Traditional Chinese Medicine

SCOPE

The field of Chinese medicine encompasses both clinical and historical research. In China, the clinical divisions include acupuncture and moxibustion, herbal medicine, massage, and internal exercises such as taiji quan and qi gong. Historical research reveals a long and v aried tradition comprised of rival schools and regional influences. Chinese medicine has roots in both the martial arts and Taoist monastic life. Vernacular traditions have persisted from ancient times, while periodically, scholars or physicians would compile encyclopedias of existing knowledge and lore.

Chinese medicine is more a philosophy than a science, meaning that its approach to medical problems is viewed within a way of life, rather than a specific technique. Medical theory is based on the relation between yin and yang, and the cycle of the five elements. Yin and yang are dual forces in the cosmos, corresponding to feminine and masculine elements: passive and active, dark and light, cold and hot. The five elements are generic categories for the flux of phenomenal change: wood, fire, earth, metal, water. These correspond to an equal number of seasons, internal organs, colours, flavours. To seek a balance of these elements within and without is the principal vocation of Chinese medicine.

When Chinese medicine was transmitted to neighbouring countries such as Japan and Korea, certain elements were adapted and refined according to their own needs and interests. Korean ear acupuncture became an indigenous school, as did Japanese acupuncture and shiatsu. In all three countries, attempts were made with the onset of modernisation to ban traditional medicine. Popular protest prevented a full suppression, although its status was diminished with the arrival of Western medicine. In China, the Communist regime recognised the cultural and medical value of traditional medicine, and established state schools for its dissemination. This has systematised Chinese medicine, but also led to a decline in the traditional apprenticeship to a master where clinical experience is foremost. Recent effort has been invested in reconciling Chinese and Western medicine, an exchange that depends to a large extent on the philosophy of perception, and hence accords a role to phenomenology as a potential bridge between the two systems.

In the West, a similar adaptation is taking place. French research in ear acupuncture led to a revival of this technique in China. Comparative studies of Chinese and European herbs, ayurvedic and Tibetan medicine, and the philosophy and history of Chinese medicine have been published in recent years. The integration of Western and Chinese medicine is also beginning in some hospitals and universities in the West.

This bibliography provides a brief introduction to some principal sources in Chinese medicine. For a more detailed list of reference materials, please consult the individual bibliographies of general works.

CLASSICS

The classics refer to a body of works that have been recognised as definitive texts in the tradition, some of which date to the Spring-Autumn period. Usually composed as encyclopedic references, their compilers assembled materials from both anecdotal and textual sources.

黃帝內經素問校釋

   R 127.1 .H9H19 1982 v. 1-2 EAST

新編金櫃要略方論

   R 601 .C26 1940 EAST

靈樞經

   RB 151 .H8 1965 EAST

傷寒論

   R 127.1 .C443S46 1994 EAST

神農本草經

   RS 180 .C5S49344 1994 EAST

溫病條辨

   RC 111 .W873W45 1994 EAST

濕熱論

   R 127.1 .C47 1989 EAST

Essential Subtleties on the Silver Sea: the Yin-hai jing-wei: a Chinese Classic of Ophthalmology

   RE 48 .S8613 1998X BMED

Ling Shu, or, The Spiritual Pivot

   RM 184 .L55513 1993 BMED

Nan-ching: the Classics of Difficult Issues: with Commentaries by Chinese and Japanese Authors from the Third through the Twentieth Century

   R 127. 1 .P5413 1986 BMED

Shang Han Lun: Wellspring of Chinese Medicine

   R 127.1 .C43813 1995X BMED

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine: a New Translation of the Nanjing Suwen with Commentary

   R 127.1 .S9344513 1995X BMED

GENERAL

General works refer to works with an overview of theoretical and practical aspects of Chinese medicine, or studies of Chinese medicine as a cultural or historical phenomenon. Please consult individual libraries for a more complete listing of available works.

