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Classical Chinese Medicine by Liu Lihong, Gabriel Weiss, Henry A. Buchtel, Sabine Wilms, Heiner Fruehauf is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Classical Chinese Medicine about?

The English edition of Liu Lihong’s milestone work is a sublime beacon for the profession of Chinese medicine in the 21st century. Classical Chinese Medicine delivers a straightforward critique of the politically motivated “integration” of traditional Chinese wisdom with Western science during the last sixty years, and represents an ardent appeal for the recognition of Chinese medicine as a science in its own right. Professor Liu’s candid presentation has made this book a bestseller in China, treasured not only by medical students and doctors, but by vast numbers of non-professionals who long for a state of health and well-being that is founded in a deeper sense of cultural identity. Oriental medicine education has made great strides in the West since the 1970s, but clear guidelines regarding the “traditional” nature of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) remain undefined. Classical Chinese Medicine not only delineates the educational and clinical problems faced by the profession in both East and West, but transmits concrete and inspiring guidance on how to effectively engage with ancient texts and designs in the postmodern age. Using the example of the Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold

Who reads Classical Chinese Medicine?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Liu Lihong, Gabriel Weiss, Henry A. Buchtel, Sabine Wilms, Heiner Fruehauf
Publisher
Chinese University Press, The; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Published
2020
Language
EN
ISBN
9789882370579
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Medical, Chinese Medicine, Medicine

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