In a series of pioneering case studies, twelve contributors from a range of disciplines and countries, explore the history of Chinese medicine and the transformations that have taken place from the fourth century BC to the present day. Topics of discussion include diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, pharmacotherapy, the creation of new genres of medical writing and schools of doctrine.
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"...this volume is comprehensive both in scope and in time frame, covering many important areas in the history of Chinese medicine. ...a useful tool for all students of the history of Chinese science and medicine." ISIS
"Handsomely edited, this volume presents a rich selection of papers on the history of Chinese medicine and a useful view of the status of current scholarship in the field." Bulletin of the History of Medicine
"Handsomely edited, this volume presents a rich selection of papers on the history of Chinese medicine and a useful view of the status of current scholarship in the field." Bulletin of the History of Medicine
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In a series of pioneering case-studies, twelve contributors, from a range of disciplines, explore the history of Chinese medicine and the transformations that have taken place from the fourth century BC to the present day. Topics of discussion include diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, pharmacotherapy, the creation of new genres of medical writing and schools of doctrine. Given the growing interest in Chinese medicine, the volume promises to make a valuable and innovative contribution. Its interdisciplinarity, a hallmark of the field, will ensure a wide readership amo ngst scholars and practitioners.
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In the late Warring States a literate elite had established itself in various localities, including as geographically disparate areas as those of present-day Hunan and Shandong provinces, where the medical texts presented in this part come from. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
circulatory phases, bencao literature, boshu zhengli xiaozu, materia dietetica, wenbing tradition, acumoxa theory, jian zhengli xiaozu, slight curing, great yin vessel, yangsheng culture, wenbing writings, renmin weisheng chubanshe, yuanhou lun, six seasonal influences, bencao tradition, zhi dao tan, pinhui jingyao, wuyun liuqi, acumoxa therapy, food interdictions, five depositories, arsenic anhydride, divination account, divination manuscript, sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zhu Lian, Chunyu Yi, Professor Qian, Professor Zhu, Five Phases, Sun Simiao, Hua Tuo, Bian Que, University of California Press, Xue Xue, Cambridge University Press, Wang Bing, Shen Gua, Mawangdui Han, Warring States, Zhang Ji, Basic Questions, Song Zhaoqi, Tao Hongjing, Western Han, Zhang Xichun, Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, Zhangjiashan Han, Guan Ding, Tang Dalie New!
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In the late Warring States a literate elite had established itself in various localities, including as geographically disparate areas as those of present-day Hunan and Shandong provinces, where the medical texts presented in this part come from. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
circulatory phases, bencao literature, boshu zhengli xiaozu, materia dietetica, wenbing tradition, acumoxa theory, jian zhengli xiaozu, slight curing, great yin vessel, yangsheng culture, wenbing writings, renmin weisheng chubanshe, yuanhou lun, six seasonal influences, bencao tradition, zhi dao tan, pinhui jingyao, wuyun liuqi, acumoxa therapy, food interdictions, five depositories, arsenic anhydride, divination account, divination manuscript, sheng wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zhu Lian, Chunyu Yi, Professor Qian, Professor Zhu, Five Phases, Sun Simiao, Hua Tuo, Bian Que, University of California Press, Xue Xue, Cambridge University Press, Wang Bing, Shen Gua, Mawangdui Han, Warring States, Zhang Ji, Basic Questions, Song Zhaoqi, Tao Hongjing, Western Han, Zhang Xichun, Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, Zhangjiashan Han, Guan Ding, Tang Dalie New!
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- Early Chinese Medical Literature by Harper on 10 pages
- The Transmission of Chinese Medicine (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology) by Elisabeth Hsu on 9 pages
- Chinese Medicine by Paul U. Unschuld on 9 pages
- Chinese Medicine by Duo Gao on 7 pages
- Medicine in China: A History of Ideas (Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care) by Paul U. Unschuld on 6 pages
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- Medieval Chinese Medicine: The Dunhuang Medical Manuscripts (Needham Research Institute Series) by Christopher Cullen on 4 pages
- The Construction Of Space In Early China (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) by Mark Edward Lewis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Cultural History of Modern Science in China (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine) by Benjamin A. Elman in Back Matter
- A History of Medicine, Second Edition by Lois N. Magner on page 86
- Critical Journeys: The Making of Anthropologists by Geert De Neve on page 163
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