Asian Medical Industries: Contemporary Perspectives on Traditional Pharmaceuticals Kloos Stephan
This book develops the concept of Asian Medical Industries as a novel perspective on traditional Asian medicines.Complementing and updating existing work in this field, the book provides a critical…
Specifikacia Asian Medical Industries: Contemporary Perspectives on Traditional Pharmaceuticals Kloos Stephan
This book develops the concept of Asian Medical Industries as a novel perspective on traditional Asian medicines.Complementing and updating existing work in this field, the book provides a critical and comparative analytic framework for understanding Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Sowa Rigpa, and Japanese Kampo in the 21st century. No longer subaltern health resources or conservative systems of traditional knowledge, these medicines have become an integral part of modern Asia as innovative, lucrative industries. Ten original case studies employ insights from anthropology, history, geography, pharmaceutical sciences, botany, and economics to trace the transformation of Asian medical traditions into rapidly growing and dynamic pharmaceutical industries. Collectively, these contributions identify this as a major phenomenon impacting Asian and global healthcare, economics,