| 中文摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-10页 |
| List of abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| ·Statement of the problem | 第11页 |
| ·What seems to be the problem with studying TCM in English? | 第11页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第11-12页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第12页 |
| ·Limitations | 第12-13页 |
| 2 Review of the literature | 第13-19页 |
| 3 Design of the study | 第19-22页 |
| ·Assembling all the available English language textbooks and reliable books on thesubject of TCM,written by foreign experts with qualified degrees and backgrounds in TCM | 第19页 |
| ·Assembling all the available English language textbooks and reliable books on thesubject of TCM written by Chinese experts with qualified degrees and backgrounds in TCM | 第19页 |
| ·Gathering all the available,reliable English language books on the subject ofChinese History written by foreign and Chinese experts | 第19页 |
| ·Gathering all the available,reliable English language books on the subject ofChinese culture written by foreign and Chinese experts | 第19-20页 |
| ·Collecting all the available,reliable English language books on the topic of "Keyconcepts in Chinese philosophy" written by foreign and Chinese experts | 第20页 |
| ·Compiling all the available,reliable English language books written by foreignand Chinese experts on the topic of Herbs in TCM | 第20页 |
| ·Compiling all the available,reliable English language books on the topic ofacupuncture written by foreign and Chinese experts | 第20页 |
| ·Amassing all the available, reliable English language books on the issue of Health Preservation, elevation and the combating of ailments by means of TCM | 第20页 |
| ·Amassing all the available, reliable English language books written by foreign and Chinese experts on the topic of complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) | 第20页 |
| ·Amassing all the available, reliable English language Atlases on herbs used in TCM | 第20页 |
| ·Accumulating all the available, reliable English language Atlases on Acupuncture. | 第20页 |
| ·Gathering all the available, reliable English language books on writing and editing | 第20-21页 |
| ·Hoarding all the available English language, Regular and Scientific dictionaries and thesauruses | 第21页 |
| ·Gathering all the available English and Chinese-English (Bilingual) Medical Terminology dictionaries | 第21-22页 |
| 4 Findings | 第22-26页 |
| Introduction | 第26-109页 |
| ·Origins of medicine and the formation of a theoretical system of TraditionalChinese Medicine (TCM) | 第27-41页 |
| ·The theories of Yin-Yang and Wu Xing | 第41-56页 |
| ·Materia Medica | 第56-86页 |
| ·Acupuncture | 第86-106页 |
| ·Other aspects of TCM in a nutshell | 第106-109页 |
| 5 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations For Future Research | 第109-110页 |
| References | 第110-114页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第114-115页 |
| 致谢 | 第115-116页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第116-117页 |
| Appendix | 第117页 |
