The Importance of the Classics in the Transmission of Chinese Medicine to the West
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22353899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Hill (Creative Commons, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 62-65 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Chinese Medicine and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2589-9627 • E-ISSN: 2589-9473 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4103/cmac.cmac_24_19 |
| OpenAlex | W2949449554 |
| Language | EN |
This paper discusses the role of the classical texts (Neijing and Nanjing) in the transmission of Chinese medicine – in particular acupuncture – to the West. This is presented in the following sections: A short historical overview of acupuncture practice in the UK; Philosophy of health and nourishing life (Yang sheng养生); The body as a complex system; Mind-body connections and the future of medicine and the problem of qi (气)
Acupuncture · Alternative medicine · Art · Literature · Pathology · Traditional Chinese medicine · Traditional medicine · Classics · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · History · Medicine · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |