TY - BOOK AU - Friedrich G. Wallner AU - Fengli Lan PY - 2018 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9783631761458 TI - Evaluation of Acupuncture T2 - An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Approach DO - 10.3726/b14376 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1062439 N2 - This book is the latest publication of the international research group «Theory, Methodology, and Structure of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),» which has been working since 2008. It outlines a methodology that is adequate for research on Classical Chinese Medicine, followed by a detailed and careful analysis of Evidence-Based Acupuncture and Mechanistic Studies of Acupuncture. The authors also analyze and discuss classical texts, hermeneutical treatments, historical studies, clinical trials, women’s diseases, lifestyle-related diseases, placebo effects, and Baomai and Baoluo. Leading experts from America, Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, and South Korea demonstrate that Chinese medicine is a scientific system that is independent from Western medicine. KW - Research Methodology, Clinical Trials, Placebo effect, Women’s health, Lifestyle diseases, Classical Texts LA - English ER -