Wu Qin Xi as a Treatment for Physical Ailments: A Bibliography of Recent Medical Research

Abstract

Wu Qin Xi consists of a series of qigong exercises that have been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat a wide variety of physical ailments. This bibliography lists medical studies that have been published on the use of wu qin xi to treat illness. The present bibliography is part of a series on the economics of qigong. Other studies in this series are listed at the end of this bibliography.

Keywords: wu qin xi, qigong, chi gong, chi kung, health qigong, medical qigong, traditional Chinese medicine, TCM, martial arts, tai chi, taiji chuan, 氣功, 气功, 気功,기공

JEL Classification: I00, I10, I12, I19, Y50, Z20, Z21, Z29