%0 Book %A Friedrich G. Wallner %A Fengli Lan %D 2018 %C Berlin, Germany %I Peter Lang Verlag %@ 9783631761458 %T Evaluation of Acupuncture %B An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Approach %R 10.3726/b14376 %U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1062439 %X 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. %K Research Methodology, Clinical Trials, Placebo effect, Women’s health, Lifestyle diseases, Classical Texts %G English