The Chinese Art of Healing

Abstract

This remarkably timely book was not written to exploit the current vogue of interest in Chinese medicine, but it is a new English translation of the original German and Hungarian editions which were simultaneously published in 1963. The book reflects the unusual background of its Hungarian-born author who had elected to lead the life of a Buddhist monk in a Tibetan monastery and even joined it in its eventual exile in Switzerland. The author's long and thorough exposure to Far Eastern life and medical practices has endowed the book with considerable depth and authenticity. The work deals clearly and succinctly with the archaic theories underlying the traditional Chinese medical practices, some of which are now so prominently featured by the recent visitors to China and the Western news media. In this connection it is important to note that even as recently as 1963, acupuncture, although widely used as analgesic for