中醫藥海

   RS 180 .C5C584 1993 v.1-2 EAST

古今醫統大全

   R 111 .K735 1978 v.1-12 EAST

醫宗金鑒

   R 111 .I345 1976 v. 1-2 EAST

類經

   R 127.1 .C43 1974 v.1-10 EAST

秘本醫學叢書

   R 127.1 .M5 1988 v.1-10 EAST

黃帝內經研究大成

   R 127.1 .H793H86 1997 v.1 -3 EAST

中國古代醫史圖錄

   R 601 .C575 1992 EAST

中國醫學史圖鑒

   R 601 .C35 EAST

Between Heaven and Earth: a Guide to Chinese Medicine

   R 601 .B45 1991 BMED

Chinese Medicine

   R 601 .U56913 1998 BMED

The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine

   R 601 .L59 1988 v.1-2 BMED

A Flourishing Yin: Gender in China's Medical History

   R 602 .F87 1999X BMED

Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine

   R 601 .Y56 1992 BMED

Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea

   R 602 .M361 1988 BMED

Introductory Readings in Classical Chinese Medicine

   PL 1117.5 M43I58 1988 ROBA

Medical Ethics in Imperial China: A Study in Historical Anthropology

   R 602 .U5713 1979 BMED

Medicine in China: a History of Ideas

   R 602 .U56 1985 BMED

Medicine in China: Historical Artifacts and Images

   R 601 .U5695 2000 ROBA

Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine

   RG 103 .M284 1998X BMED

Les Pouls en Médicine Chinoise

   RC 74 .B67 BMED

The Practice of Chinese Medicine: the Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs

   R 601 .M228 1993 BMED

Rooted in Spirit: the Heart of Chinese Medicine

   R 602 .L3713 1995X BMED

The Web that Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine

   R 601 .K36 1983 BMED

ACUPUNCTURE

The Chinese word "acupuncture" contains two characters for both acupuncture and moxibustion, since they are usually practised together. Acupuncture refers to the insertion of small needles at various points on the body connected by meridians that regulate the function of internal organs. Moxibustion refers to the topical burning of herbs to stimulate these same points, either close to, or directly in contact with the skin. The ear and the hand are considered to reflect the condition of the body as a whole, and are used in treatment of systemic diseases.

世界衛生組織推薦43種疾病針灸惱証指南

   RM 184 .S5 1995 EAST

針灸學研究與應用

   RM 184 .C4526 1998 v. 1-2 EAST

中國針灸大全

   RM 184 .C5716 1988 v. 1-2 EAST

中國針灸史

   RM 184 .K8 1989 EAST

中國針灸通釋

   RM 184 .C477 1995 v. 1-4 EAST

Acupuncture Point Combinations: the Key to Clinical Success

   RM 184 .R66 1995X BMED

Close to the Bone: the Treatment of Musculo-Skeletal Disorder with Acupuncture and Other Traditional Chinese Medicine

   RM 184 .L43 1997 BMED

Chasing the Dragon's Tail: Theory and Practice of Acupuncture in the Work of Yoshio Manaka

   RM 184 M329 1995X BMED

Guidelines for Clinical Research on Acupuncture

   RM 184 .G85 1995 BMED

Japanese Acupuncture: a Clinical Guide

   RM 184 .B528 1998X BMED

A Proposed Standard International Acupuncture Nomenclature: Report of a WHO Scientific Group

   RM 184 .P76 1991 BMED

Understanding Acupuncture

   RM 184 .B57 1999 BMED

HERBS, DIETARY THERAPY

Herbs are considered the most fundamental area of Chinese medicine, both the least invasive and most effective in the long view. Herbs are divided into categories for plants, animals and animal parts, and minerals. The source of an herb is believed to determine its effectiveness, which includes such factors as climate and soil, and the time and method of harvesting. Herbs are often combined to increase their strength and to mitigate possible side effects.

本草綱目 v. 1-3 (外科卷, 內科卷, 婦科五官科卷)

   RS 180 .C5P45 1998 EAST

外臺秘要

   RS 131.64 .W38W35 1996 EAST

中國本草彩色圖鑒

   RS 180 .C5C533 1988 v.1-3 EAST

中國本草圖錄

   RS 180 .C5C5876 1988 v. 1-12 (CR) EAST

白話中國秘方全書

   RS 131.64 .C53 1986 EAST

中國藥用植物志

   QK 99 .P37 1951 EAST

中國飲食補療大全

   RM 219 .O82 1992 EAST

中國常用中成藥大全

   RM 671.5 .C6C58 1990 EAST

Encyclopedia of Esoteric Prescription in Traditional Chinese Medicine

中國中醫秘方大全

   RS 131.64 .C562 1992 v. 1-6 EAST

建國40年中醫藥科技成就

   R 601 .C383 1989 EAST

中國藥典中藥彩色圖集

   RS 141.64 .X56 1996 EAST

飲食療法

   RM 219 .H82 1986 EAST

有毒中草藥大辭典

   RM 666 .H33Y8 1992X (CR) EAST

A Clinical Guide to Chinese Herbs and Formulae

   RM 666 .H33C43 1993 BMED

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Ancient Art and Modern Science

