Overview: An Integrated Approach to Natural Healing
PART 1: Foundational Theories in Chinese Medicine
Chapter 1: First Concept: Qi, The Energy of Life
Chapter 2: Second Concept: Meridians, The Pathways of Health
Chapter 3: Third Concept: Yin and Yang, Polarities, and Balance
Chapter 4: Introduction to the Internal Organs
Chapter 5: Zang: The Yin Organs
Chapter 6: Fu: The Yang Organs
Chapter 7: Pathogenesis: The Origins of Disease
Chapter 8: Introducing Patterns of Disharmony
Chapter 9: Selected Patterns of Disharmony
PART 2: Holistic Self-Care with Chinese Medicine
Chapter 10: Diagnosis: Finding the Root of the Problem
Chapter 11: Tools and Practice of Chinese Medicine: Holism and Integration
Chapter 12: Acupressure Self-Care: Your Healing Hands
Chapter 13: The Acupressure Points: Names, Locations, and Functions
Chapter 14: Chinese Herbs: Nature’s Healing Allies
Chapter 15: Chinese Herbal Formulas
Chapter 16: Introduction to Qigong: Harnessing the Energy of Life
Chapter 17: Qigong Practices for Each Organ
Chapter 18: Prescriptions: Restore and Maintain Inner Harmony
Glossary of Western Drug Actions
Appendix 1: Point Location by Body Region
Appendix 2: Chapter Notes