Judith Farquhar

Knowing Practice

The Clinical Encounter Of Chinese Medicine

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the theory and practice of traditional medicine in modern China. It describes the logic of diagnosis and treatment from the inside perspective of doctors and scholars, and demonstrates how theoretical and textual materials interweave with the practical requirements of the clinic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780813330167
• ISBN-10: 0813330165
• Artikelnr.: 22052598

Autorenporträt

Judith Farquhar

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: "We Take Practice to Be Our Guide"
Chinese Medicine as Institutional Object and Historical Moment
Preliminary Orientations
The Clinical Encounter Observed
Description and Analysis in Kanbing
The Syndrome
Therapy Pivot
Remanifesting the Syndrome and Qualifying the Therapy
Classification, Specificity, History, and Action
Conclusion
Appendix A
Chinese and Pharmaceutical Names of Drugs Used in Cases 1
3
Glossary of Chinese Terms
About the Book and Author