A comprehensive guide to Chinese medicine / edited by Ping-Chung Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Modalities of Chinese medicine / C.C. Xue & K.A. O'Brien -- The theoretical framework of Chinese medicine / K.A. O'Brien & C.C. Xue -- Challenges of Chinese herbal medicine / C.-G. Li & C. Xue -- Medicinal herbs : from quality control, safety to biological activities / J. C.-M. Koon [and others] -- Clinical trials using Chinese medicine / P.-C. Leung [and others] -- How does acupuncture work? : theories and practice / B. Xin & Z. Zheng -- Chinese medicine in China / P.-C. Leung -- Practice and research on Chinese medicine outside of China / Q. Zhang & P.-C. Leung -- Globalisation of Chinese medicine / Y.-C. Cheng & D. M.-Y. Sze -- Botanical products for medical use : drug and health supplements / P.-C. Leung -- Value of traditional Chinese medicine for the individual / P.-C. Leung -- Modernization of Chinese medicine : an anthropologist's view / T. Hor -- Information systems in Chinese medicine and use of the internet for suitable information / P.-K. Hui [and others].