This book is intended as an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for students, practitioners, or lay people with a general interest in Chinese medicine. It provides a clear and compact delivery of TCM's reasoning, history, philosophy, theory, and treatment principles. The author has approached this from the perspective of the reasoning behind Chinese medicine, its philosophical foundations, and its approach to treatment. The text is accompanied by clear and bold graphical illustrations to allow for an easier understanding.Contents: Preface About the Author Acknowledgements An Introduction to TCM Metaphysics of TCM Causes of Disease Mechanisms of Illness Diagnosis Treatment of Illness in TCM The Prevention of Illness in TCM Epilogue Glossary Bibliography Index Readership: Newly enrolled students of Chinese Medicine courses including Acupuncture, Herbal medicine and Tuina Massage or recently graduated students of TCM courses. Key Features: Delivered from the point of view of TCM reasoning, whereas most TCM theory books are mainly just statements of theory without much exploration of the reasoning or rationale behind them Easily accessible material for new students or practitioners, existing practitioners, or those with a general interest in the subject Editing of original manuscript provided by both TCM and Western medical professionals