TCM Wisdom and Health Series Foreword

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) contains the wisdom of the Chinese nation in treating diseases and maintaining health for thousands of years, and protects the endless survival of the Chinese people. It is the great creation of the Chinese nation and the treasure of ancient Chinese science. The TCM Wisdom and Health Series is compiled to systematically summarize the practical experience and clinical wisdom of TCM and popularize the knowledge of TCM.

This series is compiled under the leadership of Guang’anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CACMS). Relying on the Special International Cooperation Project of TCM of Department of International Cooperation of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the series shows the historical inheritance, characteristic advantages and outstanding achievements of TCM in an all-round way ranging from history, materia medica, diagnosis and treatment of TCM to health cultivation, aiming to popularize Chinese medical culture to readers at home and abroad, promote the international communication of Chinese medical culture as well as mutual learning among civilizations.The series carefully selects content, uses language easy to understand, illustrates texts with pictures, and adopts the bilingual form of both Chinese and English to facilitate readers at home and abroad.

We sincerely hope by reading this series readers can better understand TCM, use TCM, fall in love with TCM, and become the “fans” of TCM.

Editorial Board of TCM Wisdom and Health Series

June 2023