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Foreword |
xxiii |
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Preface to the Second Edition |
xxv |
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Acknowledgements |
xxix |
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Note on the Translation of Chinese
Medical Term |
xxxi |
Chapter 1 |
Headaches |
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Aetiology |
2 |
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Constitutional
Deficiency |
2 |
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Emotional Stress |
3 |
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Overwork |
4 |
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Excessive Sexual
Activity |
4 |
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Irregular Diet |
5 |
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Trauma |
5 |
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Childbirth |
6 |
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External Pathogenic
Factors |
6 |
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Channels |
6 |
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Pathology |
10 |
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Excess of Yang |
10 |
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Deficiency of Yang |
11 |
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Excess of Yin |
11 |
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Deficiency of Yin |
11 |
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Diagnosis |
12 |
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Diagnosis According
to Channels |
12 |
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Diagnosis According
to Type of Pain |
15 |
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Diagnosis According
to Amelioration and Aggravation |
16 |
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Treatment Strategies
and Principles of Point Selection |
17 |
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Treating the Root or
the Manifestation |
18 |
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Point Selection |
18 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
19 |
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Wind-Cold |
20 |
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Wind-Heat |
21 |
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Wind-Dampness |
22 |
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Liver-Yang Rising |
23 |
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Liver-Fire |
32 |
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Liver-Wind |
34 |
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Liver-Qi Stagnation |
35 |
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Stagnation of Cold
in the Liver Channel |
36 |
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Dampness |
37 |
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Turbid Phlegm |
40 |
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Turbid Phlegm-Wind |
42 |
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Liver-Yang Rising
with Phlegm in the Head |
42 |
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Retention of Food |
43 |
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Stasis of Blood |
44 |
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Stomach-Heat |
47 |
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Qi Deficiency |
47 |
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Blood Deficiency |
48 |
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Kidney Deficiency |
49 |
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Modern Chinese
Literature |
52 |
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Clinical Trials |
55 |
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Acupuncture |
55 |
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Herbal Medicine |
58 |
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Patients’ Statistics |
59 |
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Western Differential
Diagnosis of Headaches |
59 |
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Intracranial |
60 |
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Cranial |
62 |
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Extracranial |
62 |
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Prognosis and
Prevention |
63 |
Chapter 2 |
Dizziness |
65 |
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Aetiology |
66 |
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Emotional Strain |
66 |
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Overwork and
Excessive Sexual Activity |
66 |
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Irregular Diet |
66 |
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Pathology |
66 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
67 |
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Liver-Yang,
Liver-Fire or Liver-Wind Rising |
67 |
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Turbid Phlegm in the
Head |
69 |
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Liver-Yang Rising
with Phlegm in the Head |
70 |
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Qi and Blood
Deficiency |
71 |
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Kidney-Essence
Deficiency |
71 |
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Modern Chinese
Literature |
73 |
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Western
Differentiation |
74 |
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Ear |
74 |
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Eighth Cranial Nerve |
75 |
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Brainstem |
75 |
Chapter 3 |
Breathlessness (Chuan) |
77 |
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Aetiology |
78 |
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External Pathogenic
Factors |
78 |
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Irregular Diet |
79 |
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Emotional Problems |
79 |
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Overwork, Chronic
Illness |
79 |
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Pathology |
79 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
81 |
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Wind-Cold invading
the Lungs |
82 |
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Wind-Cold on the
Exterior, Phlegm-Fluids in the Interior |
83 |
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Cold on the
Exterior, Heat in the interior |
84 |
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Phlegm-Heat in the
Lungs |
84 |
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Turbid Phlegm in the
Lungs |
85 |
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Lung-Qi Obstructed |
86 |
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Liver-Fire invading
the Lungs |
86 |
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Lung-Qi Deficiency |
88 |
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Lung-Yin Deficiency |
88 |
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Lung and Kidney
Deficiency |
89 |
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Lung- and Kidney-Yin
Deficiency |
92 |
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Lung- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency, Fluids Overflowing to Heart and Lungs |
94 |
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Lung-, Heart- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency, Fluids Overflowing to the Heart |
94 |
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Prognosis and
Prevention |
96 |
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Diet |
97 |
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Life Habits |
97 |
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Preventive Treatment |
97 |
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Western Differential
Diagnosis |
97 |
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Causes in Lungs |
97 |
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Causes in Heart |
99 |
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General Causes |
99 |
Chapter 4 |
Wheezing (Xiao) |
101 |
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Aetiology |
102 |
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External Pathogenic
Factors |
102 |
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Irregular Diet |
102 |
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Weak Body Condition |
102 |
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Pathology |
102 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
103 |
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Cold Phlegm |
103 |
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Hot Phlegm |
104 |
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Lung Deficiency |
105 |
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Spleen Deficiency |
106 |
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Kidney Deficiency |
108 |
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Modern Chinese
Literature |
109 |
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Prognosis and Prevention |
110 |
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Western
Differentiation |
111 |
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Acute Bronchitis |
111 |
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Chronic Bronchitis |
111 |
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Asthma |
111 |
Chapter 5 |
Allergic Asthma (Atopic Eczema) |
113 |
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Allergic Asthma in
Western Medicine |
115 |
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Pathology |
115 |
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Aetiology |
118 |
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Clinical Features |
123 |
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Differential
Diagnosis |
123 |
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Connections and
Differences between Early-Onset Allergic Asthma and Xiao-Chuan |
125 |
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Aetiology |
125 |
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Pathology |
126 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
129 |
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Late-onset,
Non-Allergic Asthma |
