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The spark in the machine : how the science of acupuncture explains the mysteries of western medicine / Dr. Daniel Keown, M. B. Ch, B. Lic. Ac.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keown, Daniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acupuncture.
- Integrative medicine.
- Medicine, Chinese.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Singing Dragon, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Challenging those who believe acupuncture to bear no relation to Western medicine, this witty, accessible and highly original book shows how Chinese medicine can explain mysteries of the body and how an integration of Chinese and Western medicine can lead to a fuller understanding of how our bodies function.
- Contents:
- The Spark in the Machine: How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine; Prologue: Why Can't Humans Regenerate?; Part I: What God Forgot to Tell Surgeons; 1 Genesis; 2 The Single-Cell Universe; 3 'A Name but no Form'; 4 The Triple Helix; 5 The Spark of Life; 6 What is Qi?; 7 Cloning Sheep with Qi; 8 The Perfect Factory; 9 Organ Qi; 10 How Qi Folds the Body; 11 Tricky Dicky and Little Pricks; 12 Human Fractals; 13 The Leonardos and the Perfect Man; 14 Evolution at Warp Speed; 15 The Sonic Hedgehog Punch; 16 What are Acupuncture Points?; 17 Currents of Qi
- Part II: The Embryology of Chinese Medicine18 An Introduction...to Yin and Yang; 19 The Tao; 20 Angmion: Beauty and Brains; 21 The Yolk of Our Body; 22 Blood: The Middle Layer; 23 Jing: The 10,000; 24 Embryological Surfers; Part III: Ming Men and the Six Channels; The Three Yin Channels; 25 ShaoYin (Lesser Yin); 26 TaiYin (Greater Yin); 27 JueYin (Returning Yin); The Three Yang Channels; 28 TaiYang (Greater Yang); 29 YangMing (Bright Yang); 30 ShaoYang (Lesser Yang); Epilogue; Appendix 1: How Cancer Moves; Appendix 2: Yin and Yang; Appendix 3: 'Referred' or 'Radiating' Pain; Endnotes
- Blank PageIndex
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780857011541
- 0857011545
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