內容簡介
本書通過廣泛調研國內外普通讀者對中醫的興趣點,設計100個常見的問題,對每一個問題進行科普性回答,並配以生動、形象的圖片,內容涵蓋中醫基礎理論、中醫傳統療法、中醫養生康復等。本書將促進中醫文化在海外的傳播,對於增強中醫的國際影響力、普及中醫養生理念及方法具有重要意義。
圖書目錄
1.What is traditional Chinese medicine?
2.How did TCM start and develop?
3.What distinguishes TCM's view of the human body?
4.What is health in TCM?
5.What is qi in TCM?
6.What is yin and yang in TCM?
7.How does the yin-yang theory apply to the human body?
8.What is the five phases in TCM?
9.How is the theory of the five phases used in the human body?
10.What is TCM's view of blood?
11.What is the relation between qi and blood?
12.What are body fluids?
13.How does TCM view the zang-fu organs?
14.How does TCM view human emotions?
15.How does TCM perceive diseases?
16.What are the causes of disease in TCM?
17.What is the pathogenesis in TCM?
18.What are the diagnostic methods in TCM?
19.How can the four examinations diagnose disease?
20.What is "looking" in TCM?
21.What are "listening and smelling" in TCM?
22.What is "asking" in TCM?
23.What is "touching" in TCM?
24.How is illness determined by pulse-taking in TCM?
25.How does tongue examination work to make diagnosis in TCM?
26.Are modem technologies employed in TCM diagnosis?
27.What is treating the same disease with different methods and treating
different diseases with the same method in TCM?
28.What is the general treating principle in TCM?
29.What diseases respond very well to TCM?
30.What are the features of TCM treatment?
31.What are the methods of TCM treatment?
32.What are meridians and collaterals?
33.What are the functions of meridians and collaterals?
34.What is an acupoint?
35.What is the meridian qi?
36.How many acupoints are there in the human body?
37.Is there any difference between acupoints of the Chinese and foreigners?
38.What is acupuncture and moxibustion?
39.What is the acupuncture needle made of?
40.How many types of acupuncture are there?
41.What is the feeling during needling?
42.Does acupuncture hurt?
43.Does acupuncture cause bleeding?
44.Is needling dangerous?
45.What diseases can be cured by acupuncture?
46.What are the contraindications of acupuncture?
47.Is acupuncture effective for weight loss?
48.Is acupuncture effective for delay of aging?
49.Does acupuncture enhance facial beauty?
50.Is acupuncture effective against tumors?
51.Why can the auricular acupuncture treat diseases?
52.What is the scalp acupuncture therapy?
53.What is the abdominal acupuncture therapy?
54.What is the electro-acupuncture therapy?
55.What is the heated needle therapy?
56.What is the bloodletting therapy?
57.What is the moxibustion therapy?
58.Is the moxibustion therapy safe?
59.What is the cupping therapy?
60.What do the cupping tools look like?
61.What is guasha (gua sha, 刮痧)?
62.What are the indications ofguasha?
63.What is the medicated plaster therapy?
64.What is the tuina-massage therapy?
65.What is the difference between the child and adult tuina-massage?
66.What is the difference between the child tuina-massage and Western baby touch?
67.What is Chinese materia medica?
68.What are the sources of Chinese materia medica?
69.What is the origin of Chinese materia medica?
70.Is there any difference between foods and Chinese herbal medicinals?
71.What are Chinese ready-made herbal medicinals?
72.How do Chinese herbal medicinals treat diseases?
73.What are the four properties of Chinese medicinal herbs?
74.What are the five flavors of Chinese medicinal herbs?
75.Are Chinese herbal medicines toxic?
76.What are the causes of poisoning by taking Chinese herbal medicines?
77.Do Chinese herbal medicines have side effects?
78.Can Chinese herbal medicines and Western drugs be given together?
79.What is the difference between Chinese herbal medicines and Western drugs?
80.What advantages do Chinese herbal medicines have in the treatment of disease?
81.Are there any contraindications of Chinese herbal medicines?
82.Is there any special food abstinence required when taking herbal medicines?
83.How do you prepare a herbal decoction?
84.Do Chinese herbal medicines for external application cause allergies?
85.What is the difference between Chinese herbal medicines and acupuncture therapy?
86.Does the pharmacological effect decrease when Chinese herbal medicines are stored for too long?
87.Is it better to cook herbal medicines for a long time?
88.What is health preservation in TCM?
89.What is the principle of health preservation in TCM?
90.What is the outcome of bad moods on the body?
91.How do you preserve health with emotional factors in TCM?
92.Why is a good mood considered to be the password to enjoy longevity?
93.How does one adapt oneself to seasonal changes and keep healthy?
94.What kind of life-style can ensure good health?
95.What is healthy sleep?
96.How do you preserve health by means of diet?
97.How do you preserve health by means of exercise?
98.Is it appropriate to do the Five Mimic-animal Frolics and tai chi chuan for preservation of health?
99.Is it appropriate to preserve health by means of music, chess, calligraphy and painting?
100.Is it appropriate to preserve health by means of acupuncture and moxibustion?
Appendix: Commonly-used Acupoints for health preservation