Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine: Revised Edition

English translations of traditional Chinese medical texts rarely meet the standards expected in sinology. Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine is a notable exception: a rigorous translation of Zhong Yi Ji Chu Xue that shows it is possible to satisfy scholarly expectations without filtering Chinese medicine through a Western re-telling. Developed with the cooperation of Chinese-speaking clinicians, it preserves clinical nuance and the original explanatory logic as it is taught in China—giving English-speaking readers access to qualitative details often lost in translation.This revised edition reflects years of classroom use in both the West and China. It features simplified but precise English terminology, thousands of source Chinese characters, and hundreds of clinical definitions previously unavailable in English. It is designed as a coherent course of study for serious students and practitioners of Chinese medicine.Ideal for acupuncture and Chinese medicine students, instructors, and clinicians seeking a rigorous, source-faithful foundation text.Inside you’ll find:• Core theory: yin–yang, five phases, qi, blood, essence, and fluids• Channels and vessels, with relationships and distribution• Zang-fu physiology/pathology and interrelationships• Causes of disease and pathogenesis• Diagnostics: the Four Examinations, including tongue and pulse• Pattern differentiation: eight principles, qi and blood, zang-fu, and disease-evil patterns• Febrile disease frameworks: six-channel and wei-qi-ying-blood• Treatment principles and methods, plus illustrative acumoxa therapyThe revised edition also includes an extensive materia medica and formulary, along with supporting reference material (including acupuncture points, glossary, bibliography, and index), making it a self-contained and affordable foundation for study and clinical application.As a basic text produced to a multi-author, multi-publisher voluntary standard, Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine serves as a bridge between scholars and clinicians in both East and West. Read more