contentsforewordthe evolution of ancient tcma brief introduction to tcm and chinese traditional culturethe spread of ancient medical knowledgethe skills and virtues of ancient doctorsaspects of ancient tcmbasic tcm theoriesthe foundation works of tcm – the yellow emperor’s classic of internal medicinesun, moon and yin, yang – the yin-yang theory of tcmstarting with five-colored soil – the five-elements of tcmman is an integral part of nature – the holistic view of tcmthe essence, qi and shen of the chinese peopleblood and body fluidstcm on the five internal organs (viscera)why do we get sick?the diagnostic methods of tcmsyndrome differentiationtreating disease by preventing illness before it beginsabout traditional chinese medicinethe origins of traditional chinese medicinethe rich variety of traditional chinese medicineprocessing traditional chinese medicinethe natures and flavors of traditional chinese medicinethe forms of traditional chinese drugsthe combination of medicinethe modern development of tcmacupuncture, moxibustion and other external treatmentschannels, network vessels and acupointsacupuncture and moxa-moxibustionexternal treatments to treat internal illnesstcm theories about the cultivation of healthbalance and healthemotions and diseasesthe homology of medicine and foodnourishing the body with the five grainshealth maintenance in the four seasonsmoderate movement and restthe development of tcm in modern timesthe competition between tcm and western medicinethe integration of traditionalchinese and western medicinethe combination of traditionalchinese and western medicinemodern tcm educationmodern tcm diagnoses and treatmentsthe medicine of china’s ethnic groups