Essentials of Chinese Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxix

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2. Basic Theories of Chinese Medicine

   1. Formation of the Chinese Medicine Theoretical System and Its Philosophical Basis

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      Pages 3-32

   2. Chinese Medicine Methodology

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      Pages 33-48

   3. Structure and Functions of the Human Body

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      Pages 49-106

   4. Basic Substances of Vital Activities

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      Pages 107-129

   5. Etiology in Chinese Medicine

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      Pages 131-164

   6. Pathology in Chinese Medicine

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      Pages 165-190

3. Diagnostic Methods and the Therapeutic Principles of Chinese Medicine

   1. Approach to Chinese Medical Diagnosis

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      Pages 193-197

   2. Diagnostic Methods

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      Pages 199-277

   3. Differential Diagnosis

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      Pages 279-320

   4. Therapeutics

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      Pages 321-350

   5. Health Preservation

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      Pages 351-358

4. Meridians, Acupuncture and Moxibustion

   1. Meridians: General Introduction

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      Pages 425-432

   2. Overview of Acupoints

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      Pages 433-444

   3. Descriptions of Specific Acupoints

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      Pages 445-532

   4. Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

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      Pages 533-591

   5. Principles of Acupuncture Therapeutics

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      Pages 592-601

5. Chinese Materia Medica

   1. Basic Theory of Chinese Materia Medica

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      Pages 605-617

   2. Commonly Used Herbs

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      Pages 618-702

6. Chinese Medicinal Formulas

   1. Basic Principles of CM Herbal Formulation

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      Pages 706-714

The Essentials of Chinese Medicine is a text book intended for international students who wish to gain a basic understanding of Chinese Medicine (CM) at the university level. The idea of writing such a text was originated from the Sino-American Consortium for the Advancement of Chinese Medicine (SACACM), which was founded in February 2000. In 1995, the British Hong Kong Administration set up a Preparatory Committee for the Development of Chinese Medicine to look into ways of bringing Chinese medical practice and herbal trade under proper control and r- ulation. After the reuni?cation of Hong Kong with mainland China in 1997, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region continued the efforts to uplift the practice of CM to a fully professional level through legislation. To help bring up a new generation of professional CM practitioners, the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) obtained approval from the Government’s univ- sity funding authority to develop a School of Chinese Medicine to prepare students who will meet the future professional requirements through public examinations. In order to establish itself quickly as a rigorous provider of university level CM education, HKBU sought alliance with eight major CM universities in the Chinese Mainland, and one US university which was interested in developing CM edu- tion within its medical college. As a result, the Consortium known as SACACM was formed, with ten founding institutions from Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Sh- dong, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Heilongjiang, Hong Kong, and the United States.

• Chinese Medicine
• Erysipel
• Internal medicine
• Moxibustion
• Pruritus
• Urticaria
• diagnosis
• rehabilitation

• Dept. Health Preservation & Rehab, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang, PR China

  Zhanwen Liu

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