{"product_id":"the-foundations-of-chinese-medicine-a-comprehensive-text-3rd-edition-hardcover-isbn-9780702052163","title":"The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text 3rd Edition - Hardcover - ISBN: 9780702052163","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe latest edition of this hugely popular volume continues to provide readers in the West with a clear explanation of the theory and practice of Chinese medicine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eRichly illustrated and fully updated throughout, Foundations of Chinese Medicine retains its careful structure to present the subject in a systemized manner which ranges from first principles to the diagnosis and management of a wide range of disease states. NOW WITH AN ACCOMPANYING WEBSITE containing an extensive bank of review and test material, the latest edition of this important volume has been redesigned to provide a more accessible, up-to-date feel to the content to enhance the reader’s learning experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOffering a unique combination of rigorous scholarship together with a wealth of clinical experience, Maciocia’s Foundations of Chinese Medicine will be ideal for all students of Chinese medicine, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine as well as qualified practitioners needing to stay up-to-date with changes in the field.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"For the student or practitioner of Chinese medicine this is a definitive text book.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReviewed by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eJim Young on behalf of glycosmedia.com, Aug 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); padding: 0px; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e25th Anniversary edition of the Western world’s best-selling book on Chinese medicine!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eLogical, sequential organization builds from basic theoretical concepts, through functions of individual organs, diagnosis, pathology, pattern recognition \u0026amp; disease categories, and the appropriate use of acupuncture points\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eClearly explains the theory and practice of Chinese Medicine to Western medical audiences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBased on a unique and invaluable combination of extensive clinical experience in the West, current Chinese Medicine textbooks and ancient sources, in particular, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e‘Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Nei Jing) and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e‘Classic of Difficulties’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e(Nan Jing)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIncludes Pinyin equivalents to make it immediately evident which original term is being translated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAbundantly illustrated with over 750 line drawings and more than 1000 tables \u0026amp; boxes designed to emphasize the key facts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEnd of chapter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLearning Outcomes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epoint out ‘must-know’ information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCases Studies and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eapply theory to diagnosis and treatment, bringing the subject to life in a realistic context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn extensive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGlossary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplains new terms and their origins from translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAdditional Appendices list\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrescriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBibliography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChinese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChronology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAuthored by Giovanni Maciocia, one of the Western world's leading subject matter experts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAn accompanying EVOLVE website provides over 650 self-testing questions and answers to help readers check their understanding of frequently complex information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehelp ‘bring the subject to life’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eExpanded subject area coverage including new clinical guidelines and additional acupuncture point combinations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eContains further analysis of acupuncture point actions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17);\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInnovative guidelines aid students learning Chinese Medicine patterns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TextbookCart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48892721660147,"sku":null,"price":124.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/3073\/5347\/files\/chinesemedicine-f.webp?v=1777539043","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookcart.com\/products\/the-foundations-of-chinese-medicine-a-comprehensive-text-3rd-edition-hardcover-isbn-9780702052163","provider":"TextbookCart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}