ISBN : 9781800613089
Author : Ke Songxuan
Publisher : World Scientific
Year : 2022
Language : English
Type : E-book
Description : This book is intended as an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for students, practitioners, or lay people with a general interest in Chinese medicine. It provides a clear and compact delivery of TCM's reasoning, history, philosophy, theory, and treatment principles. The author has approached this from the perspective of the reasoning behind Chinese medicine, its philosophical foundations, and its approach to treatment. The text is accompanied by clear and bold graphical illustrations to allow for an easier understanding.Contents: Preface About the Author Acknowledgements An Introduction to TCM Metaphysics of TCM Causes of Disease Mechanisms of Illness Diagnosis Treatment of Illness in TCM The Prevention of Illness in TCM Epilogue Glossary Bibliography Index Readership: Newly enrolled students of Chinese Medicine courses including Acupuncture, Herbal medicine and Tuina Massage or recently graduated students of TCM courses.