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THE SHAMBHALA GUIDE to : lracutional tnese An essential introduction to ofan ancient ? The Shambhala Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine The Shambhala Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Daniel Reid SHAMBHALA Boston C? London 1996 Shambhala Publications, Inc. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 © 1996 by Daniel Reid All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition Printed in the United States of America © This edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard. Distributed in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reid, Daniel P., 1948- The Shambhala guide to traditional Chinese medicine /by Daniel Reid. p. cm. ISBN 1-57062-141-1 (alk. paper) 1. Medicine, Chinese. I. Title. R602.R45 1996 95-23897 610'.951—dc20 CIP For my aunt Ike and my brother Fred Contents Introduction 1 1. Historical Milestones in Chinese Medicine 13 2. The Human Energy System 22 3. The Causes of Disease 46 4. Traditional Chinese Diagnosis 57 5. The Chinese Tree of Health 67 6. Herbal Medicine 71 7. Diet and Nutrition 86 8. Acupuncture and Moxibustion 98 9. Acupressure and Massage 1 10 10. Chee-gung and Exercise 121 11. Meditation and Internal Alchemy 134 Annotated Bibliography 141 Index 1 5 3 vu Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 http://www.archive.org/details/shambhalaguidetoOOreid
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