Chinese Folk Medicine by Heinrich Wallnofer and Anna Von Rottauscher

Description: Chinese Folk Medicine contains the discoveries of medical men and laymen, handed down through the thousands of years by books and word of mouth. It has been recognized that in many aspects of medicine the Chinese predated Europeans by centuries. For example, he circulation of the blood was described in China 4000 years before Europeans became aware of it; the effect of emotional disturbance on physical health was recognized by the writer of the oldest Chinese medical work; in the second century anesthesia was used in surgery.Any attempt to probe into the nature of Chinese medicine must begin with a search into the age-old philosophy from which it sprang—from which, indeed, all Eastern concepts and knowledge of illness, of cure, and hf death evolved. For that reason, this book first contains a thorough explanation of the Yin and Yang principles, followed by a brief history of the evolution of Chinese medicine itself. Curious treatments have prevailed in China for ages: Herbs of many varieties, ashes of elephant skin, shark fins, deer antlers, honey toad secretion, dragonflies, turtle shells, and snake flesh. There is one section of the book devoted to love philters, and there is a discussion of the life cycles of health and development for male and female. Astonishingly modern notions of the benefits of exercise on health were propounded centuries ago, and this too is discussed. There are sections covering anatomy, physiology, and pathology that include a full explanation of the Chinese pulse theory. Examined in detail are the various Chinese treatment methods - such as acupuncture, material on aging and dying, cosmetics, and dreams and their interpretations. This compendium of Chinese medical knowledge has been prepared by a noted doctor and writer and by a well-known expert in the Chinese language, who have utilized the oldest original Chinese texts. As the reader sifts the genuine contributions to medical therapy from the pure superstition, he can add to his knowledge of remedies and preventive care and make use of the accumulated wisdom of many centuries of old China.

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