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A History of Chinese Medicine

by (author) Dominique Hoizey & Marie-Joseph Hoizey

translated by Paul J. Bailey

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1993
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774804493
    Publish Date
    Jan 1993
    List Price
    $41.95

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Description

From the legendary Fire Emperor and his magical whisk, to herbal solutions for the modern population crisis, this is the first Western account of medicine in China from earliest times to the present day. The story begins in the myth and legend of the Shang dynasty of 1766-1122 B.C. A thousand years pass and the theories of yin and yang and the five elements arrive, bringing with them a basis for the newly developing art. Indeed, so advanced were the country's medical achievements that, by the Tang dynasty (7- 10th century A.D.), China well deserved its title as the 'medical centre of Asia', having had a significant influence on the development of Arab medicine as well.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Dominique Hoizey is a sinologist, literary translator and Professor of Chinese at the University of Reims, France. Marie-Joseph Hoizey is Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Reims. Paul Bailey is a lecturer in Chinese and Japanese at the University of Edinburgh.