Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine
- 2nd Edition - May 12, 2011
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Author: Giovanni Maciocia
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 4 2 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 9 2 1 - 7
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World-renowned author and teacher Giovanni Maciocia gives a clear, detailed explanation of the physiology, pathology and aetiology of women's disorders in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and
adapts these to Western conditions and patients.
Seventy gynecological conditions are discussed in detail with consideration given to differentiation between conditions, the advised treatment using acupuncture and herbs, prevention and prognosis. Guidelines on lifestyle and use of the eight Extraordinary Vessels are provided, with case studies allowing easy application of theory to practice throughout.
New for this edition:
New attractive two-colour layout with book marks to ease navigation
Endometriosis and its treatment now included and fully covered in a new chapter
Infertility chapter includes recent research highlighting factors in infertility
All prescriptions now removed from the text and attractively presented in three appendices: Patient Remedies, Prescriptions and Three Treasure Remedies
"Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine is a paradigmatic work. It is tempered with reverence and innovation, meticulous archival attention and detailed modern clinical insight. When future generations look back at this work…they will find not only knowledge and wisdom but also reasons for inspiration and awe."
From the Foreword to the first edition by Ted J. Kaptchuk, Associate Director, Centre for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard medical School, Boston, USA.
• Physiology and pathology of women’s disorders in Chinese medicine
• Aetiology and diagnosis of women’s disorders
• Differentiation and treatment – including acupuncture, herbs and patent remedies – of 64 gynecological conditions
• Prevention and prognosis for each disease
• Approximately 100 case histories from the author’s own practice
• A detailed discussion of the use of the eight extraordinary vessels in gynecology
• Aetiology and diagnosis of women’s disorders
• Differentiation and treatment – including acupuncture, herbs and patent remedies – of 64 gynecological conditions
• Prevention and prognosis for each disease
• Approximately 100 case histories from the author’s own practice
• A detailed discussion of the use of the eight extraordinary vessels in gynecology
All students and practitioners of Chinese medicine
Obstetricians and gynecologists
Obstetricians and gynecologists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Translation of Chinese Medical Terms
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- SECTION 1: Physiology and Pathology
- Chapter 1: History of Gynecology in Chinese Medicine
- Chapter 2: Women's Physiology
- Chapter 3: Women's Pathology
- SECTION 2: Aetiology and Diagnosis
- Chapter 4: Aetiology
- Chapter 5: Diagnosis
- SECTION 3: Methods of Treatment
- Chapter 6: Principles and Methods of Treatment
- Chapter 7: Treatment of the Extraordinary Vessels
- SECTION 4: Menstrual Irregularities
- Introduction
- Chapter 8: Early Periods
- Chapter 9: Late Periods
- Chapter 10: Irregular Periods
- Chapter 11: Heavy Periods
- Chapter 12: Scanty Periods
- Chapter 13: Long Periods
- Chapter 14: Painful Periods
- Chapter 15: Bleeding between Periods
- Chapter 16: No Periods
- Chapter 17: Flooding and Trickling
- Chapter 18: Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
- SECTION 5: Problems at Period Time
- Introduction
- Chapter 19: Pre-Menstrual Breast Distension
- Chapter 20: Headaches During Periods
- Chapter 21: Oedema During Periods
- Chapter 22: Diarrhoea at Period Time
- Chapter 23: Body Aches at Period Time
- Chapter 24: Fever at Period Time
- Chapter 25: Epistaxis or Haemoptysis at Period Time
- Chapter 26: Mouth Ulcers at Period Time
- Chapter 27: Skin Eruptions at Period Time
- Chapter 28: Dizziness at Period Time
- SECTION 6: Diseases of Pregnancy
- Introduction
- Chapter 29: Morning Sickness
- Chapter 30: Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy
- Chapter 31: Threatened Miscarriage
- Chapter 32: Fetus not Growing
- Chapter 33: Oedema During Pregnancy
- Chapter 34: Anxiety During Pregnancy
- Chapter 35: Dizziness During Pregnancy
- Chapter 36: Convulsions During Pregnancy
- Chapter 37: Feeling of Suffocation During Pregnancy
- Chapter 38: Aphonia During Pregnancy
- Chapter 39: Cough During Pregnancy
- Chapter 40: Urinary Syndrome During Pregnancy
- Chapter 41: Retention of Urine During Pregnancy
- Chapter 42: Constipation During Pregnancy
- Chapter 43: Habitual Miscarriage
- Chapter 44: Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment in Midwifery
- SECTION 7: Diseases after Childbirth
- Introduction
- Chapter 45: Post-Natal Depression
- Chapter 46: Abdominal Pain after Childbirth
- Chapter 47: Persistent Lochial Discharge (and Retention of Lochia)
- Chapter 48: Urinary Difficulty after Childbirth
- Chapter 49: Sweating after Childbirth
- Chapter 50: Constipation and Haemorrhoids after Childbirth
- Chapter 51: Fever after Childbirth
- Chapter 52: Joint Pain after Childbirth
- Chapter 53: Breast Milk not Flowing (and Acute Mastitis)
- Chapter 54: Spontaneous Flow of Milk
- Chapter 55: Collapse after Childbirth
- Chapter 56: Convulsions after Childbirth
- SECTION 8: Miscellaneous Diseases
- Introduction
- Chapter 57: Infertility
- Chapter 58: Menopausal Syndrome
- Chapter 59: Breast Lumps
- Chapter 60: Abdominal Masses
- Chapter 61: Excessive Vaginal Discharge
- Chapter 62: Vaginal Itching (and Trichomonas and Candida Infections and Genital Eczema)
- Chapter 63: Prolapse of the Uterus
- Chapter 64: Vulvar Sores
- Chapter 65: Endometriosis
- Chapter 66: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Chapter 67: Myoma
- Herbal Prescriptions
- Suggested Substitutions of Chinese Herbs
- Pinyin-English Glossary Of Chinese Terms
- English-Pinyin Glossary of Chinese Terms
- Cross-Reference of Chinese Disease-Symptoms with Western Diseases
- Cross-Reference of Western Diseases with Chinese Disease-Symptoms
- Chronology of Chinese Dynasties
- Bibliography
- Index
- Colour Plates
- Edition: 2
- Published: May 12, 2011
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- No. of pages: 1092
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443104220
- eBook ISBN: 9780702049217
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Giovanni Maciocia
Giovanni Maciocia is one of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West. He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has many years of experience in teaching and practice. Giovanni trained initially in the UK and then in China, learned Chinese to be able to study from original Chinese texts, and was one of the first practitioners and authors to introduce Chinese medicine in a clear and accessible way to a Western student audience.
Giovanni Maciocia has written other best-selling books under the Elsevier Churchill Livingstone imprint - The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 2e (ISBN 978-0443074905), Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, 1e (ISBN 9780443064487), The Channels of Acupuncture: Clinical Use of the Secondary Channels and Eight Extraordinary Vessels, 1e (ISBN 9780443074912), The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 1e (ISBN 9780702029882), and Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine, 2e (ISBN 9780443104220).
Affiliations and expertise
Acupuncturist and Medical Herbalist, UK; Visiting Professor, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.