| Description |
1 online resource (167 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgment ; Authors ; Chapter 1: Background and content ; Book contents ; Further suggested reading ; Chapter 2: The beginning of TCM in China and TCM herbalism ; Classical TCM herbal literature |
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Botanical classification of TCM herbs Identification of medicinal plants ; Medicinal botany ; TCM preparations ; Internationalization of TCM ; Further suggested reading ; Chapter 3: TCM theory and practice ; Introduction ; What is Chinese medicine? |
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Initiation of a theoretical system of Chinese medicine Traditional categorization ; Cardinal characteristics of Chinese medicine ; Yin and yang theory and application to Chinese medicine ; Characteristics of yin and yang ; Wax and wane and transformation of yin-yang |
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Medical massage (Tui-Na) and manipulation Bone setting ; Diagnosis ; Palpation ; Pulse examination ; Location of pulse ; An example of a diagnosis ; Further suggested reading ; Chapter 4: Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs ; Herbal drug character and property ; Herbal formulas |
| Summary |
Of application of yin-yang theory in Chinese medicine The five elements ; The meaning of qi, blood, body fluids, and essence ; Function of qi ; Therapeutic modalities ; Herbology ; Acupuncture ; Moxibustion ; Cupping ; Exercise therapy ; Dietary therapy |
| Notes |
TCM dietary therapy |
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Print version record |
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Medicine, Chinese.
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Materia medica, Vegetable.
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use.
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Phytotherapy
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use
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Materia medica, Vegetable
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Medicine, Chinese
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Che, Chun-Tao
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Mok, Daniel Kam-Wah
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Tsang, Charmaine Wing-Yee
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| ISBN |
9781351645256 |
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1351645250 |
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