Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Liu Yanchi is Associate Professor and head of the teaching section on the Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a member of the editing commission for the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, China Medical Encyclopedia, and Digest of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

• Treatment: Principles and Basic Methods Chinese Medicinal Herbs: Basic Concepts and Common Examples An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Prescriptions Treatment of Some Common Conditions Treatment of Common Communicable Diseases Treatment of Common Gynecologic Disorders Treatment of Other Selected Conditions Appendix A: Names of Herbs Appendix B: Names of Prescriptions Selected Bibliography Index

Now, for the first time, a complete account of traditional Chinese medicine...Volume One is devoted to theory [founded on] the Five Elements of water, fire, wood, metal, and earth, which categorized all natural phenomena including the interaction of body organs...Treatment is the subject of Volume Two, [which contains] a table covering all plants, animals, and minerals believed to have therapeutic activity. Times Literary Supplement Reflects a great deal of work not only by the author...but also by a group of ten highly proficient translators and editors on both sides of the Pacific who did a wonderful job. Journal of the American Medical Association