Lesson One History of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1
Glossary 3
Notes 5
Translation Skill 7
Translation Exercise 9
Reading Practice 10
Lesson Two Materialism and Dialectics in Traditional Chinese Medicine 13
Glossary 15
Notes 17
Translation Skill 19
Translation Exercise 21
Reading Practice 22
Lesson Three The Basic Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine 25
Glossary 27
Notes 28
Translation Skill 30
Translation Exercise 31
Reading Practice 33
Lesson Four The Theory of Yin and Yang 35
Glossary 38
Notes 39
Translation Skill 41
Translation Exercise 43
Reading Practice 44
Lesson Five The Application of the Theory of Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine 48
Glossary 50
Notes 52
Translation Skill 54
Translation Exercise 56
Reading Practice 57
Lesson Six The Theory of the Five Elements 62
Glossary 65
Notes 65
Translation Skill 67
Translation Exercise 68
Reading Practice 70
Lesson Seven The Application of the Theory of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine 75
Glossary 78
Notes 79
Translation Skill 83
Translation Exercise 84
Reading Practice 85
Lesson Eight The Theory of Zangxiang 89
Glossary 91
Notes 92
Translation Skill 93
Translation Exercise 94
Reading Practice 96
Lesson Nine The Five Zang-Organs 100
Glossary 102
Notes 104
Translation Skill 105
Translation Exercise 106
Reading Practice 107
Lesson Ten The Six Fu-Organs 112
Glossary 114
Notes 115
Translation Skill 117
Translation Exercise 118
Reading Practice 119
Lesson Eleven The Conception and Functions of Qi 124
Glossary 126
Notes 128
Translation Exercise 130
Translation Skill 130
Reading Practice 132
Lesson Twelve The Conception and Functions of Blood 137
Glossary 139
Notes 140
Translation Skill 142
Translation Exercise 143
Reading Practice 144
Lesson Thirteen The Conception and Physiological Functions of Body Fluid 147
Glossary 149
Notes 151
Translation Skill 152
Translation Exercise 153
Reading Practice 154
Lesson Fourteen The System of Meridians and Collaterals 158
Glossary 161
Notes 162
Translation Skill 164
Translation Exercise 166
Reading Practice 167
Lesson Fifteen Etiology 170
Glossary 172
Notes 173
Translation Skill 175
Translation Exercise 176
Reading Practice 178
Lesson Sixteen Pathogenesis 180
Glossary 182
Notes 183
Translation Skill 185
Translation Exercise 187
Reading Practice 188
Lesson Seventeen The Four Diagnostic Methods 191
Glossary 194
Notes 195
Translation Skill 196
Translation Exercise 198
Reading Practice 199
Lesson Eighteen The Eight Principles 202
Glossary 204
Notes 205
Translation Skill 207
Translation Exercise 209
Reading Practice 210
Lesson Nineteen The Basic Therapeutic Methods 213
Glossary 215
Notes 217
Translation Skill 219
Translation Exercise 220
Reading Practice 221
Lesson Twenty Chinese Medicinal Herbs 224
Glossary 226
Notes 227
Translation Skill 228
Translation Exercise 230
Reading Practice 231
Lesson Twenty-One Traditional Chinese Medical Prescriptions 234
Glossary 236
Notes 238
Translation Skill 240
Translation Exercise 242
Reading Practice 243
Lesson Twenty-Two Acupuncture and Moxibustion 247
Glossary 249
Notes 251
Translation Skill 253
Translation Exercise 255
Reading Practice 256
Lesson Twenty-Three Essentials of Tuina Therapy 259
Glossary 261
Notes 263
Translation Skill 264
Translation Exercise 265
Reading Practice 266
Lesson Twenty-Four Clinical Experience 269
Glossary 271
Notes 272
Translation Skill 273
Translation Exercise 279
Reading Practice 280
Lesson Twenty-Five Doctrine of the Pulse 284
Glossary 287
Notes 288
Translation Skill 288
Translation Exercise 291
Reading Practice 293