Preface.......................................................................................01Chapter I Ancient Oriental WisdomSection 1 TCM in Anti-virus Battles............................................................002Section 2 The TCM Wisdom in Artemisinin................................................006Section 3 Leukemia Cured With TCM ‘Poison’...........................................009Section 4 Achieving Fame Overseas.........................................................012Chapter II Brief History of TCMSection 1 The Origin of TCM Hidden in Myths...........................................024Section 2 The Establishment and Improvement of the TCM Theoretical System in the Qin and Han Dynasties...................................................033Section 3 Respected Doctors in the Sui and Tang Dynasties........................047Section 4 TCM in the Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties..................................055Section 5 The Dividing Line Between TCM and Western Medicine in the Ming and Qing Dynasties..................................................................068Section 6 Modern Chinese Medicine.........................................................081Chapter III TCM View on Biological PhenomenaSection 1 What Is TCM?...........................................................................094Section 2 Unique Perspective of the Structure of the Human Body in TCM...102Section 3 The Basic Substance of the Human Body in Traditional Chinese Medicine.................................................................................110Section 4 Why Do People Get Sick?..........................................................115Section 5 How TCM Diagnoses Disease....................................................122Chapter IV TCM, A Precious Gift from China to All of HumanitySection 1 What can be Counted as Chinese Materia Medica?....................136Section 2 The Naming of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica....................144Section 3 Prescription Quality Depends on the Ratio of Drugs....................151Section 4 Decoction and Patent Medicines................................................155Chapter V Acupuncture and MoxibustionSection 1 The Origin of Acupuncture and Moxibustion...............................168Section 2 Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapies....................................172Section 3 Tuina Massage.........................................................................176Chapter VI Health Preservation of TCMSection 1 Conform to Nature and Balance Yin and Yang...........................184Section 2 Diet and Daily Life....................................................................188Section 3 Somatic and Spiritual Cultivation: Combining Activity and Inertia...191Section 4 Positive Qi Stored Inside to Expel Diseases..................................194Appendix A Brief Chinese Chronology......................................................196