The Web That Has No Weaver <subTitle>Understanding Chinese Medicine</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Kaptchuk, Ted J.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1947-</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">5:4</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>McGraw-Hill</publisher> <dateIssued>2000</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>500tr.</extent> <extent>paperback, illustration</extent> <extent>21 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>The Web That Has No Weaver is the classic English language introductory text that explains how medicine so rooted the archaic past can be relevant to modern health care. The book demystifies the worldview of Chinese medicine. Yin and yang, dampness and wind are easily comprehended. The Web lets the reader see, feel and discover aspects of illness that modern biomedicine overlooks or cannot even understand.The book is both accessible and scholarly and also incorporates the viewpoint of modern science for students, scholars, health care providers and the general public. This revised second edition is the product of years of further reflection on ancient Chinese sources and active involvement in cutting-edge scientific research.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Ted J. Kaptchuk</note> <subject> <topic>Medicine, Popular</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>China</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Philosophy</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Health</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">610.951</classification> <classification authority="ddc">K17-T26</classification> <identifier type="isbn">0809228408</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/16544/6.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/16544/6.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2025-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071618.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>