Classical Chinese Medicine

Liu Lihong, Heiner Fruehauf

• Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• eBook ISBN:
  9789882370579
• Year: 2019

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 Damage), one of the most important Chinese medicine classics, Liu Lihong develops a compelling roadmap for holistic medical thinking that links the human body to nature and the universe at large.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Translator’s Note
• 1. A Few Words about Studying and Researching Chinese Medicine
• 2. The Significance of Cold Damage
• 3. The Functioning of Yin and Yang
• 4. The Essentials of Treating Disease
• 5. The Essentials of Taiyang Disease
• 6. The Essentials of Yangming Disease
• 7. The Essentials of Shaoyang Disease
• 8. The Essentials of Taiyin Disease
• 9. The Essentials of Shaoyin Disease
• 10. The Essentials of Jueyin Disease
• Author’s Epilogue to the English Edition
• Appendix. Nine Questions on Contemplating Chinese Medicine
• Glossary of Herbs and Formulas
• Glossary of Names and Technical Terms
• Glossary of Chinese Texts
• A Chronology of the Dynasties in Chinese History
• Back Cover