A History of Chinese Medicine

By Dominique Hoizey and Marie-Joseph Hoizey

From the legendary Fire Emperor and his magical whisk, to herbalsolutions for the modern population crisis, this is the first Westernaccount of medicine in China from earliest times to the present day.The story begins in the myth and legend of the Shang dynasty of1766-1122 B.C. A thousand years pass and the theories of yin and yangand the five elements arrive, bringing with them a basis for the newlydeveloping art. Indeed, so advanced were the country's medicalachievements that, by the Tang dynasty (7- 10th century A.D.), Chinawell deserved its title as the 'medical centre of Asia', havinghad a significant influence on the development of Arab medicine aswell.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774804491
• ISBN13: 9780774804493
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher