Complete Illustrated Guide to Chinese Medicine : The Comprehensive Guide to a Natural Way to Total Health

by Williams, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780007130030
• ISBN10: 0007130031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Thorsons Element

Summary

This beautifully illustrated, full-color book explains the basic principles of Chinese medicine, the causes of disharmony in the body that lead to disease and the Chinese approach to diagnosis and treatment.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(8)
How to Use This Book	8	(2)
Introduction	10	(2)
The Whole View	12	(2)
Historical Overview	14	(2)
The Future	16	(3)
The Ideas Behind Chinese Medicine	19	(68)
The Basic Principles	21	(10)
Yin and Yang	21	(5)
The Five Elements	26	(5)
The Basic Substances	31	(16)
Qi and Energy	34	(2)
Jing	36	(2)
Blood	38	(4)
Body Fluids	42	(2)
Shen	44	(3)
The Meridian System	47	(10)
The Meridians	50	(7)
The Zangfu System	57	(16)
Process and Structure	57	(1)
Functions of the Zang	58	(12)
Functions of the Fu	70	(3)
Causes of Disharmony	73	(14)
Internal Causes	73	(3)
External Causes	76	(5)
Miscellaneous Causes	81	(3)
Self-Reflective Exercise	84	(3)
The Chinese Approach to Diagnosis	87	(36)
Diagnostic Techniques	89	(12)
Looking	89	(3)
Hearing and Smelling	92	(1)
Questioning	92	(5)
Touching	97	(4)
Patterns of Disharmony	101	(22)
The Eight Principles	101	(1)
Diagnostic Patterns	102	(4)
Self-Reflection	106	(1)
Zangfu Patterns	107	(13)
Conclusion	120	(3)
The Chinese Approach to Treatment	123	(120)
The Modalities	125	(6)
Principles of Treatment	126	(2)
Principles of Diagnosis	128	(1)
Prevention	129	(2)
Acupuncture	131	(32)
Moxabustion	142	(3)
Cupping	145	(4)
Acupressure	149	(1)
Self-Help Acupressure	150	(13)
Chinese Herbalism	163	(26)
Qigong	189	(22)
Self-Help Protocols	192	(14)
Taiji and Taijiquan	206	(2)
Qigong Healing	208	(3)
Lifestyle	211	(24)
Exercise	212	(2)
Meditation	214	(4)
Diet	218	(4)
Social Habits	222	(2)
Feng Shui	224	(11)
Bringing it Together	235	(8)
Taking Things Further	243	(1)
The Next Steps	244	(1)
Further Reading	245	(1)
Useful Addresses	246	(2)
At-A-Glance Directory	248	(2)
Glossary	250	(4)
Index	254