The theory of Chinese medicine
Subtitle: a modern interpretation
By: Hai Hong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Publisher: Imperial College Press; World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Covent Garden, London; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781783264278; 9781783264483
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Chinese Traditional Medicine; Medical Philosophy; Qi
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chinese medical theory and its rational reconstruction; title: Theory of Chinese medicine : history and ideas; title: Translating Chinese medical terms; title: TCM theory : basic entities; title: Organ and meridian systems; title: TCM models in explanation and prediction; title: Evidence for TCM theory; title: Placebo effects and cultural factors; title: Conclusions : TCM theory reinterpreted; title: Chinese medicinal herbs; title: TCM treatment of chronic illnesses.