Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is one of the most well established of complementary and alternative medical (CAM)
therapies offered around the world, and this text will inform practitioners, physicians, and allied health workers
alike of the basis on which it is established. As mainland China opens up to international companies, there is also a
great need for material that will help them understand the traditional model of medicine that has been practised there.
This is an expert compilation of the scientific information that anyone will need to gain a wide-ranging understanding
of this important topic
1) uses for TCM in areas where western medicine has not provided a satisfactory solution (such as general debilitation
associated with cancer and AIDS) 2) other associated systems such as acupuncture