Contents Foreword The Evolution of Ancient TCM A Brief Introduction to TCM and Chinese Traditional Culture The Spread of Ancient Medical Knowledge The Skills and Virtues of Ancient Doctors Aspects of Ancient TCM Basic TCM Theories The Foundation Works of TCM – The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine Sun, Moon and Yin, Yang – the Yin-yang Theory of TCM Starting with Five-colored Soil – the Five-elements of TCM Man Is an Integral Part of Nature – the Holistic View of TCM The Essence, Qi and Shen of the Chinese People Blood and Body Fluids TCM on the Five Internal Organs (Viscera) Why Do We Get Sick? The Diagnostic Methods of TCM Syndrome Differentiation Treating Disease by Preventing Illness before It Begins About Traditional Chinese Medicine The Origins of Traditional Chinese Medicine The Rich Variety of Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Traditional Chinese Medicine The Natures and Flavors of Traditional Chinese Medicine The Forms of Traditional Chinese Drugs The Combination of Medicine The Modern Development of TCM Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Other External treatments Channels, Network Vessels and Acupoints Acupuncture and Moxa-moxibustion External Treatments to Treat Internal Illness TCM Theories about the Cultivation of Health Balance and Health Emotions and Diseases The Homology of Medicine and Food Nourishing the Body with the Five Grains Health Maintenance in the Four Seasons Moderate Movement and Rest The Development of TCM in Modern Times The Competition between TCM and Western Medicine The Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine The Combination of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Modern TCM Education Modern TCM Diagnoses and Treatments The Medicine of China’s Ethnic Groups