LEADER 05064nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910454318103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-93545-X 010 $a9786611935450 010 $a981-279-498-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537812 035 $a(EBL)1681490 035 $a(OCoLC)879025390 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000127446 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11147616 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000127446 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10052985 035 $a(PQKB)10824271 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1681490 035 $a(WSP)00005390 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1681490 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10255922 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL193545 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537812 100 $a20030917d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA comprehensive guide to Chinese medicine$b[electronic resource] /$feditors, Ping-Chung Leung, Charlie Changli Xue, Yung-Chi Cheng 210 $aSingapore ;$aRiver Edge, NJ $cWorld Scientific Pub. Co.$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (374 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-238-604-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents ; Contributors ; Foreword ; Preface ; Chapter 1 Intelligent Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 The Successes of Modern Medicine ; 1.3 Traditional Chinese Medicine ; 1.4 Conclusion ; 1.5 Limitations of Chinese Medicine Research ; Reference 327 $aChapter 2 Modalities of Chinese Medicine 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Chinese Herbal Medicine ; 2.3 Acupuncture ; 2.4 Electro-Acupuncture ; 2.5 Magnetic Therapy ; 2.6 Ear Acupuncture ; 2.7 Scalp Acupuncture ; 2.8 Moxibustion ; 2.9 Cupping ; 2.10 Tuina (Chinese Massage) 327 $a2.11 Diet Therapy 2.12 Exercise Therapy ; 2.13 Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 3 The Theoretical Framework of Chinese Medicine ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Features of Chinese Medicine ; 3.3 What Thinking Underpins Chinese Medicine? 327 $a3.4 How Does Chinese Medicine Understand Human Physiology? 3.5 How Does Chinese Medicine Understand the Occurrence of Diseases? ; 3.6 Clinical Decision Making: Diagnosis ; 3.7 Prevention ; 3.8 Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 4 Problems and Challenges of Chinese Herbal Medicine 327 $a4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Trends ; 4.3 The Gaps ; 4.4 The Problems ; 4.5 The Challenges ; 4.6 Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 5 Biochemistry and Herbs ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Purity Test for Herbs and Herbal Products ; 5.3 Safety Test for Herbs and Herbal Products 327 $a5.4 Tests for Quality Control of Herbs and Herbal Products 330 $a This invaluable book is aimed at those who are concerned about Chinese medicine - how it works, what its current state is and, most important, how to make full use of it. The audience therefore includes clinicians who want to serve their patients better and patients who are eager to supplement their own conventional treatment. The authors of the book belong to three different fields, viz. clinical and basic sciences, Chinese medicine and pharmacology. They provide information from their areas of expertise and concern, attempting to make it comprehensive for users. The approach is macroscopic 606 $aMedicine, Chinese 606 $aMedicine$zChina 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedicine, Chinese. 615 0$aMedicine 676 $a610.951 701 $aLeung$b Ping-Chung$f1941-$0858174 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454318103321 996 $aA comprehensive guide to Chinese medicine$92254994 997 $aUNINA