130 |
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A New Theory of
Asthma |
130 |
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Aetiology and
Pathology |
130 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
138 |
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The Liver and Asthma |
145 |
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Liver-Qi Stagnant,
insulting the Lungs |
145 |
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Liver-Fire insulting
the Lungs |
146 |
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Liver-Yin Deficiency |
147 |
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Atopic Eczema |
147 |
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Acute Eczema |
150 |
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Chronic Eczema |
152 |
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External Treatment |
153 |
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Modern Chinese
Literature |
153 |
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Clinical Trials |
161 |
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Acupuncture |
161 |
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Herbal Medicine |
162 |
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Case Histories |
164 |
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Patients Statistics |
171 |
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Prognosis and
Prevention |
171 |
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Western Drug Therapy |
172 |
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Antiallergic Drugs
(Mast Cell Stabilizers) |
172 |
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Bronchodilators |
173 |
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Corticosteroids |
173 |
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Leukotriene
Antagonists |
173 |
Chapter 6 |
Allergic Rhinitis |
177 |
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Allergic Rhinitis in
Western Medicine |
177 |
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Aetiology |
178 |
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Pathology |
178 |
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The Chinese Theory
of Bi Yuan |
179 |
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Aetiology |
179 |
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Pathology |
180 |
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Differences between
Allergic Rhinitis and Bi Yuan |
181 |
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Differences between
Allergic Rhinitis and Bi Yuan |
181 |
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The Chinese theory
of Bi Qiu (“Stuffy Nose”) |
181 |
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A New Theory of Allergic
Rhinitis |
182 |
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Aetiology |
182 |
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Pathology |
182 |
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Treatment of
Allergic Rhinitis |
184 |
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Seasonal Allergic
Rhinitis |
184 |
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Perennial Allergic
Rhinitis |
188 |
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Modern Chinese
Literature |
191 |
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Clinical Trials |
192 |
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Acupuncture |
192 |
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Acupuncture and Herbal
Medicine |
194 |
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Herbal Medicine |
195 |
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Case Histories |
197 |
Chapter 7 |
Sinusitis (Nasal Polyps) |
201 |
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Sinusitis
|
202 |
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Aetiology and
Pathology |
202 |
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Repeated invasions
of Wind |
202 |
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Diet |
203 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
203 |
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Wind-Heat |
205 |
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Lung-Heat |
205 |
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Liver- and Gall
Bladder-Fire |
206 |
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Stomach and Spleen
Damp Heat |
207 |
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Qi and Blood
Stagnation |
207 |
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Lung- and Spleen-Qi
Deficiency |
208 |
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Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
209 |
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Modern Chinese
Literature |
210 |
|
Clinical Trials |
210 |
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Acupuncture |
210 |
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Prognosis |
211 |
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Nasal Polyps
|
211 |
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Chinese Medicine
Treatment |
211 |
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Lung-Heat with
Stagnation |
212 |
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Damp Phlegm with
Stasis |
212 |
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Lung- and Spleen-Qi
Deficiency with Damp Phlegm |
213 |
Chapter 8 |
Cough |
215 |
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Aetiology |
216 |
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External Pathogenic
Factors |
216 |
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Emotional Stress |
217 |
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Diet |
217 |
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Chronic Illness |
217 |
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Pathology |
217 |
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Acupuncture in Cough |
219 |
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Diagnosis |
220 |
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Sound |
220 |
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Time of Day |
220 |
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Sputum |
221 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
221 |
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Acute |
222 |
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Acute
Exterior |
223 |
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Invasion of
Wind-Cold |
223 |
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Invasion of
Wind-Heat |
224 |
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Invasion of
Wind-Dryness |
225 |
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Acute
Interior |
226 |
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Lung-Heat |
226 |
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Lung Phlegm-Heat |
227 |
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Chronic
|
229 |
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Chronic
Full |
229 |
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Damp Phlegm in the
Lungs |
229 |
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Phlegm-Heat in the
Lungs |
230 |
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Phlegm-Fluids in the
Lungs |
231 |
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Liver-Fire Insulting
the Lungs |
232 |
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Chronic
Empty |
233 |
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Lung-Qi Deficiency |
233 |
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Lung-Yin Deficiency |
234 |
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Lung-Dryness |
234 |
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Modern Chinese
Literature |
236 |
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Clinical Trials |
239 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
239 |
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Prognosis |
240 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
240 |
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Tracheitis |
240 |
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Acute Bronchitis |
240 |
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Chronic Bronchitis |
241 |
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Whooping Cough |
241 |
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Pleurisy |
241 |
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Pneumonia |
241 |
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Carcinoma of the
Bronchi |
241 |
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Tuberculosis of the
Lungs |
241 |
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Bronchiectasis |
241 |
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Heart Disease |
241 |
Chapter 9 |
The Psyche in Chinese Medicine |
243 |
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Nature of the Mind (Shen)
in Chinese Medicine |
243 |
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The Five
Mental-Spiritual Aspects |
247 |
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The Ethereal Soul (Hun) |
248 |
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The Corporeal Soul (Po) |
264 |
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The intellect (Yi) |
272 |
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The Will-Power (Zhi) |
274 |
Chapter 10 |
The Emotions |
277 |
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The Emotions |
282 |
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Anger |
282 |
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Joy |
285 |
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Worry |
287 |
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Pensiveness |
288 |
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Sadness and Grief |
290 |
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Fear |
291 |
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Shock |
292 |
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Love |
293 |
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Craving |
294 |
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Guilt |
295 |
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Shame |
297 |
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The Pathology of Qi
and Minister Fire in Emotional Problems |
298 |
