Foundations of Theory for Ancient Chinese Medicine
eBook - ePub

Foundations of Theory for Ancient Chinese Medicine

Shang Han Lun and Contemporary Medical Texts

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Foundations of Theory for Ancient Chinese Medicine

Shang Han Lun and Contemporary Medical Texts

About this book

Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) and contemporary texts of ancient China form the bedrock of modern Chinese medicine practice, yet these classic texts contain many concepts that are either hard to understand or confusing. Based on over thirty years' medical practice, and study of the texts, this book explains the concepts involved so that the clinical applications of the ancient texts can be better understood and put into practice. The author looks at the larger context of ancient Chinese culture and philosophy in terms of theoretical knowledge, scholarly approach, and mindset in order to explain the basis for the medical texts. He also discusses the work of later Chinese medical scholars in elucidating the texts. He then goes on to look at more specific issues, such as the six conformations, zang-fu organ theory, the theory of qi and blood, the theory of qi transformation, and how these are understood in the ancient texts. He also discusses shao yang and tai yang theory; the element of time, and its place in understanding six conformations diseases.

This remarkable work of scholarship will clarify many questions about the interpretation of the ancient texts for modern use, and will find a place on the bookshelf of every practitioner of Chinese medicine, as well as on those of scholars of Chinese medicine.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Of Related Interest
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword by Charles Buck
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter 1 The Concept of Shāng Hán
  11. Chapter 2 Brief Introduction to Zhang Ji and His Works
  12. Chapter 3 Exploration of the Cultural Landscape for Writing Discussion of Cold Damage
  13. Chapter 4 School of Cold Damage and School of Studying Discussion of Cold Damage
  14. Chapter 5 Six Conformations, Six Conformations Diseases and Six Conformations Disease Differentiation
  15. Chapter 6 The Theory of Qi Transformation in Six Conformations in Discussion of Cold Damage
  16. Chapter 7 Half Exterior and Half Interior, Harmony and Shao Yang
  17. Chapter 8 Nutritive Qi, Defensive Qi, Tai Yang Qi and Their Treatments
  18. Chapter 9 Exploration of the Resolving Time for Diseases in Six Conformations
  19. Appendix 1: Chinese Dynasties and Historical Periods
  20. Appendix 2: Authors of Chinese Medicine Books
  21. Bibliography
  22. Subject Index
  23. Author Index
  24. Classic Texts Index
  25. Herb and Formula Index
  26. Pinyin Index