Elsevier Churchill Livingstone</br></br>Product Description</br></br><p>This highly successful textbook covers the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture?? and discusses in detail the use of acupuncture points and the principles of treatment. The material is based on rigorous reference to ancient and modern Chinese texts?? and explains the application of theory in the context of Western clinical practice. The new edition features new and updated material plus an accompanying website containing over 650 self-testing questions in a variety of formats.</p> <p><i>?"r the student or practitioner of Chinese medicine this is a definitive text book." </i><b>Reviewed by</b> Jim Young on behalf of glycosmedia.com Aug 2015</p><ul><li>25<SUP>th</SUP> Anniversary edition of the Western worlds best-selling book on Chinese medicine! </li> <p><li>Logical sequential organization builds from basic theoretical concepts through functions of individual organs diagnosis pathology pattern recognition & disease categories and the appropriate use of acupuncture points</li> <p><li>Clearly explains the theory and practice of Chinese Medicine to Western medical audiences</li> <p><li>Based on a unique and invaluable combination of extensive clinical experience in the West current Chinese Medicine textbooks and ancient sources in particular the <i>Yellow Emperors Classic of Internal Medicine</i> (Nei Jing) and the <i>Classic of Difficulties </i>(Nan Jing)</li> <p><li>Includes Pinyin equivalents to make it immediately evident which original term is being translated</li> <p><li>Abundantly illustrated with over 750 line drawings and more than 1000 tables & boxes designed to emphasize the key facts </li> <p><li>End of chapter<i> Learning Outcomes</i> point out ??must-know?? information </li> <p> <i> <p><li>Cases Studies</i> and <i>Case Histories</i> apply theory to diagnosis and tre