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Author(s): TJ Hinrichs (editor), Linda L. Barnes (editor)
ISBN(s): 9780674047372, 0674047370
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 100.35 MB
Year: 2013
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0674047370 
ISBN 13: 9780674047372
Author: Tj Hinrichs, Linda L Barnes

Chinese Medicine and Healing is a comprehensive introduction to a rich array of Chinese healing practices as they have developed through time and across cultures. Contributions from fifty-eight leading international scholars in such fields as Chinese archaeology, history, anthropology, religion, and medicine make this a collaborative work of uncommon intellectual synergy, and a vital new resource for anyone working in East Asian or world history, in medical history and anthropology, and in biomedicine and complementary healing arts.

This illustrated history explores the emergence and development of a wide range of health interventions, including propitiation of disease-inflicting spirits, divination, vitality-cultivating meditative disciplines, herbal remedies, pulse diagnosis, and acupuncture. The authors investigate processes that contribute to historical change, such as competition between different types of practitioner―shamans, Daoist priests, Buddhist monks, scholar physicians, and even government officials. Accompanying vignettes and illustrations bring to life such diverse arenas of health care as childbirth in the Tang period, Yuan state-established medical schools, fertility control in the Qing, and the search for sexual potency in the People’s Republic.

The two final chapters illustrate Chinese healing modalities across the globe and address the challenges they have posed as alternatives to biomedical standards of training and licensure. The discussion includes such far-reaching examples as Chinese treatments for diphtheria in colonial Australia and malaria in Africa, the invention of ear acupuncture by the French and its worldwide dissemination, and the varying applications of acupuncture from Germany to Argentina and Iraq.

Chinese Medicine and Healing An Illustrated History 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction

  • Origins of Chinese Medicine

  • Philosophical Foundations: Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Its Evolution

2. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine

  • The Five Elements (Wu Xing)

  • Yin and Yang Theory

  • The Theory of Qi (Vital Energy)

  • The Meridians and Acupuncture Points

  • The Concept of Zang-Fu Organs

3. The History of Chinese Medicine

  • Early Beginnings: Prehistoric and Ancient Times

  • The Qin and Han Dynasties

  • The Influence of Daoist Alchemy

  • The Imperial Dynasties and Medicine

  • The Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine

4. Traditional Healing Practices

  • Acupuncture and Moxibustion

  • Herbal Medicine and Formulations

  • Tui Na (Chinese Therapeutic Massage)

  • Qigong and Tai Chi

  • Diet and Nutrition in Traditional Chinese Medicine

5. Key Figures in Chinese Medicine

  • The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) and the Huangdi Neijing

  • Zhang Zhongjing and the Shang Han Lun

  • Bian Que, the Legendary Physician

  • Sun Simiao and the Preservation of Life

6. Chinese Medicine and Diagnosis

  • Pulse Diagnosis

  • Tongue Diagnosis

  • Observation, Listening, and Questioning

  • Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Principles

7. Herbal Medicine and Materia Medica

  • The Role of Herbs in Healing

  • Famous Herbs: Ginseng, Ginkgo, Astragalus, and More

  • Formulas and Their Applications

  • The Materia Medica Tradition

8. Acupuncture and Moxibustion

  • History of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

  • Basic Principles and Techniques

  • Key Acupuncture Points and Their Functions

  • Modern Applications and Research

9. The Integration of Chinese Medicine with Modern Healthcare

  • The Role of Chinese Medicine in Contemporary Medicine

  • Chinese Medicine in the West

  • The Role of Chinese Medicine in Global Healthcare

10. The Future of Chinese Medicine

  • Innovations in Chinese Medicine

  • Challenges and Opportunities

  • The Globalization of Traditional Healing Practices

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