Essentials of Chinese Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Liu, Zhanwen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Complementary medicine.; Dermatology.; Internal medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Complementary & Alternative Medicine.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Internal Medicine.

The modern medical model is gradually shifting from one of biomedicine to one that integrates practices from the physiological, psychological, sociological and medical fields. This growing recognition that people, the environment, ecological conditions and society are all aspects of a united whole h...

Table of Contents:

• Meridians, Acupuncture and Moxibustion
• Meridians: General Introduction
• Overview of Acupoints
• Descriptions of Specific Acupoints
• Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
• Principles of Acupuncture Therapeutics
• Chinese Materia Medica
• Basic Theory of Chinese Materia Medica
• Commonly Used Herbs
• Chinese Medicinal Formulas
• Basic Principles of CM Herbal Formulation
• Commonly Used Herbal Formulas.