This book discusses Asian medicine, which puts enormous emphasis on
prevention and preservation of health, and examines how, in recent
decades, medical schools in Asia have been increasingly shifting
toward a curative approach. It offers an ethnographic investigation of
the scenarios in China and India and finds that modern students and
graduates in these countries perceive Asian medicine to be as
important as Western medicine. There is a growing tendency to
integrate Asian medicine with Western medical thought in the academic
curriculum that has led to a gradual decline of Asian medical thought
and practices. At the same time, there has been a massive rise in
patent drugs, health products and cosmetics being sold under the brand
names of Asian medicine or herbal medicine. Most of these drugs and
health products do not follow the classical formulas found in the
Asian medical texts. The book analyses these texts and concludes that
contemporary Asian medicine rarely follows the classical texts, and in
fact uses Asian medicine brands to sell Western health products and
practices. With a particular focus on the formal and professional
sector of Chinese herbal medicine and Indian ayurvedic medicine in
urban areas, this book appeals to a broad readership, including
undergraduate students and academics as well as non-experts. Md.
Nazrul Islam is an Associate Professor in the General Education
Office, United International College, Beijing Normal University-Hong
Kong Baptist University. He was a Visiting Associate Professor in the
School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
(2015-16) during which time he completed this book manuscript.
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Branding Asia
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ISBN
9789811039621
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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