●Chapter 1 TCM Conception of Nature
Ⅰ.Unity of the Heaven and Human
1.Birth of the Heaven and Man
2.Unity of the Heaven and Human
3.Following the Examples of the Heaven and Earth
Ⅱ.Yin, Yang and Five Phases
Chapter 2 TCM View of the Human Body
Ⅰ.Composition of the Human Body
1.The Human Body: A Country
2.Meridians: Covering the Whole Body
Ⅱ.Correspondence between the Interior and Exterior of theBody
1.Correspondence among the Five Zang-organs, Six Fu-organs, Five Body
Constituents and Orifices of Sensory Organs
2.Correspondence between the Tongue and Zang-fu Organs
3.Correspondence between the Five Zang-organs and Eyes
4.Correspondence between the Zang-fu Organs and Face
5.Correspondence between the Zang-fu Organs and Wrist Pulse
Ⅲ.Life Cycle
1.The Growing and Aging Cycle
2.Cycle of Tiā n Gǔ i (Sex-stimulating Essence)
Chapter 3 Medicinals and Foods in TCM
Ⅰ.Same Origin of Medicinals and Foods
1.Medicinals and Foods
2.Food, the First Necessity of People
3.Rules of Dietary Therapy
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Chapter 4 Outlook of TCM Treatment
Chapter 5 TCM and Folk Customs
Chapter 6 TCM and Confucianism
Chapter 7 TCM and Taoism
Chapter 8 TCM and Buddhism
Author's Note

本書從中華文化的整體性出發，對於中醫藥文化進行深入淺出的說明，因此有別於其他的中醫藥書籍。本書主要內容為對中醫藥文化的內涵、中醫與民俗、中醫與儒家、中醫與道家、中醫與佛家進行了介紹，具有獨特性。內容通俗易懂、深入淺出，因此在語言表達上盡量以故事和比喻來加以說明，具有趣味性和專業性相結合的特點。本書英文主譯由有名中醫翻譯家方廷玉教授擔任，英譯流暢、地道準確，原汁原味地體現了中醫藥文化原旨，適合國外讀者閱讀理解，有利於中醫藥文化國際化傳播。