中医药文化读本(英文版)( 创新教材)

Chapter 1 TCM Conception of Nature/ 1

Ⅰ. Unity of the Heaven and Human/ 2

1. Birth of the Heaven and Man/ 2

2. Unity of the Heaven and Human /5

3. Following the Examples of the Heaven and Earth /8

Ⅱ. Yin, Yang and Five Phases/ 10

Chapter 2 TCM View of the Human Body/ 17

Ⅰ. Composition of the Human Body/ 18

1. The Human Body: A Country/ 18

2. Meridians: Covering the Whole Body/ 24

Ⅱ. Correspondence between the Interior and Exterior of theBody/ 25

1. Correspondence among the Five Zang-organs, Six Fu-organs, Five Body

Constituents and Orifices of Sensory Organs/ 26

2. Correspondence between the Tongue and Zang-fu Organs/ 27

3. Correspondence between the Five Zang-organs and Eyes/ 27

4. Correspondence between the Zang-fu Organs and Face /28

5. Correspondence between the Zang-fu Organs and Wrist Pulse /28

Ⅲ. Life Cycle /30

1. The Growing and Aging Cycle /31

2. Cycle of Tiā n Gǔ i (Sex-stimulating Essence) /33

Chapter 3 Medicinals and Foods in TCM/ 37

Ⅰ. Same Origin of Medicinals and Foods /38

1. Medicinals and Foods /38

2. Food, the First Necessity of People/ 43

3. Rules of Dietary Therapy /44

Ⅱ. Commonly Served Medicinal Foods /47

1. Substances Served as Both Food and Medicine/ 47

2. Variety of Medicated Foods /48

Ⅲ. Administration of Medicinals Similar to Deploying Military Force: Monarch, Minister, Assistant and Guiding Medicinals 52

1. Composing Principles of Formulas/ 52

2. Classical Herbal Formulas/ 54

3. Modifications of the Composition in a Formula/ 56

Chapter 4 Outlook of TCM Treatment/ 59

Ⅰ. TCM Diagnosis /61

Ⅱ. Differentiation of Patterns in TCM/ 63

Ⅲ. TCM Therapies /64

1. Medicinal Therapy/ 65

2. Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy/ 66

3. Tuī Ná Therapy /67

4. Cupping Therapy /67

5. Guā Shā (Scraping) Therapy/ 68

6. Other Therapies /69

Ⅳ. Prevention of Diseases in TCM /70

1. What Is Prevention before Disease Arising?/ 71

2. View of Health Preservation in TCM/ 72

Chapter 5 TCM and Folk Customs /83

Ⅰ. Chinese New Year’s Eve/ 84

Ⅱ. Lantern Festival /87

Ⅲ. Tomb Sweeping Day/ 89

Ⅳ. Dragon Boat Festival /90

Ⅴ. Mid-autumn Festival/ 93

Ⅵ. Double Ninth Festival /95

Ⅶ. Winter Solstice /97

Ⅷ. Là Bā /99

Chapter 6 TCM and Confucianism/ 103

Ⅰ. Outlook on Life by Confucius and Mencius /104

1. Confucius: Human-oriented, Benevolent and Loving /104

2. Mencius: Maintaining Whole-hearted Devotion, Nature of Kindness,and Awe-inspiring Righteousness/ 107

Ⅱ. Confucian Scholar-physicians/111

1. Zhang Zhongjing: Treating Patients in Courtroom/ 112

2. Zhang Congzheng: Confucians’ Duties to Their Parents /113

3. Zhu Danxi: Confucian Scholar-physician /114

Ⅲ. Viewpoints of Confucian Scholar-physicians/ 116

1. Medicine as Benevolent Art/ 116

2. Benevolent Art Represented by Medicine, Filial Piety by Learning Medicine /118

3. Good Physician Second Best to Good Prime Minister/ 119

4. Longevity for Kind People and Happiness for Intelligent People/ 121

Chapter 7 TCM and Taoism/ 125

Ⅰ. Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi’s Ways of Health Preservation /126

1. Lao Zi’ s Way of Health Preservation/ 127

2. Zhuang Zi’ s Way to Stay Healthy/ 128

Ⅱ. Taoist Physicians/ 131

1. Ge Hong: Junior Immortal on the Earth /131

2. Tao Hongjing: Prime Minister in Mountains/ 134

3. Sun Simiao: Supreme Chief of Medicine /136

4. Liu Wansu: Noble Master/ 139

5. Fu Shan: Man with Lofty Ideals /141

Ⅲ. Taoist Viewpoints on Medicine/ 143

1. Medicine and Taoism Sharing the Same Origin /144

2. Three Treasures of the Human Body/ 145

3. Abstinence from Grains /148

4. Returning to Origin /150

5. Combination of the Dynamic and Static States /151

Chapter 8 TCM and Buddhism/ 155

Ⅰ. Origin of Buddhist Medicine /156

Scriptures 161 Ⅱ. Leading Figures of Buddhist Medicine /163

1. Thousand Years of Medical Heritage Preserved by Shaolin Chan-sect Medicine/ 163

2. Introduction of TCM to Japan by Monk Jian Zhen/ 167

3. Yu Chang: Famous Buddhist-physician/ 169

Ⅲ. Viewpoints of Buddhist Medicine /171

1. Four Elements and Five Aggregates/ 171

2. Cause-and-Effect View of Disease /172

3. Psychologic Treatment 174

4. Vegetarian Regimen 176

Author’s Note 179