   RM 666 .H33H9 1978 BMED

Medicine in China: a History of Pharmaceutics

   RS 67 .C6U5713 1986 BMED

Natural Healing with Chinese Herbs

   RM 666 .H33O77 1982 BMED

Pearls from the Golden Cabinet: the Pracitioner's Guide to the Use of Chinese Herbs and Traditional Formulas

   RM 666 .H33D48 1988 BMED

MASSAGE

Massage, like acupuncture, comprises two methods. One is similar to Western massage, concerned with work on the muscular level, while the second resembles chiropractic technique and addresses postural alignment.

Massage

特效足底按摩

   RM 723 .C5C36 1991 EAST

推拿治療常見病圖解

   RM 723 .C5P8254 1997 EAST

強壯指壓健康法

   RM 723 .A27A2312 1977 EAST

中國按摩大全

   RM 723 .C5C37 1999 EAST

中國傳統實用醫療手法

   RM 723 .C5H8 1989 EAST

中國神奇手療大全

   RM 723 .C5C48 1992 EAST

中國推拿治療學

   RM 723 .C5C4824 1994 EAST

中國推拿術

   RM 723 .C5C483 1993 EAST

Atlas of Therapeutic Motion for Treatment and Health: a Guide to Traditional Chinese Massage and Exercise Therapy

   RM 723 .C5A84 1989 BMED

Chinese Qigong Acupuncture Therapy: a Traditional Healing Technology for the Modern World

   RM 723 .C5H82 1997 BMED

Chinese Tuina and Therapeutic Applications

   RM 723 .C5C53 1998 BMED

Gua Sha: a Traditional Technique for Modern Practice

   R 601 .N54 1995X BMED

Le Micro-massage Chinois et les Techniques qui en Dérivent

   RM 184 .L3 1970 BMED

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Cupping Therapy

   RM 184 .C5428 1999X BMED

MEDITATION

Meditation includes approaches such as taiji quan, qi gong, and other methods of contemplation that are often rooted in Taoism or Buddhism. These schools of cultivation aim at longevity and good health, especially for those advanced in years.

道家養生公法集要

   RA 781.8 .T36 1989 EAST

導引治病

   RM 725 .W36 1978 EAST

練武, 練氣, 練禪

   RM 725 .H66 1993 EAST

氣功養生概要

   RM 727 .C54C454 1984 EAST

內臟按摩運動

   RM 727 .C54W8 1983 EAST

中國傳統保健法

   RM 723 .C5W8 1991 EAST

Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques

   RA 776.75 .T36 1989 BMED

DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES

永樂大典: 醫藥集

   R 127 .Y8 1986 (CR) EAST

中國醫學大辭典

   R 121 .H825 1988 v. 1-4 EAST

針灸穴位辭典

   RM 184.5 .C48 1999 (CR) EAST

中國針灸大辭典

   RM 184 .C572 1988 (CR) EAST

中華藥海

   RS 180 .C5C584 1993 v. 1-2 EAST

中藥辭海

   RS 180 .C5C658 1993 v. 1-4 EAST

Catalogue of Chinese Books and Manuscripts

   Z 6621 .W383C558 1994 BMED

A Chinese-English Dictionary of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

漢英雙解針灸大辭典

   RM 184 .H25 1998 (GR) EAST

Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine

漢英中醫名詞辭典

   R 121 .L58 1985 (GR) EAST

Chinese-English Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine

漢英雙解中醫大辭典

   R 121 .H2S6 (GR) EAST

Chinese-English Manual of Common-Used Prescriptions in Traditional Chinese Medicine

漢英常用中醫處方手冊

   RS 131.64 .H36 1989 (GR) EAST

The Japanese-English-Chinese Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Materia Medica

日英漢中醫中藥辭典

   R 121 .J44 1995 (GR) EAST

A Coloured Atlas of the Chinese Materia Medica Specified in Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China

中華人民共和國藥典中藥彩色圖集

   RS 141.64 .Z54155 1995X EAST

A Complement Work of Present Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Acupoints and Meridians

   RM 184 .C75 1007 v.1 (GR) EAST

Western Names for Chinese Disease Classes

   R 123 .H79 1990 BMED

JOURNALS

中國中醫藥年鑒

R 601 .C54 EAST

中醫藥雜誌

R 97 .7 .C5C4825 EAST

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