Clinical handbook of Chinese medicine / Bob Xu, American Chinese Medicine Association, USA, Chun-Su Yuan, University of Chicago, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xu, Bob.

Yuan, Chun-Su, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Chinese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 504 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a concise handbook providing a quick clinical reference on Chinese medicinal treatments for many diseases, based on traditional Chinese medicine theory and practice. Organized by different clinical conditions and diseases, it provides clinicians and healthcare professionals with definitions and recommended treatment methods, especially herbal medicine formulae. In addition to being a comprehensive quick reference source, this handbook also conveys a generalized understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Contents:

Note to Readers and How to Use this Book; Table of Contents; Part I. Overview; 1. Introduction; 2. Chinese History vs. Chinese Medicine; 3. Misunderstandings of Chinese Medical History; 4. Obstacles in Chinese Medical History; 5. Milestones in Chinese Medical History; 6. Pre-scientific, Qualitative, and Philosophical Medicine; 7. Complexity of Chinese Medicine; 8. Methodology of Chinese Medicine; 9. Chinese Medicine vs. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM); 10. Fundamental Characteristics of Chinese Medicine; 11. Research and Regulation of Chinese Medicine

12. Nomenclature of Chinese MedicinePart II. Practice; 1. General Principles; Treatment Principles; Treatment Methods; 2. Internal Medicine; Common Cold; Fever; Dysentery; Malaria; Cough; Asthma; Bronchitis; Bronchiectasis; Pulmonary Abscess; Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Pulmonary Carcinoma; Coronary Heart Disease; Irregular Heartbeat; Dizziness; Stroke; Insomnia; Dementia; Epilepsy; Schizophrenia; Psychosis; Gastritis; Abdominal Pain; Vomiting; Carcinoma of the Esophagus; Enteritis; Constipation; Jaundice; Hepatitis; Cholecystitis; Cirrhosis; Hepatocarcinoma; Glomerulonephritis

Urinary Tract InfectionAnuresis; Renal Insufficiency; Diabetes; Abdominal Mass; Myodystrophy; Acute Appendicitis; 3. Pediatrics; Rubella; Chickenpox; Fulminant Dysentery; Ascariasis; Oxyuriasis; Ancylostomiasis; Taeniasis; Common Cold; Thrush; 4. Obstetrics and Gynecology; Epimenorrhagia; Hypomenorrhea; Dysmenorrhea; Menopausal Syndrome; Hyperemesis Gravidarum; Threatened Abortion; Retarded Growth of the Fetus; Hypogalactia; 5. Surgery; Furunculosis; Facial Boil; Hand and Foot Subcutaneous Abscess; Acute Superficial Lymphangitis; Gas Gangrene; Cutaneous Anthrax; Skin Superficial Abscess

Cellulitis of the Floor of the MouthButtock Cellulitis; Pyogenic Infection of the Dorsum of the Hand; Pyogenic Infection of the Dorsum of the Foot; Carbuncle; Acute Pyogenic Osteomyelitis; Deep Muscle Abscess; Mumps; Acute Reticular Lymphangitis; Toxemia; Septicemia; Lymphoid Tuberculosis; Bone Tuberculosis; Acute Mastitis; Mammary Phlegmon; Tuberculosis of the Breast; Fibroadenoma of the Breast; Hyperplasia of the Mammary Glands; Hypermastia; Fistula of the Breast; Intracanalicular Papilloma; Breast Cancer; Goiter; Thyroid Adenoma; Thyroiditis; Thyroid Carcinoma; Neurofibromatosis

HemangiomaVaricosis; Myofibroma; Steatoma; Osteoma; 6. Anorectal Diseases; Internal Hemorrhoid; External Hemorrhoid; Mixed Hemorrhoid; Anal Sinusitis; Anal Fissure; Perianal Subcutaneous Abscess; Anal Fistula; Anorectal Prolapse; Rectal Polyp; Rectal Carcinoma; 7. Andriatrics; Acute Epididymitis; Abscess of the Scrotum; Tuberculosis of the Epididymis; Hydrocele Testis; Induration of the Penis; Bacterial Prostatitis; Prostatic Hyperplasia; 8. Dermatology; Herpes Simplex; Herpes Zoster; Verruca Vulgaris; Verruca Plana; Impetigo; White Ringworm; Favus; Tinea Manuum; Dermatophytosis

Onychomycosis

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF (ebrary, viewed December 30, 2013).

ISBN:

9789814366137

9814366137

OCLC:

865014068