Traditional Chinese Medicine Health and Wellness

Name: Traditional Chinese Medicine Health and Wellness
ISBN: 9787513285582

张洪兵 / 史海波China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · ChinaDec 2024

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Word count: 106K words
Chapters: 44
ISBN: 9787513285582

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Summary

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) health and wellness elderly care services refer to TCM health management and medical services that use TCM (including ethnic medicine) concepts, methods and techniques to provide older adults with continuous care covering physical and mental maintenance, disease prevention, constitutional improvement, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and health enhancement. These services include those delivered by non-medical institutions and medical institutions and form an important part of integrated medical and elderly care. Developing TCM health and wellness elderly care services is an important measure for responding to population aging, accelerating the Healthy China initiative, and safeguarding people's health across the full life cycle. It is of great significance for meeting older adults' health needs in health maintenance and medical treatment, improving quality of life, unlocking consumption potential in elderly care, and for stabilizing growth, promoting reform, adjusting structure, benefiting people's livelihood, and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

In 2017, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued the Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Development of TCM Health and Wellness Elderly Care Services; in 2019, the Office of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the General Office of the National Health Commission, and the Office of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly issued the Notice on Launching the Construction of National Forest Health and Wellness Bases.

To date, there is no dedicated textbook in China for study and reference in the field of TCM health and wellness elderly care.

Editor's review

This book is a dedicated textbook for the field of TCM health and wellness elderly care, filling the long-standing gap in systematic study and reference materials in this area. Centered on the application of TCM (including ethnic medicine) concepts, methods and techniques in elderly care services, it covers continuous services such as physical and mental maintenance, disease prevention, constitutional improvement, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and health management. It distinguishes between two service settings—non-medical institutions and medical institutions—and aligns with the policy framework of integrated medical and elderly care. The book also addresses the policy context of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine's Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Development of TCM Health and Wellness Elderly Care Services and the construction of forest health and wellness bases, helping readers understand the institutional development of the industry. For elderly care practitioners, it serves as an introductory textbook for understanding the boundaries and content of TCM health and wellness services; for students at TCM colleges and primary-level medical staff, it provides a knowledge framework for applying TCM concepts to elderly health services. Readers may combine it with the actual conditions of local elderly care institutions, sorting through service items and processes as they read.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Operations and management staff of elderly care institutions who need to understand the content of TCM health and wellness services
Students in relevant specialties at TCM colleges, as an introductory textbook for health and wellness studies
Primary-level medical institution staff seeking to expand elderly health service capabilities
Researchers and administrative staff concerned with integrated medical and elderly care policy and industry development

Not a good fit for

Clinicians seeking specific formulas and detailed acupuncture techniques
General older readers looking for quick-reference methods for home self-care
Readers completely unfamiliar with the TCM theoretical system and without an elderly care background

Reading tips

Read the policy background section first, then move on to the service content chapters to understand the industry framework
Compare with the actual service items of one's institution or community while reading, marking content that can be implemented
Read alongside relevant integrated medical and elderly care policy documents to form a complete understanding of the institutional framework
Students at colleges may use it as a course companion textbook and organize notes by chapter

About the publisher

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Founded in 1989

China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on publishing books in traditional Chinese medicine, covering Chinese medical classics, clinical medicine, acupuncture and tuina, materia medica and formulae, and medical history and literature; its catalogue includes 3,277 titles. Representative books include Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue, Shang Han Lun, Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu, Zhen Jiu Da Cheng, Yi Zong Jin Jian, and Guo Aichun's Annotated Huangdi Neijing Suwen (Second Edition). These works involve writings by historical physicians such as Qian Yi, Zhang Zhongjing, Wang Shuhe, and Zhang Xichun, as well as documentary studies compiled by contemporary authors including Zhao Xin, Zhen Xueyan, Zhang Yongtai, and Wang Xiangang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the press emphasizes collation and annotation of original Chinese medical classics and the systematic presentation of famous physicians' works, balancing the transmission of ancient editions with reference for clinical application. Public information is limited, and no other publishing fields are covered here.

版权信息
《中医康养》编委会
编写说明
第一章中医康养基础
一、中医康养的理论基础
二、中医康养的基本原则
第二章时令康养
一、春季养生保健
二、夏季养生保健
三、秋季养生保健
四、冬季养生保健
第三章体质康养
第一节体质学说与康养
第二节体质差异形成原因和分类
第三节九种体质的康养
第四章环境康养
一、环境康养概述
二、不同地区环境对人体的影响
三、居住环境与康养
第五章精神康养
一、中医情志与康养
二、调神养生法
三、调摄情志法
第六章营养食疗与康养
第一节营养学概论
第二节营养与健康的关系
第三节一般人群膳食营养
第四节特定人群膳食营养
第五节食疗药膳与康养
第七章运动与康养
一、运动康养的特点
二、运动康养的原则
三、运动康养的种类
第八章娱乐与康养
一、娱乐康养的意义
二、娱乐康养的方法
三、现代娱乐项目
第九章浴身与康养
一、浴身与康养概述
二、浴身分类
第十章康养常用中西医结合护理技术
第一节康养常用的中医护理技术
第二节康养常用的西医护理技术
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FAQ

How is this book different from ordinary TCM health preservation books?

This book is not a personal health preservation reader but a textbook positioned in the field of TCM health and wellness elderly care. It systematically explains the content and system of TCM health and wellness elderly care services, including related services provided by non-medical institutions and medical institutions, and is suitable for practitioners, students and researchers.

Can I understand it without a TCM foundation?

The book involves TCM concepts and methods, but its main thread is the service system and industry application. Readers with a background in elderly care or health management can understand the main content. If you have no TCM foundation at all, it is advisable to first acquire basic knowledge of TCM theory before reading.

Does the book include specific guidance on diagnostic and treatment procedures?

Based on the available information, the book focuses on the overall framework and content of TCM health and wellness elderly care services rather than detailed instruction in specific formulas or operational techniques. Readers who need clinical operational details should refer to corresponding professional textbooks and technical standards.

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About the author

张洪兵 Author

Public information about Zhang Hongbing is very limited. His nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background and specific personal experiences have not been reliably documented, and the information currently available centers mainly on the work published under his name. Among the titles held in the collection, Zhang Hongbing is the author of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, a book classified under medicine that deals with traditional Chinese medicine approaches to health preservation and rehabilitative care, making it a practical TCM reader aimed at the general public's health needs. Judging from the subject matter, the author focuses on the practical application of traditional Chinese medical theory to daily care and post-illness recovery, and tends in his writing to turn TCM knowledge into practicable methods of conditioning and care in fairly plain language that is easy for ordinary readers to understand and use. Because the relevant materials are limited, a fuller account of his life and overall body of work cannot yet be given; readers may turn to the book itself to understand his emphases and style of expression in the field of TCM health preservation and rehabilitation.

史海波 Author

Public information about Shi Haibo is limited, and no clear records of his nationality, dates of birth and death, or educational background have yet been found. According to the library's holdings, only one work appears under his name, TCM Health and Rehabilitation, which is classified under medicine. It can therefore be inferred that Shi Haibo's writing focuses on traditional Chinese medicine health preservation and rehabilitation care, aimed at general readers interested in traditional medical health practices. The title suggests that the book may address the practical application of traditional Chinese medicine theory in daily care, disease rehabilitation, and physical and mental well-being, combining knowledge popularization with practical guidance. As no other writings by the author or related reviews have been found, it is difficult at present to give a more specific assessment of his overall writing style and scholarly influence; a fuller picture of his work must await further disclosures.