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.

Friedrich G. Wallner is Professor of Philosophy and Scientific Theory at the University of Vienna. His research focuses on Intercultural Philosophy of Science, especially the methodology of Chinese Medicine. Fengli Lan is a former professor of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her research focuses on philosophical and cultural interpretation of Chinese Medicine.