Publisher's Synopsis
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.
