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Needham Research Institute Studies. 3
Innovation in Chinese Medicine
Edited by Elisabeth Hsu
Cambridge University Press
, 2001
ISBN 0521800684
Contributors: Elisabeth Hsu, Vivienne Lo, Donald Harper, Catherine
Despeux, Ute Engelhardt, Frédéric Obringer, Georges Métailié,
Marta Hanson, Christopher Cullen, Bridie J. Andrews, Kim Taylor, Volker
Scheid
In the West ideas about Chinese medicine are commonly associated with traditional
therapies and ancient practices which have survived, unchanging, since
time immemorial. This volume, edited by Elizabeth Hsu, demonstrates
this is far from the reality. In a series of pioneering case-studies,
twelve contributors, from a range of disciplines, explore the history
of Chinese medicine and the transformations that have taken place from
the fourth century BC to the present day. Topics of discussion cover
diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, pharmacotherapy, the creation
of new genres of medical writing and schools of doctrine. Given the
growing interest in Chinese medicine, the volume promises to make a
valuable and innovative contribution. Its interdisciplinarity, a hallmark
of the field, will ensure a wide readership amongst scholars and practitioners.
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