Monographs:
Liu
Yanchi The
essential book of traditional Chinese medicine. New York
: Columbia University Press, 1988.[Davis R601 .L713 1988, HSL WB
50 JC6 L783e 1988 ]
This
book serves as an introduction to traditional Chinese medicine.
It is a combine effort of the United States-China Educational
Institute, the Peoples' Medicinal Publishing House and Columbia
University Press. This book is designed to meet the needs of Western
doctors who do not have knowledge of Chinese but wish to study
TCM. It introduces the orientation of TCM, it principle concepts,
it explains the etiology and pathogenesis from TCM's prospective,
methods of examination and diagnosis. It is an excellent starting
point when understanding TCM.
Xie
Zhufan. Practical
traditional Chinese medicine. Beijing : Foreign Languages
Press, 2000.[ Davis R601 .X54 2000 ]
The
book explains profound concept in simple terms. The book covers
basic theories and major therapeutic measures, i.e., herbal medication
and acupuncture. The disease discussed are limited to those for
which Western medical treatment is either hardly effective or
likely to produce serious side effects while Chinese medicine
may gain better results. The therapeutic methods have been carefully
selected; they are quite practical and easy to apply, indicating
the characteristic features of traditional Chinese medicine: simplicity
and effectiveness.
Yin
Huihe. Fundamentals
of traditional Chinese medicine. Beijing : Foreign Languages
Press : Distributed by China International Book Trading Corp., 1992.
The
theories and fundamental knowledge described in this book is the
basis for other branches of Chinese medicine and pharmacology,
as well as a must for readers that intend to future study this
traditional health system. This book is useful not only for foreign
readers who already have some knowledge of TCM but also for interested
laymen who need a comprehensive approach.
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