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Clinical Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture

  • 1st Edition - September 30, 1996
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Ying Zhou, De Jin Hui
  • Language: English

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,… Read more

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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

    Diagnoses and Treatment of Common Symptoms and Signs. Common Diseases of Internal Medicine. Common Surgical Diseases. Common Diseases of Gynecology. Common Diseases of Pediatrics. Common Diseases of Traumatology. Common Diseases of Dermatology. Common Diseases of Ophthalmology. Common Diseases of Otorhinolaryngology and Stomatology. Common Diseases of the Anus and Rectum

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: September 30, 1996
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    YZ

    Ying Zhou

    Researcher at Northwestern Polytechnical University in China. Her research focuses on innovative topology optimization methods, and feature-driven methods for structural optimization. She has published nine papers on computational mechanics and structural optimization
    Affiliations and expertise
    Researcher, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China

    DJ

    De Jin Hui

    Affiliations and expertise
    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