出版社:外文出版社
年代:2009
定价:98.0
首先,作者用通俗易懂的语言介绍了中医的精华内容,使对中医或中国文化没有任何了解的读者也能看懂,并通过插图把某些汉字的起源和中医有关的内容加以讲解,让读者看上去一目了然,容易理解。其次,作者将中医与现代医学做了对比,目的是让现代人更好地理解她所讲的内容。第三,作者比较详细地介绍了几种祛病强身、缓解现代人压力的功法。本书还赠送一张VCD,由太极拳冠军队表演,帮助读者直观地了解中国武术及其功法。以上几点是这本书的内容也是它的特点。
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Foreword
Preface
Part One Basic Knowledge of Traditional Chinese MediCiRe
Chapter1 The Harmonious Landscape
Chapter2 Yin and Yang
Chapter3 The Three T.reasures
Chapter4 Blood and Body Fluids
Part Two The Chinese Heart
Chapter 5 The Root of Life
Chapter6 The Sun
Chapter7 The Emperor
Part Three East Meets West
Chapter8 The Human Brain
Chapter9 The Energy Field
Chapter10 Holistic Medicine and Mount Sinai
Part Four Practical Methods of Stress Management
Chapter11 Sleeping Gong
Chapter12 Rej uvenating Gong
Chapter13 Dragon D ance Gong
Chapter14 Tai Chi Chuan and Meditation
References
Traditional and Simplified Chinese Characters
Acknowledgements
Postscript
Depressed?Wantto10seweight?Sufferfrominsomnia?Annoyedbyfrequentailments?Desireimprovedsexualability?YoucanfindhelpfulsolutionstotheseproblemsinTheChineseHeart:cbineseMedicineandStressManagement,abeautifuHyillustratedbookthatintroducesthewisdomofTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM).TheauthorpresentsTCMtheoryinthemostreader-friendlyway“togivemaximumaccesstoanyreadegassum-ingnopreviousknowledgeofChinesewhat-ever.”Chineseideogramsandtheirinterestingetymologyareillustratedinthebook.Believingwith"l-horeauthat“anythinglivingiseasilyandnaturallyexpressedinpopularlanguage,”theauthorcommunicatesscholarshipwithcrispnarrativeandsometimesplayfulspirit.
This book also provides a comparison ofTCM theory to modern science and medicineto help modern people understand this theorybetter.Finally,it offers practical methods ofstress management with specific demonstra-tions.You learn how to improve physical andmental health by practicing Chinese Qjgong.Several simple and effective techniques to pre-vent tension and diseases include the Rejuve-hating Gong for increased sexual ability,Drag-on Dance Gong for losing weight and keepinga fit figure and Sleeping Gong for insomnia.
In a complimentary VCD,the TianjinTCM University Tai Chi Chuan Champion-ship Team presents a performance of Chinesemartial art to illustrate the techniques mostvividly If you want to make a real difference inyourlife,this is the bookforyou.