Innovation in Chinese Medicine

A 2001 series of case-studies exploring the transformation of Chinese medicine over the centuries.

In a series of penetrating case-studies, twelve contributors explore the transformation of Chinese medicine over the centuries. Originally published in 2001, this interdisciplinary volume will be of value to anyone with an interest in the various aspects of Chinese medicine.In the West ideas about Chinese medicine are commonly associated with traditional therapies and ancient practices which have survived, unchanging, since time immemorial. Originally published in 2001, this volume, edited by Elizabeth Hsu, demonstrates that this is far from the reality. In a series of pioneering case-studies, twelve contributors, from a range of disciplines, explore the history of Chinese medicine and the transformations that have taken place from the fourth century BC onwards. Topics of discussion cover diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, pharmacotherapy, the creation of new genres of medical writing and schools of doctrine. This interdisciplinary volume will be of value to anyone with an interest in the various aspects of Chinese medicine.