Contents

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Introduction

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

Concluding Remarks

Glossary of Western Drug Actions

Appendix 1: Point Location by Body Region

Appendix 2: Chapter Notes

Bibliography

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