Essentials of Chinese Medicine
The modern medical model is gradually shifting from one of biomedicine to one that integrates practices from the physiological, psychological, sociological and medical fields. This growing recognition that people, the environment, ecological conditions an
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Zhanwen Liu Editor Liang Liu Associate Editor Warner Fan English Consultant Shiping Zhang Associate English Consultant Editorial Team Baixiao Zhao Chunguang Xie Cunku Chang Haihong Zhu Hongyi Hu Kui Wang Lanzheng Li Songping Luo Yuxiang Zhai Zhaoxiang Bian
Essentials of Chinese Medicine Volume 1 Foundations of Chinese Medicine
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Editor
Associate Editor
Zhanwen Liu Dept. Health Preservation & Rehab Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 11 Beisanhuan East Road Chaoyang 100029, Beijing PR China [email protected]
Liang Liu School of Chinese Medicine Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Kowloon Hong Kong/PR China [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-84882-111-8 e-ISBN 978-1-84882-112-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84882-112-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926514 c Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The Essentials of Chinese Medicine is a text book intended for international students who wish to gain a basic understanding of Chinese Medicine (CM) at the university level. The idea of writing such a text was originated from the Sino-American Consortium for the Advancement of Chinese Medicine (SACACM), which was founded in February 2000. In 1995, the British Hong Kong Administration set up a Preparatory Committee for the Development of Chinese Medicine to look into ways of bringing Chinese medical practice and herbal trade under proper control and regulation. After the reunification of Hong Kong with mainland China in 1997, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region continued the efforts to uplift the practice of CM to a fully professional level through legislation. To help bring up a new generation of professional CM practitioners, the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) obtained approval from the Government’s un
