Author/Contributor(s): | Fan, Warner J-W. |
Publisher: | Shambhala |
Date: | 01/28/2003 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Condition: | NEW |
• Important basic concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, such as yin and yang, the five elements, qi, jing, and shen
• Causes of disease
• Classification of symptoms
• Methods of diagnosis
• Approaches to treatment with herbal medicine
• Preventive measures
• Symptoms of common illnesses
• Therapeutic classifications of many common herbs and prescriptions
• 342 formulas for common compound drugs
• Case studies from the Chinese medical literature illustrating the application of the principles discussed in the book