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Treating Autoimmune Disease with Chinese Medicine

  • 1st Edition - July 21, 2009
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Wanzhu Hou
  • Language: English

TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINE clearly describes the integration of Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. This book clearly… Read more

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TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINE clearly describes the integration of Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. This book clearly describes how Chinese medicine can treat autoimmune diseases by clearly presenting recommendations for acupuncture point and herbal treatment when the patient presents with different symptoms, different blood results and may be taking different medications.

Key features

  • Written by highly qualified, American-based practitioners with long experience of working in both Chinese and Western medical environments
  • Addresses the use of Chinese medicine in a wide range of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and psoriasis
  • Includes treatments using both acupuncture and Chinese herbs

Readership

Students and practitioners of Chinese medicine.

Table of contents

Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1 - Basic immunology and immune system disorders. Chapter 2 - An overview of Chinese Medicine and autoimmune diseases and the role of yin deficiency. Chapter 3 - Systemic lupus erythematosus. Chapter 4 - Cardiopulmonary disease and lupus. Chapter 5 - Rheumatoid arthritis. Chapter 6 - Autoimmune hepatitis. Chapter 7 - Crohn's disease. Chapter 8 - Graves' disease. Chapter 9 - Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Chapter 10 - Mental illness and autoimmune disease. Chapter 11 - Multiple sclerosis. Chapter 12 - Psoriasis. Chapter 13 - Raynaud's phenomenon. Chapter 14 - Scleroderma. Chapter 15 - Sjogren's Syndrome. Conclusion. Appendices. Glossary of immunology. Index of Chinese herbal formulas. Index of acupuncture points. Index.

Review quotes

"All consultants to a natural medicine clinic in the US, Hou, Guangpi Xu (both Nanjing U. of Traditional Chinese Medicine), and Hunjie Wang (Shandong U. of Medicine) explain in great detail how Chinese doctors use traditional medicine to treat patients with various autoimmune diseases. Among them are systemic lupus erythematosus, Crohn's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, multiple sclerosis, and Sj<:o>gren's syndrome. Introductory chapters review basic immunology and immune system disorders, and Chinese medicine and the role of yin deficiency in autoimmune diseases. The information is intended to be useful to practitioners in Chinese or Western medicine."

- Book News, Inc.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 2, 2010
  • Language: English

About the editor

WH

Wanzhu Hou

Affiliations and expertise
CEO of All Natural Medicine Clinic and Licensed and Certified Acupuncturist and Chinese herbologist in the USA

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