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A Newly Compiled Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine
A Newly Compiled Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine
14 Volume Set, Hardcover
Compiled by Nanjing University of TCM
Translated by Shanghai University of TCM
Published by Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, SHANGHAI
Language: Chinese-English
ISBN 7810106821 more info
The publishing House of Shanghai University of TCM Published A Practical
English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1990. The Library has
bee well-known in the world ever since and has made great contributions to the
dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine in the world. In view of the fact
that 10 years has passed since its publication and that there are certain errors
in the explanation of traditional Chinese medicine in the Library, the
Publishing House has invited Nanjing University of TCM and Shanghai University
of TCM to organize experts to recompile and translate the Library.
Nanjing University of TCM an Shanghai University of TCM are well-known for their
advantages in higher education of traditional Chinese medicine and compilation
of traditional Chinese medical textbooks. The compilation of A Newly Compiled
Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine has absorbed
the rich experience accumulated by Nanjing University of traditional Chinese
Medicine in training international students of traditional Chinese medicine.
Compared with the previous Library, the Newly compiled Library has made great
improvements in many aspects, fully demonstrating the academic system of
traditional Chinese medicine. The whole series of books has systematically
introduced the basic theory and therapeutic methods based on syndrome
differentiation, expounding traditional Chinese pharmacy and prescriptions;
explaining 236 herbs, 152 prescriptions and 100 commonly-used patent drugs;
elucidating 264 methods for differentiating syndromes and treating
commonly-encountered and frequently-encountered diseases in internal medicine,
surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, traumatology and orthopedics, ophthalmology and
otorhinolaryngology; introducing the basic methods and theory of acupuncture and
moxibustion, massage (tuina), life cultivation and rehabilitation, including 70
kinds of diseases suitable for acupuncture and moxibustion, 38 kinds of diseases
for massage, examples of life cultivation and over 20 kinds of commonly
encountered diseases treated by rehabilitation therapies in traditional Chinese
medicine. For better understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, the books
are neatly illustrated. There are 296 line graphs and 30 colored pictures in the
Library with necessary indexes, making it more comprehensive, accurate and
systematic in disseminating traditional Chinese medicine in the countries and
regions where English is the official language.
This Library is characterized by following features:
1. Scientific Based on the development of TCM in education and research in the
past 10 years, efforts have been made in the compilation to highlight the gist
of TCM through accurate theoretical exposition and clinical practice aiming at
introducing authentic theory and practice, aiming at introducing authentic
theory and practice to the world.
2. Systematic This Library contains 14 separate fascicles, i. e. Basic Theory of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese medicine,
Science of Chinese materia Medica, Science of Prescriptions Internal Medicine of
traditional Chinese Medicine, Surgery of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Gynecology of traditional Chinese Medicine, pediatrics of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Traumatology and orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Ophthalmology of Traditional Chinese medicine, otorhinolaryngology of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chinese Tuina
(Massage), and Life cultivation and Rehabilitation of Traditional Chinese
Medicine.
3. Practical compared with the previous Library, the Newly compiled Library has
made great improvements an supplements, systematically introducing therapeutic
methods for treating over 200 kinds of commonly and frequently encountered
diseases, focusing on training basic clinical skills in acupuncture and
moxibustion tuina therapy, life cultivation and rehabilitation with clinical
case reports.
4. Standard This Library is reasonable in structure, distinct in categorization,
standard in terminology and accurate in translation with full consideration of
habitual expressions used in countries and regions with English language as the
mother tongue.
This series of books is not only practical for the beginners with certain
competence of English to study TCM, but also can serve as authentic textbooks
for international students in universities and colleges of TCM in China to study
and practice TCM for those from TCM field who are going to go abroad to do
academic exchange, this series of books will provide them with unexpected
convenience.
Professor Xiang ping, President of Nanjing University of TCM, is the director of
the compilation Board. professor Zuo Yanfu from Nanjing University of TCM,
General Compiler-in-Chef, is in charge of the compilation. Zhnag Wenkang,
Minister of health Ministry, is invited to be the honorary director of the
Editorial Board. Li Zhenji, Vice-Di-rector of the Sate Administrative Bureau of
TCM, is invited to be the director of the Approval Committee. Chen Keji,
academician of China Academy, is invited to be the General Advisor.
International advisors invited are Mr. M. S. Khan, Chairman of Ireland
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Fund; Miss Alessandra Guli, Chairman of " Nanjing
Association" in Rome, Italy; Doctor Secondo Scarsella, Chief Editor of YI DAO ZA
ZHI; President Raymond K. Carroll from Australian Oriental Touching Therapy
College; Ms. Shulan Tang, Academic Executive of ATCM in Britain; Mr. Glovanni
Maciocia from Britain; Mr. David, Chairman of American Association of TCM; Mr.
Tzu Kuo Shih, director of Chinese Medical Technique Center in Connecticut,
America; Mr. Helmut Ziegler, director of TCM center in Germany; and Mr. Isigami
Hiroshi from Japan. Chen Ken, official of WHO responsible for the Western
Pacific Region, has greatly encouraged the compilers in compiling this series of
books. After the accomplishment of the compilation, Professor Zhu Qingsheng,
Vice-Minister of Health Ministry and Director of the Sate Administrative Bureau
of TCM, has set a high value on the books in his foreword for the Library. Zhang
Xiaorui, an official from WHO's Traditional Medicine Program, has paid great
attention to the compilation and written a foreword for the Library. The
officials from the educational organizations of China in other countries have
provided us with some useful materials in our compilation. They are Mr. Zhang
Yiqun, China Consul to Manchester in Britain; Miss Yan Meihua, consul to Houston
in America; Mr. Wang Jiping, First Secretary in the Educational Department in
the Embassy of China to France; and Mr. Gu Shengying, the Second Secretary in
the Educational Department in the embassy of China to Germany.
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