Chinese medicine and healing : an illustrated history /

In covering the subject of Chinese medicine, this book addresses topics such as oracle bones, the treatment of women, fertility and childbirth, nutrition, acupuncture and Qi as well as examining Chinese medicine as practiced globally in places such as Africa, Australia, Vietnam, Korea and the United...

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Other Authors: Hinrichs, TJ, Barnes, Linda L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • The pre-Han period / Constance A. Cook
  • The Han period / Vivienne Lo
  • The period of division and the Tang period / Fan Ka-wai
  • The Song and Jin periods / TJ Hinrichs
  • The Yuan and Ming periods / Angela Ki Che Leung
  • The Qing period / Yi-Li Wu
  • The Republic of China / Bridie J. Andrews
  • The People's Republic of China / Volker Scheid
  • A world of Chinese medicine and healing: Part One / Linda L. Barnes
  • A world of Chinese medicine and healing: Part Two / Linda L. Barnes.