The theory of Chinese medicine : a modern explanation /

This path-breaking book reinterprets Chinese medicine using the approach of the philosophy of science in a manner that strikes common ground with biomedical science. It strips Chinese medical theory of the mystique and metaphysical pretentions that too often plague the discipline, presenting this th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hong, Hai, 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Jersey : Imperial College Press, [2014]
Temas:
Medicine, Chinese > Philosophy.
Medicine, Chinese.
Medicine > Philosophy.
Qi (Chinese philosophy)
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Philosophy, Medical
Qi
Médecine chinoise > Philosophie.
Médecine chinoise.
Médecine > Philosophie.
Qi (Philosophie chinoise)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Medicine > Philosophy
Medicine, Chinese
Medicine, Chinese > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chinese medical theory and its rational reconstruction
  • Theory of Chinese medicine : history and ideas
  • Translating Chinese medical terms
  • TCM theory : basic entities
  • Organ and meridian systems
  • TCM models in explanation and prediction
  • Evidence for TCM theory
  • Placebo effects and cultural factors
  • Conclusions : TCM theory reinterpreted
  • Chinese medicinal herbs
  • TCM treatment of chronic illnesses.

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