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2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 295: Chinese Medicine Past and Present


(1 Unit)
Introduces the basic principles of traditional Chinese medicine and examines the historical developments that allowed it to become a prominent part of “alternative medicine” throughout the world today. Explores how people in China sought answers to the universal questions that have shaped all healing systems: How do the body and mind function, and how are they related? How should we classify different illnesses and their causes? How do we know if a treatment actually works? What kind of people are qualified to practice medicine? Considers how medical ideas change over time and place. Staff.