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The Effect of
Emotions on the Body’s Qi |
298 |
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The Pathology of the
Minister Fire in Emotional Problems |
303 |
Chapter 11 |
Aetiology of Mental-Emotional
Problems |
311 |
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Constitution |
312 |
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Wood Type |
312 |
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Fire Type |
312 |
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Earth Type |
314 |
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Metal Type |
314 |
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Water Type |
315 |
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Diet |
316 |
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Excessive
Consumption of Hot-Energy Foods |
316 |
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Excessive
Consumption of Damp-Producing Foods |
317 |
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Excessive
Consumption of Cold-Energy Foods |
317 |
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Irregular Eating Habits |
317 |
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Insufficient Eating |
317 |
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Overwork |
317 |
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Excessive Sexual
Activity |
317 |
|
Drugs |
317 |
|
Prevention of
Mental-Emotional Problems |
319 |
Chapter 12 |
Diagnosis of Mental-Emotional
Problems |
321 |
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Complexion |
321 |
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Eyes |
323 |
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Pulse |
324 |
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The Pulse and the
Emotions |
324 |
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The Heart Pulse |
325 |
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General Pulse
Qualities and the Emotions |
326 |
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Tongue |
326 |
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Red Tip |
326 |
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Heart Crack |
328 |
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Sides of the tongue |
328 |
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Body Shape |
329 |
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Combined Stomach and
Heart Crack |
329 |
Chapter 13 |
Depression |
333 |
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Definition and
Western Medicine’s View |
334 |
|
Major Depressive
Syndrome |
335 |
|
Pathology of
Depression in Chinese Medicine |
335 |
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Yu as Stagnation |
335 |
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Yu as Mental
Depression |
336 |
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Depression and the
Relationship between the Mind (Shen) and the Ethereal Soul (Hun) |
337 |
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The Will-Power (Zhi)
of the Kidneys in Depression |
337 |
|
Distinction between
Depression in Yu Syndrome and in Dian Syndrome |
338 |
|
Lilium Syndrome (Bat
He Bing) |
338 |
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Agitation (Zang
Zao) |
339 |
|
Plum-Stone Syndrome
(Mei He Qi) |
339 |
|
Aetiology |
340 |
|
Emotional Stress |
340 |
|
Constitutional
Traits |
341 |
|
Irregular Diet |
341 |
|
Overwork |
341 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
342 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
342 |
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Heart- and Lung-Qi
Stagnation |
345 |
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Stagnant Liver-Qi
Turning into Heat |
346 |
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Phlegm-Heat
Harassing the Mind |
347 |
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Blood Stasis
Obstructing the Mind |
348 |
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Qi Stagnation with
Phlegm |
350 |
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Diaphragm Heat |
352 |
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Worry injuring the
Mind |
353 |
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Heart and Spleen
Deficiency |
354 |
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Heart-Yang
Deficiency |
355 |
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Kidney- and
Heart-Yin Deficiency. Empty Heat Blazing |
356 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
357 |
|
Acupuncture Points
for Depression |
358 |
|
Herbs for Depression |
364 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
366 |
|
Clinical Trials |
370 |
|
Acupuncture |
370 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
374 |
|
Case Histories |
375 |
|
Patients’ Statistics |
382 |
Chapter 14 |
Anxiety |
385 |
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Anxiety in Western
Medicine |
385 |
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Anxiety in Chinese
Medicine |
387 |
|
Chinese Disease
Entities Corresponding to Anxiety |
387 |
|
Rebellious Qi of the
Penetrating Vessel (Chong Mai) |
387 |
|
Palpitations in Chinese
Diagnosis |
390 |
|
Difference between
Mind Unsettled and Mind Obstructed in Anxiety |
390 |
|
Aetiology |
390 |
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Emotional Stress |
390 |
|
Constitution |
391 |
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Irregular Diet |
391 |
|
Loss of Blood |
391 |
|
Overwork |
391 |
|
Pathology and
Treatment Principles |
391 |
|
Heart |
392 |
|
Lungs |
393 |
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Kidneys |
393 |
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Spleen |
394 |
|
Liver |
394 |
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Acupuncture
Treatment of Anxiety |
395 |
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Distal Points
According to Channel |
395 |
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Head Points |
396 |
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Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
397 |
|
Heart and Gall
Bladder Deficiency |
397 |
|
Heart-Blood
Deficiency |
398 |
|
Kidney- and
Heart-Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat |
399 |
|
Heart-Yang
Deficiency |
399 |
|
Lung- and Heart-Qi
Deficiency |
400 |
|
Lung- and Heart-Qi
Stagnation |
401 |
|
Lung- and Heart-Yin
Deficiency |
401 |
|
Heart-Blood Stasis |
402 |
|
Phlegm-Heat
Harassing the Heart |
403 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
404 |
|
Case Histories |
404 |
Chapter 15 |
Insomnia (Somnolence, Poor Memory) |
407 |
|
Aetiology |
409 |
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Worry |
409 |
|
Anger |
410 |
|
Overwork |
410 |
|
“Gall Bladder Timid” |
410 |
|
Irregular Diet |
410 |
|
Childbirth |
410 |
|
Residual Heat |
410 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
411 |
|
Pathology |
411 |
|
Diagnosis |
413 |
|
Sleep |
413 |
|
Dreams |
413 |
|
Sleeping Positions |
414 |
|
Snoring |
414 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
414 |
|
Liver-Fire Blazing |
415 |
|
Heart-Fire Blazing |
416 |
|
Phlegm-Heat
Harassing the Mind |
417 |
|
Heart-Qi Stagnation |
418 |
|
Heart-Blood Stasis |
419 |
|
Residual Heat in the
Diaphragm |
420 |
|
Retention of Food |
420 |
|
Heart - and
Spleen-Blood Deficiency |
421 |
|
Heart-Yin Deficiency |
423 |
|
Heart and Kidneys
not Harmonized |
424 |
|
Heart and Gall
Bladder Deficiency |
425 |
|
Liver-Yin Deficiency |
425 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
428 |
|
Clinical Trials |
431 |
|
Acupuncture |
431 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
433 |
|
Patients’ Statistics |
433 |
|
Somnolence
|
434 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
434 |
|
Dampness Obstructing
the Brain |
434 |
|
Phlegm Misting the
Brain |
435 |
|
Spleen Deficiency |
436 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency (Deficiency of Sea of Marrow) |
436 |
|
Poor Memory |
437 |
|
Aetiology |
438 |
|
Worry and
Pensiveness |
438 |
|
Overwork and
Excessive Sexual Activity |
438 |
|
Childbirth |
438 |
|
Sadness |
438 |
|
“Recreational” Drugs |
438 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
438 |
|
Spleen Deficiency |
438 |
|
Kidney-Essence
Deficiency |
439 |
|
Heart Deficiency |
439 |
Chapter 16 |
Patterns in Mental-Emotional Problems
and Their Treatment with Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture |
441 |
|
The Effect of
Mental-Emotional Problems on Qi, Blood, Yin and Pathogenic Factors |
442 |
|
Effects on Qi |
442 |
|
Effects on Blood |
443 |
|
Effects on Yin |
444 |
|
Pathogenic Factors
in Mental-Emotional Problems |
445 |
|
Mind Obstructed,
Unsettled, Weakened |
447 |
|
Mind Obstructed |
447 |
|
Mind Unsettled |
448 |
|
Mind Weakened |
448 |
|
Herbal Treatment
Methods For Mind Obstructed, Unsettled or Weakened |
449 |
|
Treatment Principles |
449 |
|
Mind Obstructed |
450 |
|
Qi Stagnation |
451 |
|
Blood Stasis |
455 |
|
Phlegm Misting the
Mind |
458 |
|
Mind Unsettled |
462 |
|
Blood Deficiency |
462 |
|
Yin Deficiency |
463 |
|
Yin Deficiency with
Empty Heat |
463 |
|
Liver-Yin Deficiency
with Empty Heat |
469 |
|
Qi Stagnation |
471 |
|
Blood Stasis |
472 |
|
Fire |
472 |
|
Phlegm-Fire |
476 |
|
Mind Weakened |
478 |
|
Qi And Blood
Deficiency |
478 |
|
Yang Deficiency |
482 |
|
Blood Deficiency |
482 |
|
Yin Deficiency |
484 |
Chapter 17 |
Tinnitus |
493 |
|
Aetiology |
493 |
|
Emotional Strain |
493 |
|
Overwork |
494 |
|
Old Age |
494 |
|
Diet |
494 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
494 |
|
Exposure to Loud
Sounds |
494 |
|
Pathology |
494 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
496 |
|
Full |
496 |
|
Liver-Yang Rising |
496 |
|
Rising of Liver- And
Gall Bladder-Fire |
497 |
|
Liver-Wind |
499 |
|
Phlegm-Fire Flaring
Upwards |
499 |
|
Empty |
501 |
|
Kidney-Essence
Deficiency |
501 |
|
Upper Burner Qi Weak |
503 |
|
Heart-Blood
Deficiency |
504 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
504 |
|
Prognosis |
505 |
Chapter 18 |
Goitre (Hypothyroidism,
Hyperthyroidism) |
507 |
|
Aetiology |
509 |
|
Emotional Stress |
509 |
|
Diet |
509 |
|
Environment |
509 |
|
Constitution |
509 |
|
Pathology |
510 |
|
Diagnosis |
511 |
|
General Treatment
Indications |
512 |
|
Acupuncture |
512 |
|
Herbal Treatment of
Masses |
513 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
514 |
|
Qi Stagnation and
