by Jimin Wang

This work is a chronicle of medical happenings in China from ancient times down to the present day. It meets a long-felt demand for a concise and authoritative account of one of the most fascinating subjects in the evolutionary story of the Chinese people. The book consists of two parts: the first part deals with pure Chinese art and practice while the second part covers events after the advent of occidental medicine. Of late, considerable interest has been centered on China and things Chinese. This new edition, containing an epitome of all that is known both of the development of the indigenous art and the impact of modern medical science, will be greeted with an enthusiastic response.

• The author has spent over 16 years on this work.
• Hundreds of books and articles, both in English and Chinese, have been consulted and several doctors of the old school have been engaged to offer their expertise.

• Evolution and Development of the Indigenous Art:
  • Founders of Chinese Medicine
  • Famous Ancient Physicians
  • Influence of Taoism and Buddhism on Medicine
  • The Period of Intensive Specialism
  • The Four Famous Doctors of Chin Yuan
  • Notes on Some Famous Ancient Drugs
  • Medical Sects of the Ming Dynasty
  • Prominent Practitioners of the Ching Dynasty
  • Scheme Illustrating Some of the Sources of Chinese Medicine
• Introduction and Development of Modern Medicine in China:
  • Period Before AD 1600 — Early Contacts Between China and Western Medicine
  • Period 1820–1842 — Permanent Introduction of Western Medical Methods by the Surgeons to the East India Company and the First Protestant Medical Missionaries
  • Period 1911–1920 — Overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty and the First Manchurian Plague Epidemic: Beginnings of Modern Public Health Work Under Chinese Leadership
  • Period 1921–1927 — Substantial Progress in Public Health and Other Medical Activities Mainly Under Direction of Chinese Physicians
• and other papers.