Chinese Bagua Medicine

Author: Liu Jie
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Chinese Bagua Medicine combines systematic exposition with thematic discussions. It first comprehensively and systematically introduces the basic concepts and significance of the I Ching's imagery, numbers, and principles in medicine. It then analyzes the relationship between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the Bagua, the Bagua and multiple disciplines, integrating modern scientific theories and methods. This analysis explores the profound aspects and fundamental levels, fully revealing the principles of the interconnectedness of medicine and the I Ching, as well as the systemic theory of the unity of heaven and humanity. The Bagua, as a symbolic tool, is widely applied in various fields of TCM, including theory, methods, and medicine. It highlights the role and significance of the Bagua's numerical and logical structure in TCM, thereby constructing the system of Chinese Bagua Medicine. The book is divided into sixteen chapters, covering topics such as the brief history of Bagua Medicine, the fundamentals of Bagua Medicine, the natural correspondences of the Bagua, the Bagua theory of viscera and phenomena, the Bagua theory of meridians, the Bagua theory of etiology, the Bagua theory of diagnosis, the Bagua ten-principle differentiation, the Bagua six-channel differentiation, the Bagua mutual-body treatment methods, the Bagua theory of herbal medicine, the Bagua theory of prescriptions, the Bagua acupuncture and acupoint selection, the Bagua Qigong cultivation, and the modern research on the principles of Bagua Medicine. The book is characterized by its novel content, filling gaps in the field, rich historical records, and strong scientific rigor. It holds significant reference value for researchers of the I Ching and Bagua Medicine, as well as for clinical TCM practitioners.