本教材以中医学术思想和理论的发展为经线，以中医临床技术发展为纬线，结合中医医政与教育，展开中国医学史。针对英语教学的特点和留学生较易接受的形式，选取各个时期最具特色的医学事务展开叙述。本书为全英文形式，在丰富医学生的理论知识、拓宽医学生的认知维度等方面有着不可替代的作用。

Introduction
Ⅰ.About History
Ⅱ.The Relationship between Medicine and Religion in Ancient China
Ⅲ.Main Principles of TCM
Ⅳ.Minimal Comparisons between TCM and WM
Chapter 1 Myths and Legends about Medicine, and Primitive Medicine
Section 1 Myths and Legends about Medicine
Ⅰ.Pangu (盘古)
Ⅱ.Fuxi (伏羲)
Ⅲ.Shennong (神农)
Ⅳ.Huangdi (黄帝)
Section 2 Primitive Medicine
Ⅰ.The Primitive Diseases of Human Beings
Ⅱ.The Original Hygiene and Health Care
Ⅲ.The Origin of Primitive Medicine
Ⅳ.Theories of the Origin of Medicine
Chapter 2 Medicine in the Xia Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period (2070 BC–476 BC)
Section 1 Medical Information in Oracles
Ⅰ.Knowledge about Human Body
Ⅱ.Knowledge about Diseases
Ⅲ.Treatment
Ⅳ.Health Care Customs
Section 2 Medical Information in Ancient Books
Ⅰ.The Classic of Poetry (Shī J īng 诗经)
Ⅱ.The Classic of Mountains and Seas/Rivers (Shān Hǎi J īng 山海经)
Ⅲ.The Book of Rites (Lǐ J ì 礼记)
Ⅳ.The Rites of the Zhou Dynasty (Zhōu Lǐ 周礼)
Section 3 The Embryo of Etiology
Ⅰ.Climate
Ⅱ.Emotion and Mood
Ⅲ.Environment
Ⅳ.Diet
Section 4 Wine and Decoction
Ⅰ.Wine
Ⅱ.Yi Yin (伊尹) and Decoction
Section 5 Famous Doctors
Ⅰ.Yi Huan (医缓)
Ⅱ.Yi He (医和)
Chapter 3 Medicine in the Warring States Period to the Eastern Han Dynasty (475 BC–220 AD)
Section 1 Medical Silk Manuscripts and Bamboo Slips
Ⅰ.Yunmeng Bamboo Slips (Yún Mèng Qín Jiǎn 云梦秦简) of the Qin Dynasty
Ⅱ.Medical Books from the Han Tombs at Mawangdui
Ⅲ.　 Bamboo Slips of the Han Dynasty at Zhangjiashan (Zhāng Jiā Shān Hàn Jiǎn 张家山汉简)
Ⅳ.Bamboo Slips of the Han Dynasty at Wuwei (Wǔ Wēi Hàn Jiǎn 武威汉简)
Ⅴ.Medical Books from the Han Tombs at Laoguanshan
Section 2 The Establishment of TCM Theories
Ⅰ.The Orthodox Medical Classic of Huangdi (Huáng Dì Nèi J īng 黄帝内经)
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Chapter 4 Medicine in the Period of Wei Jin to the Southern and Northern Dynasties (220–581 AD)
Chapter 5 Medicine in the Sui, Tang and the Five Dynasties (581–960 AD)
Chapter 6 Medicine in the Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties (960–1368 AD)
Chapter 7 Medicine in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD)
Chapter 8 Medicine in the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911 AD)
Chapter 9 Medicine in the Republic of China (1912–1949 AD)
Appendices