Yang, Five Elements (Phases)
2-1 The yin-yang theory 2-2 The five-element theory 3. Viscera Symptoms 3-1 The five yin viscera 3-2
The six yang viscera 3-3
Unusual organs 3-4 Relation between yin and yang viscera 4.
Qi (Vital Energy), Xue (Blood) and Jin-Ye (Body Fluids) 4-1 Qi (vital energy) 4-2
Blood 4-3 Body fluids 4-4 Interrelations of qi, blood, and body fluids 5. Meridians and Their Collaterals 5-1 The Concept of the Meridian and the Formation of its System 5-2 Twelve Regular Meridians 5-3 Eight Extra Meridians 5-4 Branches of the Twelve Meridians, Large Collateral Meridians, Musculofascia (or Musculotendinous) Meridians and Cutaneous Areas of Meridians 5-5 Physiology of Meridians and Applications of the Meridian Theory 6. The Cause of Disease 6-1 The Cause of Disease 6-2 Principles of occurrence and change of disease 7. Pathogenesis 7-1
Flourishing and decline of anti-pathogenic and pathogenic factors 7-2 Disharmony between yin and yang 7-3
Abnormality of qi and blood 7-4
Abnormal body fluid metabolism 7-5
“Five endogenous pathogens” 7-6
Pathogenesis of meridians 7-7
Pathogenesis of zang-fo
(viscera 8.
Four Techniques of Diagnosis 8-1 Inspection 8-2
Auscultation-olfaction 8-3
Inquiry 8-4 Palpation 9.
Eight Guiding Principles 9-1 Exterior and interior 9-2
Cold and heat 9-3
Deficiency and excess 9-4 Yin and yang 10.
Identification of Syndromes According to Zang-fu (Viscera) 10-1 Identification of syndromes according to’ etiology 10-2
Identification of syndromes according to qi, blood and body
fluids 10-3 Identification of syndromes according to zang-fu (viscera)
10-4 Identification of Syndromes with the Names of the Six Meridians 10-5 Identification of syndromes according to the principle of ying (nutrition), wei
(defense), qi (vital
energy) and xue (blood) phases 11. General Rules of Prevention and Treatment
11-1 Prevention 11-2 General rules of treatment
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