Phlegm (Also Called Qi Goitre) |
514 |
|
Liver–Qi Stagnation,
Spleen–Qi Deficiency and Phlegm |
515 |
|
Phlegm and Blood
Stasis |
516 |
|
Liver–Fire Blazing
with Phlegm–Heat |
517 |
|
Heat– and Liver–Yin
Deficiency with Phlegm |
518 |
|
Prognosis and
Preventions |
519 |
|
Goitre in Western
Medicine |
519 |
|
Hypothyroidism |
521 |
|
Pathology |
521 |
|
Clinical
Menifestations |
527 |
|
Hyperthyroidism in
Chinese Medicine: A Review of Chinese Literature |
528 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
533 |
|
Liver – Qi
Stagnation |
533 |
|
Heat in Liver, Heart
and Stomach |
534 |
|
Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat |
535 |
|
Phlegm-Heat in the
Liver |
556 |
|
Case Histories |
537 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
539 |
Chapter 19 |
Hypertension |
541 |
|
Hypertension in
Western Medicine |
542 |
|
Causes of
Hypertension |
543 |
|
Pathology of
Essential Hypertension |
544 |
|
Complications |
544 |
|
Assessment |
545 |
|
Treatment |
545 |
|
Hypertension in
Chinese Medicine |
547 |
|
Pathology of
Hypertension in Chinese Medicine |
547 |
|
Aetiology of Hypertension
in Chinese Medicine |
552 |
|
Thoughts on
Hypertension in Chinese Medicine |
552 |
|
Effects of
Hypertension Medication on the Pulse |
556 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
557 |
|
Liver-Yang Rising |
557 |
|
Liver-Wind |
559 |
|
Liver-Fire |
560 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation,
Blood Rebelling Upwards |
562 |
|
Liver Invading the
Spleen |
562 |
|
Phlegm Obstructing
the orifices and the Blood Vessels |
563 |
|
Blood Stasis in the
Connecting (Luo) Channels |
564 |
|
Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
565 |
|
Qi and Yin Deficiency |
566 |
|
Spleen- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency |
567 |
|
Disharmony of
Penetrating and Directing Vessels (Chong And Ren Mai) |
568 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
569 |
|
Case Histories |
570 |
|
Patients’ Statistics |
572 |
|
Clinical Trials |
573 |
|
Acupuncture |
573 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
575 |
Chapter 20 |
Tiredness |
579 |
|
Aetiology |
581 |
|
Weak Constitution |
581 |
|
Overwork |
582 |
|
Physical
Overexertion |
583 |
|
Diet |
583 |
|
Severe Illness |
583 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
583 |
|
Childbirth |
583 |
|
“Recreational” Drugs |
584 |
|
Pathology |
584 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
586 |
|
Empty |
587 |
|
Lung-Qi Deficiency |
587 |
|
Spleen-Qi Deficiency |
588 |
|
Heart-Qi Deficiency |
589 |
|
Heart-Yang
Deficiency |
590 |
|
Spleen-Yang
Deficiency |
591 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
592 |
|
Heart-Blood Deficiency |
594 |
|
Liver-Blood
Deficiency |
595 |
|
Spleen-Blood
Deficiency |
596 |
|
Lung-Yin Deficiency |
597 |
|
Heart-Yin Deficiency |
598 |
|
Stomach- and
Spleen-Yin Deficiency |
599 |
|
Liver-Yin Deficiency |
601 |
|
Kidney-Yin
Deficiency |
602 |
|
Full |
603 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
604 |
|
Liver-Blood Stasis |
609 |
|
Liver-Yang Rising |
609 |
|
Liver-Fire Blazing |
611 |
|
Liver-Wind |
611 |
|
Phlegm |
612 |
|
Dampness |
615 |
|
Patients Statistics |
617 |
|
Western Differential
Diagnosis |
618 |
|
Chronic Nephritis |
618 |
|
Glandular Fever
(Mononucleosis) |
618 |
|
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome |
618 |
|
Carcinoma |
618 |
|
Addison’s Disease |
619 |
|
Hypothyroidism |
619 |
|
Diabetes Mellitus |
619 |
Chapter 21 |
Chest Painful Obstruction Syndrome |
621 |
|
Aetiology |
622 |
|
External Pathogenic
Factors |
622 |
|
Diet |
623 |
|
Emotional Problems |
623 |
|
Old Age |
623 |
|
Pathology |
623 |
|
Differential
Diagnosis |
626 |
|
Phlegm-Fluids in
Chest-Hypochondrium (Xuan Yin) |
626 |
|
Epigastric Pain |
626 |
|
True Heart Pain |
626 |
|
Treatment Strategies |
627 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
627 |
|
Full |
627 |
|
Stagnation of Qi in
the Chest |
627 |
|
Heart-Blood Stasis |
628 |
|
Turbid Phlegm
Stagnating in the Chest |
630 |
|
Stagnation of Cold
in the Chest |
635 |
|
Liver-Fire Harassing
the Heart in the Chest |
637 |
|
Empty |
638 |
|
Spleen- and
Heart-Yang Deficiency |
638 |
|
Qi and Yin
Deficiency |
639 |
|
Heart- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
640 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
641 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
642 |
|
Clinical Trials |
654 |
|
Acupuncture |
654 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
655 |
|
Western Differential
Diagnosis |
659 |
|
Pleurisy |
659 |
|
Lung Embolism |
659 |
|
Carcinoma of
Bronchus |
660 |
|
Ischaemic Heart
Disease |
660 |
|
Angina Pectoris |
660 |
|
Myocardial
infarction |
660 |
|
Hiatus Hernia |
660 |
|
Carcinoma of
Oesophagus |
661 |
Chapter 22 |
Epigastric Pain |
663 |
|
Aetiology |
664 |
|
External Pathogenic
Factors |
664 |
|
Diet |
664 |
|
Emotional Problems |
667 |
|
Overexertion |
667 |
|
Overwork |
667 |
|
Constitutional
Weakness |
668 |
|
Wrong Treatment |
668 |
|
Pathology |
668 |
|
Diagnosis |
669 |
|
Nature of Pain |
669 |
|
Time of Pain |
670 |
|
Amelioration or
Aggravation of Pain |
670 |
|
Thirst |
670 |
|
Taste |
670 |
|
Belching |
670 |
|
Regurgitation |
670 |
|
Nausea and Vomiting |
670 |
|
Distension,
Oppression, Stuffiness and Fullness |
671 |
|
Palpation of
Epigastrium |
671 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
671 |
|
Full |
672 |
|
Cold Invading the
Stomach |
672 |
|
Retention of Food |
673 |
|
Liver-Qi invading
the Stomach |
675 |
|
Stomach-Heat |
678 |
|
Stomach-Fire |
679 |
|
Stomach-Phlegm-Fire |
681 |
|
Dampness in the
Stomach and Spleen |
682 |
|
Damp Heat in the
Stomach and Spleen |
683 |
|
Stomach- and
Liver-Heat |
684 |
|
Stasis of Blood in
the Stomach |
685 |
|
Phlegm-Fluids in the
Stomach |
688 |
|
Empty |
689 |
|
Stomach and Spleen
Deficient and Cold |
689 |
|
Stomach-Yin
Deficiency |
690 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
692 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature$ |
692 |
|
Clinical Trials |
696 |
|
Acupuncture |
696 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
697 |
|
Western Differential
Diagnosis |
700 |
|
Oesophagus |
700 |
|
Stomach |
700 |
|
Duodenum |
701 |
|
Pancreas |
701 |
|
Large intestine |
701 |
|
Gall Bladder |
701 |
Chapter 23 |
Nausea and Vomiting |
703 |
|
Aetiology |
704 |
|
External Pathogenic
Factors |
704 |
|
Irregular Diet |
704 |
|
Emotional Stress |
704 |
|
Overwork |
705 |
|
Pathology |
705 |
|
Diagnosis |
706 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
707 |
|
Invasion of External
Cold in the Stomach |
708 |
|
Liver-Qi invading
the Stomach |
708 |
|
Cold in the Stomach |
709 |
|
Cold Dampness in the
Stomach |
709 |
|
Stomach-Heat |
710 |
|
Phlegm Obstructing
the Stomach |
710 |
|
Heat in the Liver
and Gall Bladder |
711 |
|
Stomach-and
Liver-Fire |
712 |
|
Retention of Food |
712 |
|
Heart-Qi Stagnation |
713 |
|
Stomach-Qi Deficiency |
713 |
|
Stomach Deficient
and Cold |
714 |
|
Stomach-Yin
Deficiency |
715 |
|
Clinical Trials |
715 |
|
Acupuncture |
715 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
716 |
Chapter 24 |
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease |
717 |
|
Gastro-Oesophageal
Reflux Disease in Western Medicine |
718 |
|
Gastro-Oesophageal
Reflux Disease in Chinese Medicine |
719 |
|
Cao Za: Gnawing Hunger |
719 |
|
Fan Wei: Regurgitation of
Food |
719 |
|
Ye Ge: Dysphagia and
Blockage |
719 |
|
E Ni Hiccup |
719 |
|
Tun Suan: Sour Regurgitation |
719 |
|
Tu Suan: Sour Vomiting |
720 |
|
Aetiology of
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease |
720 |
|
Emotional Stress |
720 |
|
Irregular Diet |
720 |
|
Overwork |
721 |
|
Pathology of
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease |
721 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
723 |
|
Qi Stagnation with
Phlegm |
723 |
|
Stomach- and
Liver-Heat |
723 |
|
Blood Stasis |
724 |
|
Stomach-Yin
Deficiency with Empty Heat |
725 |
|
Deficiency of Yang
of Stomach and Spleen |
726 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
726 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
727 |
Chapter 25 |
Mouth Ulcers |
729 |
|
Mouth Ulcers in
Chinese Medicine |
730 |
|
Pathology |
730 |
|
Diagnosis |
730 |
|
Yin Fire |
731 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
735 |
|
Heat in Heart and
Spleen |
736 |
|
Stomach-Heat |
736 |
|
Toxic Heat |
737 |
|
Stomach-Yin
Deficiency with Empty Heat |
738 |
|
Heart- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat |
738 |
|
Stomach and Spleen
Deficiency with Yin Fire |
739 |
|
Stomach Deficient
and Cold |
740 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
741 |
Chapter 26 |
Hypochondrial Pain (Gall Bladder
Stones) |
745 |
|
Hypochondrial Pain
|
746 |
|
Aetiology and
Pathology |
746 |
|
Emotional Strain |
746 |
|
External Dampness |
746 |
|
Diet |
746 |
|
Overwork and
Excessive Sexual Activity |
746 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
746 |
|
Full |
747 |
|
Stagnation of
Liver-Qi |
747 |
|
Stasis of
Liver-Blood |
747 |
|
Damp Heat in Liver
and Gall Bladder |
748 |
|
Empty |
749 |
|
Liver-Blood
Deficiency |
749 |
|
Deficiency of
Liver-Yin |
750 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
750 |
|
Right Hypochondrial
Pain |
750 |
|
Left Hypochondrial
Pain |
751 |
|
Gall Bladder Stones |
751 |
|
Identification of
Patterns |
751 |
|
Stagnation of Liver-Qi |
751 |
|
Damp Heat in Liver
and Gall Bladder |
751 |
|
Treatment |
752 |
|
Stagnation of
Liver-Qi |
752 |
|
Damp Heat in Liver
and Gall Bladder |
752 |
|
Notes on Acupuncture
Treatment |
753 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
753 |
Chapter 27 |
Abdominal Pain |
757 |
|
Aetiology and
Pathology |
758 |
|
External Pathogenic
Factors |
758 |
|
Emotional Stress |
759 |
|
Improper Diet |
759 |
|
Diagnosis |
759 |
|
Nature of Pain |
760 |
|
Reaction to Pressure |
760 |
|
Reaction to Food or
Drink |
760 |
|
Reaction to Bowel
Movement |
760 |
|
Reaction to Activity
or Rest |
761 |
|
Reaction to Heat |
761 |
|
Tongue Signs |
761 |
|
Pulse Signs |
761 |
|
Palpation of the
Abdomen |
761 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
762 |
|
Full |
762 |
|
Cold in the
Intestines |
762 |
|
Cold Dampness in the
intestines |
763 |
|
Damp Heat in the
intestines |
764 |
|
Retention of Food |
765 |
|
Stagnation of Qi |
766 |
|
Stagnation of Qi
with Dampness |
770 |
|
Qi Stagnation.
