Sources & TCM Foundations
This page lists core references that inform the Traditional Chinese Medicine perspectives shared across Radiant Shenti articles, video lessons, and educational materials. Individual articles may reference additional, topic-specific sources, while this page reflects the foundational works that guide the site as a whole.
Core Traditional Chinese Medicine Texts
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text (3rd Edition)
by Giovanni Maciocia, CAc (Nanjing)
The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine
by Ted J. Kaptchuk
Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine
by Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold
Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine
Chinese Edition
by East Asian Medical Studies Society, Nigel Wiseman, et al.
Contemporary Introduction to Chinese Medicine: In Comparison With Western Medicine
by Xie Zhu Fan
Life Cultivation & Rehabilitation of Traditional Chinese Medicine
English and Mandarin Chinese Edition
Compiler-in-Chief: Wang Xudong
A TCM Way to Be Healthy, Inside and Out
by Liqun Zhang
Edited by Pamela Moore
Emotional Health & the Mind–Body Connection
Managing Your Emotional Health Using Chinese Medicine
by Zhang Yifang
Breathing Spaces: Qigong, Psychiatry, and Healing in China
by Nancy N. Chen
Dietary Therapy, Food Energetics & Nourishment of Life
Healing with Whole Foods (3rd Edition)
by Paul Pitchford
The Tao of Healthy Eating: Dietary Wisdom According to Chinese Medicine
by Bob Flaws and Honora L. Wolfe
Live Well Live Long: Teachings from the Chinese Nourishment of Life Tradition
by Peter Deadman
Chinese Food Life Care
by Yang Hua and Guo Wen
Healthy Smoothies: Traditional Chinese Medicine Inspired Recipes
by Kimberly Ashton
Photography by Rosa Chen
Your Guide to Health with Foods & Herbs
by Yifang Zhang
The China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition)
by T. Colin Campbell, PhD, and Thomas M. Campbell II, MD
Herbal Medicine
70 Essential Chinese Herbal Formulas
by Bob Flaws
Chinese Herbal Cures
by Henry C. Lu
Curing Insomnia Naturally with Chinese Medicine
by Bob Flaws
Women’s Health, Pediatrics & Family Care
Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine
by Giovanni Maciocia
Outline of Female Medicine
Translated by Lorraine Wilcox
A Handbook of TCM Pediatrics
by Bob Flaws
Acupressure and Acupuncture During Birth
by Claudia Citkovitz
Acupuncture, Acupressure & Manual Therapies
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (4th Edition)
by Cheng Xinnong
Methods of Traditional Chinese Health Care
Compiled by Zeng Qingnan
Foot Therapy for Common Diseases
by Ji Qing Shan
Health Care at Home: A Family Massage Manual
by Chen Zhao Guang
Hand Therapy: Traditional Chinese Remedies
by Wang Sheng
Dr. Wu’s Head Massage: Anti-Aging and Holistic Healing Therapy
by Dr. Bin Jiang Wu
Gua Sha & Facial Therapy
Gua Sha: A Complete Self-Treatment Guide
by Clive Witham
Facial Gua Sha (Revised Edition): A Step-by-Step Guide to a Natural Facelift
by Clive Witham
Qigong, Daoist & Energy Cultivation Practices
Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy: A Comprehensive Clinical Text
by Jerry Alan Johnson
The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing
by Kenneth S. Cohen
Qigong Through the Seasons
by Ronald Davis
Taoist Qigong for Health and Vitality
by Sat Chuen Chuen Hon
Contributor: Philip Glass
The Complete System of Self-Healing: Internal Exercises
by Dr. Stephen T. Chang
Qigong Empowerment
by Master Shou-Yu Liang and Wen-Ching Wu
Mastering Miracles: The Healing Art of Qi Gong
by Hong Liu and Paul Perry
The Master Key: Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, and Wisdom
by Robert Peng
The Five Element Orchard: Qigong Practices for Harvesting Energy from Trees
by John C. Platt and Mary Rachel Platt
Mudras, Yoga & Complementary Practices
Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands
by Gertrud Hirschi
Mudras for Healing and Transformation
by Joseph Le Page and Lilian Le Page
Feng Shui & Environmental Harmony
The Practical Encyclopedia of Feng Shui
by Gill Hale
Stone Medicine & Chinese Mineral Traditions
Stone Medicine: A Chinese Medical Guide to Healing with Gems and Minerals
by Leslie J. Franks
Discovering Chinese Mineral Drugs
by Weidong Yu and Harold D. Foster
Healing Stones for the Vital Organs: 83 Crystals with Traditional Chinese Medicine
by Michael Gienger and Wolfgang Maier
The Story of Stone: Intertextuality, Ancient Chinese Stone Lore, and the Stone Symbolism in Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, and Journey to the West
by Jing Wang
