The Foundations of Chinese Medicine

Giovanni Maciocia is one of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West. He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has many years of experience in teaching and practice. Giovanni trained initially in the UK and then in China, learned Chinese to be able to study from original Chinese texts, and was one of the first practitioners and authors to introduce Chinese medicine in a clear and accessible way to a Western student audience. Giovanni Maciocia has written other best-selling books under the Elsevier Churchill Livingstone imprint - The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 2e (ISBN 978-0443074905), Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, 1e (ISBN 9780443064487), The Channels of Acupuncture: Clinical Use of the Secondary Channels and Eight Extraordinary Vessels, 1e (ISBN 9780443074912), The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 1e (ISBN 9780702029882), and Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine, 2e (ISBN 9780443104220).

Yin-Yang. The 5 Phases (Or 5 Elements"). The Nature and Function of Qi, Blood, Body Fluids. The Functions of the Internal Organs. The Causes of Diseases. Differentiation of Syndromes According to the 8 Principles. Differentiation of Syndromes According to the Internal Organs. Differentiationof Syndromes According to the Channels. Principles of Treatment. The Various Classifications of Points. The Action of the Points. Appendix: Differentiation of Symptoms According to 6 Channels, 4 Levels, 3 Burners "