PRACTICE OF CHINESE MEDICINE (2nd ED.)

In this sequel to Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia presents the theory of Chinese medicine as it is applied in the treatment of specific diseases with acupuncture and herbs. He integrates research and study from ancient and modern Chinese textbooks with his personal experience with Western patients, so that the traditional approach is applied to concrete Western clinical situations. In addition to the existing 34 covered in the first edition, 14 new conditions and symptoms have been added and these include common, chronic and acute conditions, which clinicians may see in their practice. Each chapter contains aetiology and pathology; differential diagnosis according to TCM; selection of treatments with acupuncture and herbs, with explanation of choices; case studies for illustration; summary of Western differential diagnosis and discussion of prognosis and prevention. Pages 1501