A Newly Compiled Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine
14 Volume Set, Hardcover
Compiled by Nanjing University of TCM
Translated by Shanghai University of TCM
Published by Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, SHANGHAI
Language: Chinese-English
ISBN 7810106821

The Publishing House of Shanghai University of TCM published A Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1990. The Library has been well-known in the world ever since and has made great contributions to the dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine in the world. In view of the fact that 10 years has passed since its publication, the Publishing House has invited Nanjing University of TCM and Shanghai University of TCM to organize experts to recompile and translate the Library in order to update the study and development of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Nanjing University of TCM and Shanghai University of TCM are well-known for their advantages in higher education of traditional Chinese medicine and compilation of traditional Chinese medical textbooks. The compilation of A Newly Compiled Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine has absorbed the rich experience accumulated by Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in training international students of traditional Chinese medicine. Compared with the previous Library, the Newly Compiled Library has made great improvements in many aspects, fully demonstrating the academic system of traditional Chinese medicine. The whole series of books has systematically introduced the basic theory and therapeutic methods based on syndrome differentiation, expounding traditional Chinese pharmacy and prescriptions; explaining 236 herbs, 152 prescriptions and 100 commonly-used patent drugs; elucidating 264 methods for differentiating syndromes and treating commonly-encountered and frequently-encountered diseases in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, traumatology and orthopedics, ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology; introducing the basic methods and theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, massage (tuina), life cultivation and rehabilitation, including 70 kinds of diseases suitable for acupuncture and moxibustion, 38 kinds of diseases for massage, examples of life cultivation and over 20 kinds of commonly encountered diseases treated by rehabilitation therapies in traditional Chinese medicine. For better understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, the books are neatly illustrated. There are 296 line graphs and 30 colored pictures in the Library with necessary indexes, making it more comprehensive, accurate and systematic in disseminating traditional Chinese medicine in the countries and regions where English is the official language.

This Library is characterized by following features:
Scientific:
Based on the development of TCM in education and research in the past 10 years, efforts have been made in the compilation to highlight the gist of TCM through accurate theoretical exposition and clinical practice, aiming at introducing authentic theory and practice to the world.

Systematic:
This Library contains 14 separate fascicles, they are:
<Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Science of Chinese Materia Medica>
<Science of Prescriptions>
<Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Surgery of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Gynecology of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Traumatology and Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Ophthalmology of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Otorhinolaryngology of Traditional Chinese Medicine>
<Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion>
<Chinese Tuina (Massage)>
<Life Cultivation and Rehabilitation of Traditional Chinese Medicine>

Practical:
Compared with the previous Library, the Newly Compiled Library has made great improvements and supplements, systematically introducing therapeutic methods for treating over 200 kinds of commonly and frequently encountered diseases, focusing on training basic clinical skills in acupuncture and moxibustion, tuina therapy, life cultivation and rehabilitation with clinical case reports.

Standard:
This Library is reasonable in structure, distinct in categorization, standard in terminology and accurate in translation with full consideration of habitual expressions used in countries and regions with English language as the mother tongue.

This series of books is not only practical for the beginners with certain competence of English to study TCM, but also can serve as authentic text~ books for international students in universities and colleges of TCM in China to study and practice TCM. For those from TCM field who are going to go abroad to do academic exchange, this series of books will provide them with unexpected convenience.