Dampness, Qi Deficiency |
771 |
|
Stasis of Blood |
772 |
|
Empty |
773 |
|
Spleen-Qi Deficient
and Sinking |
773 |
|
Spleen-Yang
Deficiency with Empty Cold in the Abdomen |
774 |
|
Spleen-Qi Deficiency
with Dampness |
775 |
|
Spleen- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency |
775 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
776 |
|
Patients’ Statistics |
776 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
777 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
778 |
|
Kidney |
778 |
|
Appendix |
778 |
|
Large Intestine |
778 |
|
Small Intestine |
779 |
Chapter 28 |
Abdominal Masses |
781 |
|
Aetiology |
782 |
|
Emotional Strain |
782 |
|
Irregular Diet |
782 |
|
External Pathogenic
Factors |
782 |
|
Pathology |
782 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
783 |
|
Qi Masses |
786 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
786 |
|
Retention of Food
And Phlegm |
787 |
|
Blood
Masses |
788 |
|
Stagnation of Qi and
Blood |
788 |
|
Stasis of Blood
Knotted in the Interior |
789 |
|
Deficiency of
Upright Qi and Stasis of Blood |
791 |
|
Modern Chinese Literature |
792 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
797 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
798 |
Chapter 29 |
Diarrhoea |
799 |
|
Aetiology and
Pathology |
799 |
|
Invasion of External
Pathogenic Factors |
799 |
|
Irregular Diet |
800 |
|
Emotional Stress |
800 |
|
Overwork, Chronic
Illness |
800 |
|
Overwork, Excessive
Sexual Activity |
800 |
|
Diagnosis |
807 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
801 |
|
Full |
802 |
|
Retention of Cold
Dampness |
802 |
|
Retention of Damp
Heat |
803 |
|
Retention of Food |
806 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
807 |
|
Blood Stasis in the
intestines |
807 |
|
Empty |
808 |
|
Spleen and Stomach
Deficiency |
808 |
|
Spleen- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency |
809 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
810 |
|
Prognosis |
815 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
815 |
|
Inflammatory Causes
of Chronic Diarrhoea |
815 |
|
Non-Inflammatory
Causes of Chronic Diarrhoea |
815 |
Chapter 30 |
Constipation |
817 |
|
Aetiology |
818 |
|
Irregular Diet |
818 |
|
Emotional Stress |
818 |
|
Lack of Exercise |
818 |
|
Overwork and
Childbirth |
819 |
|
Febrile Disease |
819 |
|
Pathology |
819 |
|
Stomach |
819 |
|
Large intestine |
819 |
|
Spleen |
820 |
|
Liver |
820 |
|
Kidneys |
820 |
|
Lungs |
820 |
|
Diagnosis |
821 |
|
Stool Shape |
821 |
|
Moisture of Stools |
821 |
|
Pain |
821 |
|
Effort of Defecation |
821 |
|
Colour |
821 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
822 |
|
Chronic
Interior Heat |
822 |
|
Heat in the Stomach
and Large Intestine |
822 |
|
Heat in the Liver |
823 |
|
Acute Heat
in Febrile Disease |
825 |
|
Acute Large
intestine- and Stomach-Fire |
825 |
|
QI |
826 |
|
Stagnation of
Liver-Qi |
826 |
|
Deficiency |
827 |
|
Qi Deficiency |
827 |
|
Yang Deficiency |
828 |
|
Blood Deficiency |
829 |
|
Yin Deficiency |
830 |
|
Cold |
831 |
|
Spleen- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency with Cold |
832 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
833 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
833 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
834 |
|
Acute Appendicitis |
834 |
|
Intestinal
Obstruction |
834 |
Chapter 31 |
Urinary Syndrome (Urinary Calculi) |
837 |
|
Pathology |
839 |
|
Dampness |
839 |
|
Qi Stagnation |
839 |
|
Qi Deficiency |
839 |
|
Kidney Deficiency |
840 |
|
Overview of Patterns |
841 |
|
Heat Urinary
Syndrome |
842 |
|
Stone Urinary
Syndrome |
842 |
|
Qi Urinary Syndrome |
842 |
|
Blood Urinary
Syndrome |
842 |
|
Sticky Urinary
Syndrome |
842 |
|
Fatigue Urinary
Syndrome |
842 |
|
Aetiology |
844 |
|
External Dampness |
844 |
|
Diet |
845 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
845 |
|
Old Age and Chronic
Illness |
845 |
|
Emotional Stress |
845 |
|
Excessive Lifting or
Standing |
845 |
|
Diagnosis |
845 |
|
Frequency of
Urination |
846 |
|
Ease or Difficulty
of Urination |
846 |
|
Colour of Urine |
846 |
|
Pain |
846 |
|
Hypogastric
Sensations |
846 |
|
Tongue |
846 |
|
Pulse |
847 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
847 |
|
Heat Urinary
Syndrome |
848 |
|
Stone Urinary
Syndrome |
853 |
|
Qi Urinary Syndrome |
555 |
|
Blood Urinary
Syndrome |
859 |
|
Sticky Urinary
Syndrome |
860 |
|
Fatigue Urinary
Syndrome |
862 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
863 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
867 |
|
Patients’ Statistics |
867 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
868 |
|
Cystitis |
868 |
|
Urethritis |
868 |
|
Prostatitis and
Prostatic Hypertrophy |
868 |
|
Urinary Calculi |
869 |
|
Tuberculosis of the
Kidneys |
869 |
|
Clinical Trials |
869 |
|
Acupuncture |
869 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
870 |
|
Urinary Calculi |
871 |
|
Aetiology |
871 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
871 |
|
Diet |
871 |
|
Lack of Exercise |
871 |
|
Loss of Fluids |
871 |
|
Pathology |
871 |
|
Acute Stage |
871 |
|
Chronic Stage |
872 |
|
Treatment |
872 |
|
Acute Stage |
872 |
|
Chronic Stage |
873 |
|
Prognosis |
874 |
|
Location |
874 |
|
Shape and Size |
874 |
|
Time of Treatment |
874 |
|
Body Condition |
874 |
Chapter 32 |
Enuresis and Incontinence (Blood in
the Urine) |
875 |
|
Aetiology |
876 |
|
Weak Constitution |
876 |
|
Shock |
876 |
|
Old Age |
876 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
876 |
|
Chronic Cough |
876 |
|
Childbirth |
876 |
|
Pathology |
876 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
877 |
|
Empty |
877 |
|
Lung-Qj Deficiency |
877 |
|
Spleen-Qi Deficiency |
878 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
878 |
|
Kidney-Yin
Deficiency |
880 |
|
Full |
882 |
|
Liver Fire Infusing
Downwards |
882 |
|
Heart Fire |
883 |
|
Damp Heat in the
Bladder |
884 |
|
Prognosis |
884 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
885 |
|
Blood in the Urine |
887 |
Chapter 33 |
Urinary Retention |
889 |
|
Pathology |
890 |
|
Dampness or Damp
Heat |
890 |
|
Lung-Heat |
890 |
|
Spleen-Qi Not Rising |
890 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
890 |
|
Kidney-Yin
Deficiency |
891 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
891 |
|
Blood Stasis |
891 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
891 |
|
Damp Heat in the
Bladder |
891 |
|
Lung-Heat |
892 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
892 |
