Classical chinese medicine

The English edition of Liu Lihong's milestone work is a sublime beacon for the profession of Chinese medicine in the 21st century. Classical Chinese Medicine delivers a straightforward critique of the politically motivated "integration" of traditional Chinese wisdom with Western science during the last sixty years, and represents an ardent appeal for the recognition of Chinese medicine as a science in its own right. Professor Liu's candid presentation has made this book a bestseller in China, treasured not only by medical students and doctors, but by vast numbers of non-professionals who long for a state of health and well-being that is founded in a deeper sense of cultural identity. Oriental medicine education has made great strides in the West since the 1970s, but clear guidelines regarding the "traditional" nature of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) remain undefined. Classical Chinese Medicine not only delineates the educational and clinical problems faced by the profession in both East and West, but transmits concrete and inspiring guidance on how to effectively engage with ancient texts and designs in the postmodern age. Using the example of the Shanghanlun (Treatise on Cold Damage), one of the most important Chinese medicine classics, Liu Lihong develops a compelling roadmap for holistic medical thinking that links the human body to nature and the universe at large.

Foreword / Chen Yiren -- Introduction / Heiner Fruehauf -- Translator's note / Gabriel Weiss -- Part 1 : A few words about studying and researching Chinese medicine. 1. Establishing a correct understanding -- 2. The transmission of knowledge -- 3. Seeking a method that works-relying on the classics -- Part 2 : The significance of cold damage. 1. The content of the treatise on cold damage -- 2. Pursuing the ultimate principle by comprehending yin yang -- Part 3 : The functioning of yin and yang. 1. The Dao produces the one, the one produces the two, the two produce the three, and the three produce the myriad things -- 2. The mechanism of yin and yang separating and uniting -- Part 4 : The essentials of treating disease. 1. Two ranks of physicians -- 2. Observing the syndrome and investigating the trigger -- Part 5 : The essentials of Taiyang disease. 1. An explanation of the chapter title -- 2. An outline of Taiyang disease -- 3. The timing of Taiyang disease -- Part 6 : The essentials of Yangming disease. 1. An explanation of Yangming -- 2. An outline of Yangming disease -- 3. The timing of Yangming disease -- Part 7 : The essentials of Shaoyang disease. 1. An explanation of Shaoy…