Overview for Practical Chinese Medicine
Take a holistic approach to your health and discover the ancient art of Chinese medicine through Practical Chinese Medicine – a book full of fantastic and fabulous colourful illustrations. Over 3000 years old, traditional Chinese medicine continues to be effective today. Unlike orthodox Western medicine, with its symptom-oriented treatments, Chinese medicine aims to cure diseases by focusing on the person and cause, and identitying a range of highly detailed syndromes with specific treatment programmes. Practical Chinese Medicine helps you to: Take a look at the fascinating methods of Chinese diagnostic techniques, from tongue diagnosis to the quality of the nine pulses that skilled practitioners can \detect; learn in-depth about the main therapies that are useful for home prescribing and about the causes of disease; discover herbalism, the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine, follow the simple diagrams to learn how to use acupressure to relieve a wide range of ailments; use food as medicine to balance yin and yang within the body; review Chinese therapeutic techniques and how to practise various massage techniques; practice the ancient healing methods of Qigong and Tai-chi and benefit from their revitalising effects. Discover the key to total health with Practaical Chinese Medicine and heal yourself and your family of a wide range of common ailments: from allergies to insomnia.
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