The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 3rd Edition
A Comprehensive Text
$279.80
- Hardcover
1320 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2015
Summary
The latest edition of this hugely popular volume continues to provide readers in the West with a clear explanation of the theory and practice of Chinese medicine.
Richly illustrated and fully updated throughout, Foundations of Chinese Medicine retains its careful structure to present the subject in a systemized manner which ranges from first principles to the diagnosis and management of a wide range of disease states.
Offering a unique combination of rigorous scholarship toget…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780702052163 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0702052167 |
| Author: | Giovanni Maciocia |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Imprint: | Churchill Livingstone |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1320 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 2.29kg |
| Dimensions: | 189mm x 246mm |
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Critics Review
”..this rich tapestry of Chinese medical practice and philosophy does offer a unique illumination of a divine subject.” Reviewed by Jim Young on behalf of glycosmedia.com, Aug 2015
”..this rich tapestry of Chinese medical practice and philosophy does offer a unique illumination of a divine subject.” Reviewed by Jim Young on behalf of glycosmedia.com, Aug 2015
Giovanni Maciocia
Giovanni Maciocia is one of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West. He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has many years of experience in teaching and practice. Giovanni trained initially in the UK and then in China, learned Chinese to be able to study from original Chinese texts, and was one of the first practitioners and authors to introduce Chinese medicine in a clear and accessible way to a Western student audience. Giovanni Maciocia has written other best-selling books under the Elsevier Churchill Livingstone imprint - The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, The Channels of Acupuncture: Clinical Use of the Secondary Channels and Eight Extraordinary Vessels, The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, and Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine.
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