"This analysis shows, among other things, that the underlying premise of
Chinese medicine is that the mind and body of a person are inseparable.
To be in good health, a person must have good spirit and pay attention
to cultivating their spirit. Chinese doctors see "people" not "diseases"
and equate "curing diseases" with "curing people."
According to the authors: "Good health and longevity are what we pursue.
More and more people are concerned about ways to prevent disease and
strengthen their bodies, which is the emphasis of traditional Chinese
medicine. It pays attention to physical pains, and at the same time is
also concerned with spiritual suffering. Therefore, TCM can teach people
to be indifferent towards having or not having, to exist with few
desires and feel at ease, to keep the body healthy and the mind quiet,
and to achieve harmony between the body and the mind and then to achieve
harmony with the world and nature." "
("The study is published online in Springer's journal Pastoral Psychology, in a special issue² dedicated to the psychology of religion in China.")
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120925102517.htm
For an Anthropological account, I recommend Elizabeth Hsu's The Transmission of Chinese Medicine and here
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