The Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine

by Shen Ziyin

The two-thousand-year-old discipline of traditional Chinese medicine has much to offer Western readers who have an interest in the healing arts. The authors, both professors at Shanghai Medical University, explain the fundamental concepts of Chinese medicine, how and why it works, and its various therapeutic methods. This comprehensive survey includes ali the essentials: a brief history, the concepts of yin and yang and the five elements, the internal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570626359
• ISBN13: 9781570626357
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.7"