|
Blood Stasis |
893 |
|
Spleen-Qi Sinking |
893 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
894 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
895 |
Chapter 34 |
Interstitial Cystitis |
897 |
|
Interstitial
Cystitis in Chinese Medicine |
898 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
899 |
|
Spleen-Qi and Kidney-Yang
Deficiency with Yin Fire |
899 |
|
Spleen-Qi and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency with Dampness |
900 |
|
Spleen-Qi and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency with Qi Stagnation |
901 |
|
Spleen-Qi and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency with Blood Stasis |
902 |
|
Kidney-Yin
Deficiency with Empty Heat |
903 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
903 |
Chapter 35 |
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
905 |
|
The Prostate and
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Western Medicine |
905 |
|
The Prostate in
Chinese Medicine |
907 |
|
Pathology of Benign
Prostatic Hyperplasia in Chinese Medicine |
910 |
|
Deficiency of
Kidneys, Spleen and Lungs |
910 |
|
Dampness and Phlegm |
910 |
|
Stasis of Essence (Jinq) |
910 |
|
Blood Stasis |
911 |
|
Treatment Strategies |
912 |
|
Herbal Strategy |
912 |
|
Acupuncture |
912 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
914 |
|
Blood Stasis |
914 |
|
Damp Phlegm |
914 |
|
Kidney- and
Spleen-Yang Deficiency |
915 |
|
Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
916 |
|
Stasis of Essence (Jing) |
917 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation
with Damp Phlegm |
918 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
918 |
|
Western Medicine |
922 |
Chapter 36 |
Prostatptis and Prostatodynia |
925 |
|
Chronic Prostatitis
in Western Medicine |
925 |
|
Chronic Prostatitis
in Chinese Medicine |
927 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
929 |
|
Damp Heat in Lower
Burner |
930 |
|
Damp Heat with toxic
Heat in Lower Burner |
931 |
|
Qi Stagnation. Blood
Stasis, Stasis of Essence, Stasis in Blood Connecting Channels |
932 |
|
Kidney-Qi Deficiency
with Dampness |
933 |
|
Kidney-Yang and
Liver-Blood Deficiency |
934 |
|
Kidney-Yin
Deficiency |
935 |
|
Damp Heat and
Turbidity in the Lower Burner, Deficiency of Kidney-Essence |
936 |
|
Heart and Kidney
Deficiency |
936 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
937 |
|
Clinical Trials |
941 |
|
Acupuncture |
941 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
941 |
Chapter 37 |
Oedema (Nephritis) |
945 |
|
Aetiology |
946 |
|
Exterior Wind |
946 |
|
Exterior Dampness |
946 |
|
Irregular Diet |
946 |
|
Overwork and
Excessive Sexual Activity |
946 |
|
Toxic Heat from
Sores or Carbuncles |
946 |
|
Pathology |
947 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
950 |
|
Yang
Oedema |
951 |
|
Wind-Water Invading
the Defensive-Qi Portion |
951 |
|
Toxic Heat |
952 |
|
Dampness |
954 |
|
Damp Heat |
955 |
|
Yin Oedema |
957 |
|
Spleen-Yang
Deficiency |
957 |
|
Heart-Yang
Deficiency |
958 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
958 |
|
Qi Oedema |
960 |
|
Qi Stagnation |
960 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
961 |
|
Prognosis |
962 |
|
Western Medicine
Differentiation |
962 |
|
Acute Nephritis |
962 |
|
Aetiology and
Pathology |
962 |
|
Invasion of External
Wind |
962 |
|
Infection |
962 |
|
External Dampness |
962 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
963 |
|
Invasion of External
Wind-Water |
963 |
|
Dampness |
964 |
|
Toxic Heat |
964 |
|
Chronic Nephritis |
965 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
967 |
|
Spleen- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency |
967 |
|
Spleen- and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency, Water Overflowing |
969 |
|
Spleen and
Kidney-Yang Deficiency, Yin Rebelling Upwards |
970 |
|
Spleen and Kidney
Deficiency. Essence Leaking |
971 |
|
Kidney- and
Heart-Yang Deficiency, Stagnation of Qi and Blood |
971 |
|
Prevention |
972 |
|
Diet |
972 |
|
Rest |
972 |
Chapter 38 |
Painful Obstruction Syndrome
(Rheumatoid Arthritis) |
973 |
|
Points |
977 |
|
The Space between
Skin and Muscles (Cou Li) |
977 |
|
Aetiology |
977 |
|
External Pathogenic
Factors |
977 |
|
Excessive Physical
Exercise |
978 |
|
Overwork |
978 |
|
Childbirth |
978 |
|
Trauma |
978 |
|
Emotional Stress |
979 |
|
Pathology |
979 |
|
Identification of Patterns |
980 |
|
Wind Painful
Obstruction Syndrome (or Wandering Painful Obstruction Syndrome) |
981 |
|
Damp Painful
Obstruction Syndrome (or Fixed Painful Obstruction Syndrome) |
981 |
|
Cold Painful
Obstruction Syndrome (or Aching Painful Obstruction Syndrome) |
981 |
|
Heat Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
981 |
|
Bone Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
981 |
|
Treatment Principles |
983 |
|
Acupuncture
Treatment |
984 |
|
Distal Points |
985 |
|
Local Points |
987 |
|
Adjacent Points |
988 |
|
Points According to
Pattern |
989 |
|
Herbal Therapy |
993 |
|
Wind Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
994 |
|
Cold Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
995 |
|
Damp Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
996 |
|
Heat Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
997 |
|
Chronic Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
1000 |
|
Sinews-Bones Painful
Obstruction Syndrome |
1002 |
|
Treatment of
Specific Parts of the Body |
1005 |
|
Neck and top of
Shoulders |
1006 |
|
Shoulder Joint |
1008 |
|
Elbow |
1013 |
|
Wrist |
1014 |
|
Fingers |
1015 |
|
Hip |
1016 |
|
Knee |
1017 |
|
Ankle |
1020 |
|
Toes |
1020 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
1021 |
|
Exercise |
1021 |
|
Diet |
1022 |
|
Acupuncture |
1023 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1023 |
|
Clinical Trials |
1010 |
|
Acupuncture |
1030 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
1032 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
1033 |
|
Osteoarthritis |
1033 |
|
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
1034 |
|
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus |
1035 |
|
Psoriatic Arthritis |
1035 |
|
Fibrositis |
1036 |
|
Bursitis |
1036 |
|
Tendinitis |
1036 |
|
Reiter’s Syndrome |
1036 |
|
Ulcerative Colitis |
1037 |
|
Ankylosing
Spondylitis |
1038 |
|
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
1038 |
|
Aetiology |
1039 |
|
Invasion of External
Pathogenic Factors |
1039 |
|
Kidney Deficiency,
Deficiency of the Original Qi (Yuan Qi) |
1039 |
|
Latent Heat |
1039 |
|
