Anecdotes Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

This bilingual book contains a selection of Chinese medicine anecdotes drawn from Chinas enormous textual archive. The sections form collections of alternative names for:

• Chinese medicine
• Biographies of sages
• Anecdotes about famous doctors and medical figures
• Stories about Chinese materia medica
• Anecdotes about formulas, clinical cases, acupuncture stories
• Explanation of acupuncture names.

Each story begins with the Chinese characters, accompanied by the pin yin with tones to guide Western students with their Chinese pronunciation. Then the English version of the story follows with a glossary to assist Chinese students with their English pronunciation.