本书由中国中医科学院的多名专家学者共同编写，旨在为国外中医药院校提供一部简明易学的中医学入门教材。内容包括绪论、阴阳五行、藏象、精气血津液、经络、病因、病机等几部分。重点突出，简明扼要。 本书可作为国外中医初学者的入门读物，也可供从事中医药宣传、普及及教育等人员参考。 本书由Give2Asia项目资助出版。
FOREWORD
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
The Formation,Development and Basic Theory of TCM
The Characteristics of TCM
CHAPTER TWO YIN-YANG AND THE FIVE ELEMENTS
Yin-Yang Theory
The Five-phase theory
CHAPTER THREE THE ZANG-FU ORGANS
The Five Zang-Organs
The Six Fu-Organs
The Extra Fu-Organs
CHAPTER FOUR THE ESSENCE,QI,BLOOD AND BODY-FLUIDS
Essence
Qi
Blood
Body-fl uid
Relationship of Qi,Blood,Body-fl uid
CHAPTER FIVE THE MERIDIANS AND COLLATERALS
Twelve Regular Meridians
Eight Extra Vessels
Physiological Functions and the Application of Meridian andCollaterals
CHAPTER SIX ETIOLOGY
Exogenous Pathogenic Factors
Endogenous Pathogenic Factors
Endogenous Pathogens from Pathological Processes
Non-Endogenous and Non-Exogenous Pathogenic Factors
CHAPTER SEVEN PATHOGENESIS
Vital-qi and Pathogenic Factors
Imbalance between Yin and Yang
Disorder of Qi and Blood