Immunizations |
1039 |
|
Irregular Diet |
1040 |
|
Pathology and
Treatment Principles |
1040 |
|
Pathology |
1040 |
|
Treatment Principles |
1041 |
|
Identification of Patterns
and Treatment$ |
1042 |
|
Acute Damp Heat |
1043 |
|
Chronic Damp Heat |
1043 |
|
Wind-Cold-Dampness |
1045 |
|
Wind-Dampness-Heat |
1046 |
|
Cold and Heat
Combined |
1046 |
|
Phlegm and Blood
Stasis |
1047 |
|
Cold Dampness |
1048 |
|
Wind-Dampness |
1048 |
|
Liver- and Kidney-Yin
Deficiency |
1049 |
|
Clinical Trials |
1050 |
|
Acupuncture |
1050 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
1051 |
Chapter 39 |
Lower Backache and Sciatica |
1055 |
|
Aetiology |
1058 |
|
Excessive Physical
Work |
1058 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
1058 |
|
Pregnancy and
Childbirth |
1058 |
|
Invasion of External
Cold and Dampness |
1058 |
|
Overwork |
1059 |
|
Inadequate Exercise |
1059 |
|
Pathology |
1059 |
|
Retention of Cold
Dampness |
1059 |
|
Stagnation of Qi and
Blood |
1059 |
|
Kidney Deficiency |
1059 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
1060 |
|
Diagnosis |
1061 |
|
Observation |
1061 |
|
Interrogation |
1061 |
|
Palpation |
1061 |
|
Pulse |
1062 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Herbal Treatment |
1064 |
|
Invasion of Cold and
Dampness |
1064 |
|
Stagnation of Qi and
Blood |
1065 |
|
Kidney Deficiency |
1065 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
1067 |
|
Acupuncture
Treatment of Lower Backache |
1067 |
|
Acute Conditions |
1067 |
|
Chronic Conditions |
1071 |
|
Treatment of
Sciatica |
1074 |
|
Acupuncture |
1074 |
|
Herbal therapy |
1076 |
|
Cold Dampness
Invading the Back Channels |
1076 |
|
Damp Heat Invading
the Back Channels |
1076 |
|
Stagnation of Qi and
Blood |
1077 |
|
Kidney Deficiency |
1077 |
|
Patients’ Statistics |
1078 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
1079 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1080 |
|
Clinical Trials |
1080 |
|
Acupuncture |
1080 |
|
Western
Differentiation |
1087 |
|
Chronic Lower Tumbar
Ligamentous Strain |
1087 |
|
Spondylosis |
1087 |
|
Spinal
Osteoarthritis |
1088 |
|
Prolapsed Lumbar
Disc |
1088 |
Chapter 40 |
Fibromyalgia |
1091 |
|
Fibromyalgia in
Western Medicine |
1092 |
|
Clinical
Manifestations |
1092 |
|
Diagnosis of
Fibromyalgia |
1093 |
|
Causes of
Fibromyalgia |
1094 |
|
Treatment of
Fibromyalgia |
1095 |
|
Janet Travell’s Work
on Trigger Points |
1095 |
|
Fibromyalgia in
Chinese Medicine |
1097 |
|
The Space between
the Skin and Muscles (Cou Li) |
1097 |
|
The Connecting (Luo)
Channels |
1099 |
|
The Muscle Channels |
1103 |
|
Aetiology of
Fibromyalcia in Chinese Medicine |
1105 |
|
Invasion of External
Pathogenic Factors |
1105 |
|
Emotional Stress |
1106 |
|
Irregular Diet |
1106 |
|
Excessive Physical
Work |
1106 |
|
Pathology o
Fibromyalgia in Chinese Medicine |
1106 |
|
Full
|
1106 |
|
Dampness |
1106 |
|
Qi Stagnation |
1106 |
|
Blood Stasis |
1107 |
|
Empty |
1107 |
|
Spleen-Qi or
Spleen-Yang Deficiency |
1107 |
|
Spleen- And
Kidney-Yang Deficiency |
1107 |
|
Liver-Blood
Deficiency |
1107 |
|
Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
1107 |
|
Treatment Principles
and Strategy |
1108 |
|
Resolve Dampness |
1108 |
|
Move Qi and
Eliminate Stagnation |
1109 |
|
Invigorate Blood and
Eliminate Stasis |
1109 |
|
Tonify Qi and Blood |
1109 |
|
Calm the Mind |
1110 |
|
Acupuncture in the
Treatment of Fibromyalgia |
1111 |
|
Local Points |
1111 |
|
Adjacent Points |
1111 |
|
Distal Points |
1113 |
|
Underlying Condition |
1114 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
1115 |
|
Full Dampness |
1115 |
|
Dampness with
Underlying Spleen-Qi Deficiency |
1116 |
|
Dampness, Qi
Stagnation, Spleen-Qi Deficiency |
1117 |
|
Dampness with
Liver-Blood Deficiency |
1117 |
|
Dampness with Liver-
and Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
1118 |
|
Qi Stagnation, Blood
Stasis with Dampness |
1119 |
|
Regional Acupuncture
Treatment for Fibromyalgia |
1119 |
|
Upper Back |
1119 |
|
Neck |
1120 |
|
Middle Back |
1120 |
|
Lower Back |
1121 |
|
Arms |
1121 |
|
Legs |
1122 |
|
Clinical Trials |
1123 |
|
Acupuncture |
1123 |
|
Comparison of
Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Fibromyalgia And Postviral Fatigue Syndrome |
1123 |
Chapter 41 |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
1127 |
|
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome in Western Medicine |
1128 |
|
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome in Chinese Medicine |
1133 |
|
Residual Pathogenic
Factor |
1133 |
|
Latent Heat |
1136 |
|
Lesser Yang Pattern |
1139 |
|
Yin Fire |
1140 |
|
Deficiency |
1143 |
|
Aetiology |
1145 |
|
Overwork |
1145 |
|
Irregular Diet |
1146 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity (in Men) |
1146 |
|
Emotional Stress |
1146 |
|
Excessive Physical
Work and Sport |
1146 |
|
Antibiotics (in the
Case of Residual Pathogenic Factor) |
1146 |
|
Immunizations (in
the Case of Latent Heat) |
1146 |
|
Pathology and
Treatment Principles |
1146 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
1148 |
|
Full |
1149 |
|
Dampness in the
Muscles |
1149 |
|
Heat Lurking in the
interior |
1156 |
|
Lesser Yang Pattern |
1157 |
|
Yin Fire |
1160 |
|
Empty |
1161 |
|
Lung- and Spleen-Qi
Deficiency |
1161 |
|
Spleen- and Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
1163 |
|
Liver-Blood
Deficiency |
1164 |
|
Yin Deficiency |
1165 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1168 |
|
Patients’ Statistics |
1168 |
Chapter 42 |
Parkinson’s Disease |
1171 |
|
Aetiology |
1172 |
|
Overwork and
Excessive Sexual Activity |
1172 |
|
Diet |
1171 |
|
Emotional Stress |
1172 |
|
Pathology |
1172 |
|
Acupuncture in the
Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease |
1174 |
|
Body Acupuncture |
1174 |
|
Scalp Acupuncture |
1174 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
1174 |
|
Liver-Blood
Deficiency Generating Wind |
1174 |
|
Liver-Yang Rising
Generating Wind |
1176 |
|
Liver-Fire
Generating Wind |
1178 |
|
Phlegm-Heat
Agitating Wind |
1179 |
|
Qi and Blood
Stagnation, Stasis in the Blood Connecting Channels |
1180 |
|
Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
1181 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
1182 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1183 |
|
Clinical Trials |
1187 |
|
Acupuncture |
1187 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
1188 |
Chapter 43 |
Wind-Stroke |
1191 |
|
Aetiology |
1192 |
|
Overwork and
Emotional Stress |
1192 |
|
Irregular Diet and
