Clinical Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture

Description

This clinical manual discusses the treatment of 201 diseases with Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture. These diseases span such TCM specialties as: internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology, paediatrics, dermatology, otorhinolaryngology. The text discusses aetiology and pathogenesis, but the emphasis is laid on key points in diagnosis, differentiation of syndrome and treatment, particularly with herbal medicine. Treatment of each disease is detailed in five parts:
Treatment based on differentiation syndromes
Patent Chinese medicines
Simple recipes of herbal medicines
Acupuncture and moxibustion
Other therapies Professor Zhou is one of the foremost doctors of TCM in China. His knowledge and experience of herbal medicine are the core of this text.

Key Features

Written by a leading light from China -- who is highly regarded by Western practitioners

English publication will precede Chinese publication - allowing Western practitioners earliest access to Professor Zhou's clinical experience, knowledge and its application

Coverage of over 200 diseases means the text is comprehensive

Treatment with herbal medicine is integrated with treatment with acupuncture and other treatments - expanding the practitioner's potential treatment skills

Gives unique guidance on how to reach the best differential diagnosis

Real clinical situations give authority to the guidance offered on the complexities of herbal prescribing

Readership

TCM practitioners and latter-year students (including physiotherapists and medically-qualified acupuncturists), Western herbal medicine practitioners

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Ying Zhou, Researcher, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China and De Jin Hui, Doctor of Chinese Medicine; Associate Professor, International Acupuncture Training Centre and Head of Interpreter Group, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China