num_pages: 155
description: Qigong ("chee-gung"), a 2,500-year-old form of traditional Chinese medicine, claims that the human body has channels (meridians) through which flows a substance known as Qi. While internal Qigong practices relaxation &amp; meditative techniques, external Qigong is an alleged form of energy or radiation emitted from the fingertips of "masters" &amp; is thought to affect &amp; cure others, healing such maladies as hypertension, glaucoma, asthma, ulcers, tumors, &amp; cancers. This book discusses the nature &amp; practice of Qigong. Explores the claims for this type of folk therapy to uncover deception. Exposes alleged Qigong practices such clairvoyance, telepathy, weightlessness, energy discharge, energy-impregnated language, &amp; much more.
language: English
title: Qigong: Chinese Medicine or Pseudoscience
titlecomplete: Qigong: Chinese Medicine or Pseudoscience
publisher: Diane Pub Co