The theory of Chinese medicine : a modern interpretation / Hai Hong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
By: Hong, Hai [author.].
Covent Garden, London ; Hackensack, NJ : Imperial College Press, ©2014Description: xvii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781783264483 (paperback).Subject(s): Medicine, Chinese Traditional | Philosophy, Medical | QiGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | R601 .H555 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000003736 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index.
Chinese medical theory and its rational reconstruction -- Theory of Chinese medicine : history and ideas -- Translating Chinese medical terms -- TCM theory : basic entities -- Organ and meridian systems -- TCM models in explanation and prediction -- Evidence for TCM theory -- Placebo effects and cultural factors -- Conclusions : TCM theory reinterpreted -- Chinese medicinal herbs -- TCM treatment of chronic illnesses.