WH30 - Coloured Illustrations of Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs(Revision)(Chinese)(ISB 7-533-51 061-5)

中草药彩色图谱(修订本)
Chief Editor: Xu Guojun
Fujian Science and Technology Publishing House
09-2005 H 200x140mm 1045pp

$55.00

WH31 - China's Tibetan Medicine(English)(ISBN 7-119-03350-6)

中国藏医药学
Cai Jingfeng & Zhen Yan

Traditional Tibetan medicine, created by people living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "roof of the world," is becoming known worldwide. This English monograph, the first of its kind ever published in China, deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of Tibetan medicine, including its history, fundamental theories, physiology, anatomy, diagnostics, clinical science, therapies, medical ethics, health care and materia medica. Included are also special chapters devoted to the unique Tibetan medical painting scrolls (Smanthang), important international conferences, and representative specialists and works. At the end of the book, the appendices over authors, medical works, transliteration of the Tibetan alphabet and a chronological table for Tibetan medicine.
Contents: Foreword, Tibetan Medicine (Time-Honored History, Theoretical System of Tibetan Medicine, Diagnostics, Clinical Medicine, Rich and Colorful Treatment, Medical Ethics), Tibetan Pharmacy (A Brief History of Tibetan Pharmacy, Theoretical System of Tibetan Pharmacology, Resources of Tibetan Materia Medica, Collection and Processing of Tibetan Materia Medica, Drug Forms of Tibetan Materia Medica, Present Status of Research, Classification of Tibetan Materia Medica), Sman thang -- the Gem of Tibetan Medicine (History of Sman thang, Contents of Sman thang, Comparative Studies on Different Editions of Sman thangs, the Value of Sman thang), Important Ancient Physicians and Medical Works (Important Ancient Physicians, Main Medical Works), Studies on Tibetan Medicine Outside China (Tibetan Medicine Outside China, Dissemination of and Studies on Sman thang Outside China), Appendix, Bibliography, Index.

$66.95

WH32 - Basic Theory of Traditional Medicine(Chinese / English)(ISBN 7-81010-680-5)

中医基础理论学

Author: Wu Changguo
Publisher: Shanghai University of TCM Press
Date published: 2002-01-01
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 238

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the complete system of? traditional medicine in the world with unique theory and excellent clinical curative effects, basically meets the need to solve such problems. Therefore, bringing TCM into full play in medical treatment and healthcare will certainly become one of the hot points in the world medical business in the 21st century.
This Library encompasses a systematic summarization of the teaching experience accumulated in Nanjing University of TCM and Shanghai University of TCM that run the collaborating centers of traditional medicine and the international training centers on acupuncture and moxibustion set by WHO.

$22.35

WH33 - Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine (ISBN 7-119-02375-6)

Author: Xie Zhufan
Publisher: Foreign Language Press
Date published: 2000-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 593

Professor Xie Zhufan is a leading specialist in the area of integrating Chinese ad western medicine. Taking heed of the cultural differences of the East and the West, he has written Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine to meet the needs of Western doctors who do not have the knowledge of Chinese but wish to study Chinese medicine. The book is reader-friendly, explaining profound concepts in simple terms. It covers basic theories and major therapeutic measures, i.e., herbal medication and acupuncture. The diseases discussed are mainly those, for which western medical treatment is either hardly effective or likely to produce serious side effects while Chinese medicine may gain better results. The therapeutic methods have been carefully selected; they are quite practical and easy to apply, indicating the characteristic features of traditional Chinese medicine, but also the fruits of Professor Xie=s own experience and understanding.

$69.95

wh34-Illustrations of Tuina Manipulations(ISBN 7-532-37120-4)

推拿手法图解

Author: Shen Guoquan and Yan Juntao
Publisher: Shanghai Scientific and Technical Publishers, Shanghai, China
Date published: 2004-01
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 163

This bilingual atlas of Tuina manipulations is in three chapters: Chapter 1 covers manipulation classification, mechanism approach and technical requirements. Chapter 2 describes 14 categories of manipulation such as pressing, linear-moving, circular-moving, etc. Chapter 3 delineates all the routine techniques for different parts of the body - head and facial regions, the neck and nape regions, the shoulder region, etc.
Abundant drawings (over 300) round out this work that is suitable for the students or for the clinician.

$26.95