Celestial Healing

by Micozzi, Marc S., M.D., Ph.D.; Ergil, Kevin; Gabler, Laurel S.; Palanjian, Kerry

• ISBN13: 9781848190603
• ISBN10: 1848190603
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-15
• Publisher: Singing Dragon

Summary

Historically, the influence of Chinese medical traditions, thought to be revealed from divine sources, extended East to Korea and Japan and as far South as IndoChina, the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago. As the distinct medical traditions of these regions encountered the ancient medicine of mainland China, they absorbed and transformed them based on their own indigenous healing practices, and herbal and plant resources. Providing a panoramic overview of the medical traditions of China, the Malay Peninsula, the Indonesian Archipelago, the Philippines, IndoChina (Vietnam, Burma, Thailand), Korea, and Japan, Dr. Marc Micozzi offers compelling new insights into the influence of the essentially Chinese expression of vital energy (qi) in these traditions, as well as the pull of other cultural traditions, such as those of India and Islam. Dr. Micozzi discusses evidence for the efficacy of these healing practices, their many influences in the West, and explores how a Western reader might consider seeking a practitioner, as well as effective treatments, from one of these traditions. This groundbreaking book will be of interest to practitioners of Chinese and Asian medical traditions, complementary and alternative health, as well as anyone with an interest in Chinese and Asian approaches to health and wellbeing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Chronological Phases of Chinese Medicine	p. viii
Preface	p. 1
China
The World of Chinese Medicine	p. 11
The Dynasties of Chinese Medicine	p. 21
The Concepts of Chinese Medicine	p. 26
The Body of Chinese Medicine	p. 40
Diet, Foods, and Chinese Herbal Medicine	p. 51
Acupuncture and Moxibustion	p. 65
Manual Methods and Chinese Massage	p. 79
East Asia
Korean and Japanese Medicine	p. 91
Macrobiotics	p. 97
Reiki and Shiatsu	p. 103
Southeast Asia
The Celestial and the Shamanic	p. 129
Traditional Medicines of Southeast Asia: Cultural and Natural Influences	p. 136
The Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago	p. 143
The Philippine Islands	p. 150
Mainland Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma	p. 155
Chinese Medicine in the West and Worldwide
Chinese Medicine in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries	p. 177
Chinese Medicine in Europe and North America	p. 182
Chinese Medicine Works	p. 189
Common Chinese and East Asian Remedies Widely Available and Used in the Western World Today	p. 201
Southeast Asian Herbal Remedies	p. 209
Biographies	p. 213
References	p. 215
Furter Reading	p. 217
Index	p. 218
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