Textbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine

This book covers all the contents from theoretical basis to clinical practice comprehensively, which are under the guideline of classic inheritance and the essence of TCM. TCM is a comprehensive discipline. In this book, philosophical foundation, physiology and pathology, etiology, differentiation and diagnostics, and health-preservation of TCM, Chinese materia medica and prescription, acupuncture and moxibustion, characteristic therapies, and common clinical disease are systematically arranged.
Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 are about Chinese materia medica and prescription, presenting the tropism of natures, flavors and meridians, as well as commonly used prescription. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy is the topic of Chapter 3, meridians and acupoints and acupuncture techniques are explained systematically and thoroughly. Chapter 4 is about some particular therapies such as massage, dietary therapy, qigong and Tai Chi. Chapter 5 mainly present clinical TCM therapies of common disease. And the last is appendix which provides supplementary materials as references.
This book is a useful textbook for graduate and undergraduate students in medical schools, including MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) student.