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Sources and bibliography

Reference works, bodies and reviews the content is based on, grouped by area.

Eight principles

  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine (3rd ed.). Elsevier. Link
  • World Health Organization (2007). WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Link
  • Scheid, V., Bensky, D., Ellis, A., & Barker, F. (2007). Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life. Singing Dragon. Link
  • Wiseman, N., & Feng, Y. (1998). A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine (2nd ed.). Paradigm Publications.

Tongue diagnosis

  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine — tongue diagnosis sections. Elsevier. Link
  • Kirschbaum, B. (2000). Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis (2nd ed.). Eastland Press. Link
  • World Health Organization (2007). WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Link

Pulse diagnosis

  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine — pulse diagnosis. Elsevier. Link
  • Hammer, L. (2005). Chinese Pulse Diagnosis: A Contemporary Approach. Eastland Press. Link
  • World Health Organization (2007). WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Link

Meridians

  • Deadman, P., Al-Khafaji, M., & Baker, K. (2007). A Manual of Acupuncture. Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications. Link
  • World Health Organization (2010). WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Link
  • Maciocia, G. (2020). The Channels of Acupuncture. Elsevier. Link

Five elements

  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine — Five Element theory. Elsevier. Link
  • Kaptchuk, T. J. (2000). The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine. Contemporary Books. Link
  • World Health Organization (2007). WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Link

Zang-Fu

  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine — Zang-Fu pattern differentiation. Elsevier. Link
  • Wu, Y.-q., & Fischer, W. (1999). Practical Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Paradigm Publications. Link
  • World Health Organization (2007). WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Link

Symptom guide

  • Deadman, P., Al-Khafaji, M., & Baker, K. (2007). A Manual of Acupuncture. Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications. Link
  • World Health Organization (2010). WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Link
  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine (3rd ed.). Elsevier. Link
  • NIH NCCIH — Traditional Chinese Medicine: What You Need to Know. Link

Acupuncture and acupressure

  • Deadman, P., Al-Khafaji, M., & Baker, K. (2007). A Manual of Acupuncture. Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications. Link
  • World Health Organization (2010). WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Link
  • Maciocia, G. (2020). The Channels of Acupuncture. Elsevier. Link
  • Focks, C. (2008). Atlas of Acupuncture. Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier. Link
  • NIH NCCIH — Acupuncture: In Depth. Link

Theory

  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine (3rd ed.). Elsevier. Link
  • Kaptchuk, T. J. (2000). The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine. Contemporary Books. Link
  • World Health Organization (2007). WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Link
  • NIH NCCIH — Traditional Chinese Medicine: What You Need to Know. Link

Herbal medicine

  • Bensky, D., Clavey, S., & Stöger, E. (2015). Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd ed.). Eastland Press. Link
  • Maciocia, G. (2015). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine — herbal medicine sections. Elsevier. Link
  • NIH NCCIH — Traditional Chinese Medicine: What You Need to Know. Link
  • World Health Organization (2007). WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Link

Longevity

  • Buettner, D. — Blue Zones: documented longevity regions. Link
  • Harvard Study of Adult Development (Waldinger, R.) — Relationships and longevity. Link
  • NIH NHLBI — Sleep deprivation and health. Link
  • World Health Organization — Physical activity and health. Link

Dietary therapy

  • Hu Sihui (1330). "Yinshan Zhengyao" (饮膳正要) — first imperial treatise on Chinese dietetics.
  • Li Shizhen (1596). "Bencao Gangmu" (本草纲目) — classical classification of foods and materia medica.
  • Kastner, J. (2009). Chinese Nutrition Therapy (2nd ed.). Thieme.
  • World Health Organization — Healthy diet (fact sheet). Link
  • NCCIH — Traditional Chinese Medicine: what you need to know. Link

Microsystems

  • World Health Organization (1991). Report on the Working Group on Auricular Acupuncture Nomenclature, Lyon, 1990. WHO. Link
  • World Health Organization (1991). A Proposed Standard International Acupuncture Nomenclature: Report of a WHO Scientific Group. Link
  • World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific (2008). WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Link
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH (2022). Acupuncture: Effectiveness and Safety. Link
  • Oleson, T. (2013). Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture (4th ed.). Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. Link