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Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) is an extensive sourcebook of information about the most commonly used substances in Chinese herbal medicine. Compiled from leading textbooks in China, this edition presents an in-depth study of 473 medicinal substances. Meticulously illustrated, each herb is identified by its pharmaceutical, botanical and family names, together with its Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English common names. Each entry details the traditional properties, actions and indications, principal combinations, dosage and contraindications of the herb, and contains summaries of abstracts regarding modern pharmacological & clinical research. The book also details the qualities to look for in the appearance of each herb, where it is grown, and when it is harvested. The herbs are conveniently grouped in chapters by function, with chapter summaries that compare and contrast those with similar properties. An introduction describes how to prepare and dispense the herbs. Extensive indices provide easy access and cross references to information throughout the book.

A complete guide to the practice of Chinese medicine includes the theories and techniques behind acupuncture, herbal treatments and more, as well as offering an examination of how Chinese healing can be brought together with western medicine. Reprint.

Long considered the most authoritative work on Chinese medicine, this revised and expanded edition turns a classic work into an invaluable resource.

For millennia, great thinkers have contemplated the meaning and purpose of human existence; but while most assumed that humanity was the end point of creation or the pinnacle of evolution, Ted Chu makes the provocative claim that the human race may in fact be a means rather than an end--that humankind will give rise to evolutionary successors. In this wide-ranging and authoritative work, Chu reexamines the question of human purpose in light of the extraordinary developments of science and technology. Arguing that a deep understanding of our place in the universe is required to navigate the magnitude of the choices that lie ahead, he surveys human wisdom from both East and West, traces the evolutionary trajectory that has led to this point, and explores the potentials emerging on the scientific frontier. The book addresses the legitimate fears and concerns of "playing God" but embraces the possibility of transcending biological forms and becoming or creating entirely new life-forms.

In the ancient tradition of Chinese medicine, illness is a disharmony of the whole body. The aim is to restore harmony through herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion and the diagnostic skills of the physician. The governing principle is to balance Yin and Yang and to restore the interconnections between all aspects of the organism. This remarkable book explains the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. More than that, it mixes the most up-to-date knowledge of the oriental approach to healing with cutting-edge scientific research. 'While the book's rich detail makes it of great use to practising healers, it is in its entirety very simply written, enjoyable reading for the layman... An instructive, profound and important work.' Professor Martin Schwartz, University of California, Berkeley

Questo libro offre una presentazione articolata ed esauriente della medicina cinese, in cui hanno pari rilievo e si integrano reciprocamente tanto il contesto filosofico e culturale da cui essa trae origine, quanto le tecniche diagnostiche e il sistema terapeutico in cui si è organizzata. Proprio sottolineando lo 'spirito filosofico' della medicina cinese, l'autore procede nell'esposizione delle sue peculiari caratteristiche, a partire dal tema centrale della malattia come 'quadro di disarmonia'. Il libro espone fondamenti e metodo della medicina cinese, che si sviluppa parallelamente a quella occidentale, l'autore in modo implicito propone un confronto.

Das Buch von Ted J. Kaptchuk ist ein umfassendes Standardwerk zur Traditionellen Chinesischen Medizin (TCM). Es erklärt Theorie und Praxis der TCM verständlich und beleuchtet deren Wirksamkeit durch Studien und Fallbeispiele. Kaptchuk vergleicht die chinesische und westliche Medizin und betont die Bedeutung von Weltanschauung und Philosophie.