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The theory of Chinese medicine : a modern interpretation / Hai Hong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

By: Hong, Hai, 1943- [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.
Contents:
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.
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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.

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