The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)

The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text, Third Edition, by Giovanni Maciocia is the Elsevier hardcover that Western acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine programs use as their core theory textbook, covering first principles through diagnosis, pattern identification, and treatment.

Maciocia wrote for Western students who needed Chinese medical theory explained systematically rather than by apprenticeship. The book builds from Yin-Yang and the Five Elements through the functions of the organs, the channels, causes of disease, diagnosis by observation, interrogation, palpation, and pulse, then pattern identification and disease categories, and finally the actions and combinations of acupuncture points. Pinyin equivalents sit alongside the English so students can trace every term back to the source. The Third Edition is the 25th anniversary edition, redesigned with new case histories, expanded clinical guidelines, further analysis of point actions, and an online bank of more than 650 self-test questions.

What's included

• The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text, Third Edition, by Giovanni Maciocia
• Hardcover, new
• Publisher: Elsevier (Churchill Livingstone)
• ISBN-13: 9780702052163
• More than 750 line drawings and over 1,000 tables and boxes
• Case studies, end-of-chapter learning outcomes, glossary, prescriptions appendix, and Chinese chronology

Who it's for

Students in accredited acupuncture and Oriental medicine master’s and doctoral programs, candidates preparing for the NCCAOM Foundations of Oriental Medicine exam, licensed acupuncturists who want a single authoritative reference, and physicians, physical therapists, and nurses studying medical acupuncture who need the theoretical grounding.

Why this edition

The Third Edition is the current edition of Maciocia’s Foundations and the version schools now specify. Compared with the Second Edition, it adds the online question bank, new clinical guidelines and point combinations, and a cleaner layout that makes a very large book easier to study from. This is the full hardcover, not a condensed student version.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the Third Edition of Maciocia’s Foundations of Chinese Medicine?

Yes. ISBN 9780702052163 is the Third Edition hardcover published by Elsevier.

Does this textbook cover herbal medicine?

It covers the theory, diagnosis, and pattern identification that underlie both acupuncture and herbal practice, with point actions and combinations. Herbal formulas are treated in Maciocia’s separate clinical texts.

Is the online test bank included?

The Third Edition was published with access to a companion website of review questions. Availability of publisher websites can change over time, so treat it as a bonus rather than the reason to buy.

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