
Celestial Healing
Energy, Mind and Spirit in Traditional Medicines of China, and East and Southeast Asia
- 232 pages
- English
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Celestial Healing
Energy, Mind and Spirit in Traditional Medicines of China, and East and Southeast Asia
About this book
Historically, the influence of Chinese medical traditions, thought to be revealed from divine sources, extended East to Korea and Japan and as far South as Indochina, the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago. As the distinct medical traditions of these regions encountered the ancient medicine of mainland China, they absorbed and transformed them based on their own indigenous healing practices, and herbal and plant resources.
Providing a panoramic overview of the medical traditions of China, the Malay Peninsula, the Indonesian Archipelago, the Philippines, Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), Korea, and Japan, Dr. Marc Micozzi offers compelling new insights into the influence of the essentially Chinese expression of vital energy (qi) in these traditions, as well as the pull of other cultural traditions, such as those of India and Islam. Dr. Micozzi discusses evidence for the efficacy of these healing practices and their many influences in the West, and explores how a Western reader might consider seeking a practitioner, as well as effective treatments, from one of these traditions.
This groundbreaking book will be of interest to practitioners of Chinese and Asian medical traditions, and complementary and alternative health, as well as anyone with an interest in Chinese and Asian approaches to health and wellbeing.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Other books
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chronological Phases of Chinese Medicine
- Preface
- Part I: China
- Part II: East Asia
- Part III: Southeast Asia
- Part IV: Chinese Medicine in the West and Worldwide
- Appendix I: Common Chinese and East Asian Remedies Widely Available and Used in the Western World Today
- Appendix II: Southeast Asian Herbal Remedies
- Biographies
- References
- Further Reading
- Index