TCM Mind Readings · Health Preservation Volume
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Summary
The author is deeply devoted to TCM and has conducted profound and long-term exploration of its theoretical system, testing it in clinical practice. Clinically experienced, the author excels at treating difficult and complicated diseases and is highly skilled in both Chinese herbal prescriptions and acupuncture. The author's mentor was Professor He Puren, a master of Chinese medicine, by whom the author is greatly appreciated.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with some TCM foundation who want a systematic understanding of health-preservation theory
- Readers working through the "TCM Heart Readings" series who need to connect its volumes
- TCM clinicians who want to reflect on health-preservation practice from a theoretical perspective
- Learners interested in the inheritance and development of TCM theory who are comfortable with discursive writing
Not a good fit for
- Complete beginners hoping for concrete step-by-step health-preservation instructions
- Clinical beginners looking for disease diagnosis and prescription guidance
- Casual readers who prefer light popular-science pieces and have little tolerance for theoretical discussion
Reading tips
- Read the series preface or the basic theory volume first to understand the author's overall approach, then move on to the health-preservation volume.
- Compare the health-preservation views with the meridian and Chinese materia medica volumes to map the theoretical connections.
- After each section, make brief notes linking the content to your own experience or clinical observations, distinguishing theoretical discussion from usable methods.
- Keep an open but cautious attitude toward the book's exploratory views; verify specific health practices before trying them.
About the publisher
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.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序
- 西江月（代自序）
- 第一章 起居养生
- 第一节 起居环境
- 第二节 劳逸适度
- 第三节 安卧睡眠
- 第四节 顺时养生
- 第二章 情志养生
- 第一节 情志与健康
- 第二节 调神养神法
- 第三章 运动养生
- 第一节 运动养生的作用机制及原则
- 第二节 传统运动养生流派
- 第三节 常用传统养生功法
- 第四章 饮食养生
- 第一节 概论
- 第二节 饮食养生作用
- 第三节 饮食养生的原则
- 第五章 药物养生
- 第一节 药物养生的作用机制
- 第二节 药物养生的应用原则
- 第三节 常用养生药物剂型
- 第六章 房事养生
- 第一节 房事养生的作用
- 第二节 房事养生的措施
- 第三节 房事禁忌
- 第四节 房事保健按摩法
- 第七章 历代名家养生
- 第一节 彭祖
- 第二节 华佗
- 第三节 葛洪
- 第四节 陶弘景
- 第五节 孙思邈
- 第六节 孟诜
- 第七节 陈抟
- 第八节 张三丰
- 第九节 朱丹溪
- 第十节 叶天士
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About the author
Xie Xincai, born in October 1966, is a chief physician. He received his master's degree from Capital Medical University in 1995 and studied under He Puren, a master of traditional Chinese medicine. He works in the acupuncture department of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a member of the third national cohort of academic heirs in Chinese medicine, and serves as vice president of the Academic Schools Research and Inheritance Professional Committee of the China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion. His writings focus on acupuncture and clinical Chinese medicine, with six published works, including Meridian Clinical Practice, Clinical Chinese Materia Medica, Medical Cases, Medical Talks, and the two volumes TCM Heart Readings: Explorations and TCM Heart Readings: Health Preservation. These span clinical practice, case records, and health preservation, and are generally classified under medicine and health. Publicly available information on his life and academic career is limited, so readers must mainly rely on these works to understand him and his scholarship.
Sun Yue is an author about whom little public information is available; what is known is that her works focus on medicine and health, with seven titles held in the collection. Her writing addresses clinical practice in traditional Chinese medicine and health preservation. Representative works include Gems of He Puren's Acupuncture Way, Clinical Meridian Studies, Medical Case Records, Clinical Chinese Materia Medica, and Medical Talks, as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine Reflections: Explorations and Traditional Chinese Medicine Reflections: Health Preservation. Judging from the titles and categories, these works cover core TCM subjects such as acupuncture, meridians, Chinese materia medica, case records, and medical talks, combining clinical experience with explorations of TCM theory and everyday health cultivation. The two Reflections volumes, pairing exploration with health preservation, suggest an interest in how traditional medical knowledge can be applied to contemporary life and health maintenance. Overall, her writing tends toward practical, experience-based accounts and is suited to readers interested in TCM clinical practice and daily health care.
