{"product_id":"9780995770386","title":"Secrets of the Hidden Vessels, Ae: Explains how Chinese acupuncture works in terms Western readers can understand","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNei Jing\u003c\/em\u003e consists of ancient Chinese scripts and is the foundation of Chinese acupuncture. But several factors make the \u003cem\u003eNei Jing\u003c\/em\u003e, and also today’s Chinese medicine, difficult to comprehend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParts of the \u003cem\u003eNei Jing\u003c\/em\u003e are fact based, parts are metaphorical and not intended to be interpreted literally, and other parts contain contradictory theories, many of which are simply untrue. Added to this is the problem that Chinese medicine concepts can seem incomprehensible to Western readers, and all this makes the study of Chinese medicine daunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tackles these problems by explaining Chinese medicine’s key aspects in terms that today’s readers can understand, including the organ functions. It does this by relating Chinese medicine knowledge to today’s physiology and identifying the overlap. The book also extensively analyses the \u003cem\u003eNei Jing\u003c\/em\u003e theories on metabolism, organ function, physiology, and the five phase theory; and points out which aspects of these theories are fact based, which are metaphorical, and which are untrue. This enables students to readily understand \u003cem\u003eNei Jing\u003c\/em\u003e metabolism and physiology, and to realize which aspects apply in reality and which do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarding syndromes and disease names, the book follows the simple approach used in the \u003cem\u003eNei Jing\u003c\/em\u003e. With each organ, only a single main condition is cited, such as “poor kidney function”, then the signs and symptoms listed. This enables Western students to understand the condition, and also demonstrates how to communicate Chinese medicine to patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subject is also brought up to date by describing the recent “primo vascular system” research, which identifies the anatomical structures that underlie the meridian system. And the book also analyses contemporary hypotheses on how acupuncture works and offers its own groundbreaking hypothesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book brings an unusual transparency to Chinese medicine, making the whole subject easier to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFletcher Kovich runs his own Chinese acupuncture practice in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDownload free sample chapters here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CuriousPages Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977423921392,"sku":"9780995770386","price":89.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995770386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}