Essentials of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Traditional Chinese Medicine for Foreign Readers Series

This book consists of 8 parts. Part 1, a brief introduction to the general conditions of TCM; Part 2, the philosophic concepts and theories that have deeply influenced the formation and development of the TCM theories; Part 3, the most important theories on human body in TCM; Part 4, the qi, blood and body fluid; Part 5, the meridian theory; Part 6, an introduction to the understanding of TCM on the etiological factors of diseases as well as occurrence of diseases; Part 7, the analysis of TCM concerning the occurrence, development and changes of diseases; and Part 8, the basic ideas of TCM relating to the prevention and treatment of diseases.