Qigong for Treating Common Ailments

The Essential Guide to Self Healing

Xu Xiangcai

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YMAA Publication Center
11 December 2024

Complementary medicine; Traditional medicine & herbal remedies; Oriental martial arts

Series: Practical TCM

Wouldn't it be nice to stop common ailments before they happen? We can prevent many of them once we have the proper knowledge. This book, Qigong for Treating Common Ailments, provides a system for maintaining overall health while addressing specific problems with exact treatments. All natural, safe, and easy to learn, these exercises provide a life-long path to wellness.

By: Xu Xiangcai
Imprint: YMAA Publication Center
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9781594394324
ISBN 10: 1594394326
Series: Practical TCM
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 11 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Xu Xiangcai was born in 1943 in a small village on the banks of the Yellow River near the city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong province of China. In 1963, he passed the state entrance examination to enter Shandong Teachers' University to learn English. Five years later, he graduated and began his career as an English teacher. By the mid-80s, he had published essays, worked as an editor and had comprehensively studied traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In 1986, he created and designed The English-Chinese Encyclopedia of Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine, inviting 200 specialists from 28 institutes all over China to work on this 21 volume series. While working on this encyclopedia, he also compiled and translated The Complete External Therapies of Chinese Drugs. Xu Xiangcai has the distinction of publishing the most books on traditional Chinese medicine in English as well as directing the first two All-China Symposiums of TCM in English.