Physical Overwork |
1192 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity and Inadequate Rest |
1192 |
|
Physical Overwork
and Inadequate Rest |
1192 |
|
Pathology |
1193 |
|
Identification of
Patterns |
1194 |
|
Attack of Internal
Organs (Severe Type) |
1195 |
|
Tense (or Close)
Type |
1195 |
|
Flaccid (or Open)
Type |
1195 |
|
Sequelae of Attack
of the Internal Organs |
1196 |
|
Attack of the
Channels alone (Mild Type) |
1197 |
|
Attack of Main
Channels |
1197 |
|
Attack of Connecting
(Luo) Channels only |
1197 |
|
Treatment |
1197 |
|
Attack of the
internal organs |
1197 |
|
Tense Type |
1198 |
|
Flaccid Type |
1198 |
|
Attack of the
Channels alone |
1199 |
|
Hemiplegia |
1199 |
|
Aphasia (or Slurred
Speech) |
1201 |
|
Hypertension |
1202 |
|
Facial Paralysis |
1202 |
|
Incontinence of
Stools and Urine |
1205 |
|
Dizziness |
1205 |
|
Stiffness and
Contraction of the Muscles |
1206 |
|
Patterns in the
Sequelae Stage |
1207 |
|
Wind-Phlegm |
1207 |
|
Damp Phlegm |
1208 |
|
Stagnation of Qi and
Blood |
1208 |
|
Yin Deficiency with
Empty Heat |
1209 |
|
Other Methods of
Treatment |
1210 |
|
Electrical
Acupuncture |
1210 |
|
Scalp Acupuncture |
1210 |
|
Point-Injection Therapy |
1210 |
|
Physiotherapy |
1211 |
|
Prognosis, Frequency
of Treatment, and Prevention |
1211 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1211 |
Chapter 44 |
Atrophy Syndrome |
1219 |
|
Aetiology |
1219 |
|
Wind-Heat from a
Warm Disease |
1220 |
|
External Dampness |
1220 |
|
Irregular Diet |
1220 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity and Overwork |
1220 |
|
Trauma |
1220 |
|
Shock |
1220 |
|
Pathology |
1221 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
1222 |
|
Heat in Lungs
Injuring Yin Fluids |
1224 |
|
Invasion of Damp
Heat |
1225 |
|
Invasion of Cold
Dampness |
1226 |
|
Stomach and Spleen
Deficiency |
1227 |
|
Spleen and Heart
Collapse |
1228 |
|
Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency |
1229 |
|
Blood Stasis in the
Channels |
1230 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1231 |
|
Prognosis and
Western Differentiation |
1234 |
|
Poliomyelitis |
1234 |
|
Myasthenia Gravis |
1234 |
|
Motor Neurone
Disease |
1234 |
|
Multiple Sclerosis |
1234 |
|
Muscular Dystrophy |
1234 |
Chapter 45 |
Multiple Sclerosis |
1237 |
|
Aetiology |
1239 |
|
Invasion of External
Dampness |
1239 |
|
Irregular Diet |
1239 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
1239 |
|
Shock |
1239 |
|
Pathology |
1240 |
|
Acupuncture
Treatment |
1241 |
|
Needling
Manipulation |
1241 |
|
Local Points |
1241 |
|
Points of the
Governing Vessel (Du Mai) |
1242 |
|
Other Extraordinary
Vessels |
1243 |
|
Scalp Acupuncture |
1243 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
1243 |
|
Dampness in the
Channels |
1243 |
|
Damp Phlegm with
Spleen Deficiency |
1244 |
|
Stomach and Spleen
Deficiency |
1246 |
|
Liver and Kidney
Deficiency |
1247 |
|
Liver- and
Kidney-Yin Deficiency with Liver-Wind |
1249 |
|
Blood Stasis |
1249 |
|
Prognosis |
1250 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1250 |
Chapter 46 |
Bleeding |
1255 |
|
Aetiology |
1256 |
|
External Pathogenic
Factors |
1256 |
|
Irregular Diet |
1256 |
|
Emotional Strain |
1256 |
|
Overwork |
1256 |
|
Chronic Illness and
Childbirth |
1256 |
|
Aftermath of a Heat
Disease |
1256 |
|
Pathology |
1257 |
|
Qi Deficiency |
1257 |
|
Blood Heat |
1257 |
|
Blood Empty Heat |
1258 |
|
Stasis of Blood |
1258 |
|
Treatment Principles |
1259 |
|
Harmonize Blood |
1259 |
|
Treat the Root-Cause
of Bleeding |
1262 |
|
Astringe |
1262 |
|
Treat Qi |
1262 |
|
Coughing Blood |
1264 |
|
Wind-Dry Heat |
1264 |
|
Liver-Fire invading
Lungs |
1265 |
|
Lung-Yin Deficiency
with’empty Heat |
1266 |
|
Spleen- and Lung-Qi
Deficient not Holding Blood |
1267 |
|
Blood in the Stools |
1268 |
|
Damp Heat in the
intestines |
1268 |
|
Qi and Blood
Stagnation |
1269 |
|
Stomach and Spleen
Deficiency |
1270 |
|
Blood in the Urine |
1271 |
|
Bladder Heat |
1272 |
|
Kidney-Yin
Deficiency with Empty Heat |
1272 |
|
Deficient Spleen not
Controlling Blood |
1274 |
|
Kidney-Qi not Firm |
1275 |
|
Qi and Blood
Stagnation |
1275 |
|
Bleeding Under the
Skin |
1276 |
|
Blood-Heat |
1276 |
|
Yin Deficiency with
Empty Heat |
1277 |
|
Deficient Qi not
Holding Blood |
1277 |
|
Bleeding Gums |
1278 |
|
Stomach-Heat |
1278 |
|
Stomach Yin
Deficiency with Empty Heat |
1279 |
|
Stomach and Spleen
Deficiency |
1279 |
|
Prognosis and
Prevention |
1280 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1280 |
Chapter 47 |
Erectile Dysfunction |
1283 |
|
Erectile Dysfunction
in Chinese Medicine |
1285 |
|
The Male Genital
System in Chinese Medicine |
1286 |
|
The Ancestral
Muscle, the Penetrating Vessel and the Penis |
1286 |
|
The Penetrating
Vessel and the Male Genital System |
1288 |
|
Channels Influencing
Men’s Genitalia |
1291 |
|
Factors Affecting
Erection |
1292 |
|
Aetiology of
Erectile Dysfunction in Chinese Medicine |
1293 |
|
Old Age |
1293 |
|
Excessive Sexual
Activity |
1293 |
|
Irregular Diet |
1293 |
|
Emotional Stress |
1293 |
|
Excessive Physical
Activity |
1294 |
|
Overwork |
1294 |
|
Pathology of
Erectile Dysfunction in Chinese Medicine |
1294 |
|
Full and Empty
Conditions in Impotence |
1294 |
|
Pathogenic Factors:
Dampness, Blood Stasis, Stasis of Essence, Phlegm |
1295 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
1296 |
|
Kidney-Yang
Deficiency |
1297 |
|
Kidney-Yin
Deficiency |
1298 |
|
Liver-Blood
Deficiency |
1299 |
|
Heart-Blood
Deficiency |
1300 |
|
Heart- and Gall
Bladder-Qi Deficiency |
1300 |
|
Heart and Kidneys
not Communicating (Heart- and Kidney-Qi Deficiency) |
1301 |
|
Heart and Kidneys
not Communicating (Heart- and Kidney-Yin Deficiency) |
1302 |
|
Liver-Qi Stagnation |
1303 |
|
Damp Heat in Lower
Burner |
1303 |
|
Damp Heat in Liver
Channel |
1304 |
|
Stasis of Essence (Jing)
and Phlegm |
1305 |
|
Modern Chinese
Literature |
1306 |
|
Clinical Trials |
1310 |
|
Acupuncture |
1310 |
|
Herbal Medicine |
1310 |
|
Common Cold and Influenza |
1313 |
|
Introduction |
1313 |
|
The Concept of Wind
in Chinese Medicine |
1313 |
|
The Concept of Warm
Disease (Wen Bing) |
1315 |
|
Aetiology and
Pathology |
1316 |
|
The Six Stages |
1317 |
|
The Four Levels |
1318 |
|
Identification of
Patterns and Treatment |
1321 |
|
Defensive-Qi
Level |
1322 |
|
Wind-Cold,
Prevalence of Cold |
1322 |
|
Wind-Cold,
Prevalence of Wind |
1324 |
|
Wind-Heat |
1324 |
|
Wind-Damp Heat |
1327 |
|
Wind-Dry Heat |
1329 |
|
Qi Level |
1330 |
|
Lung-Heat |
1330 |
|
Lung Phlegm-Heat |
1330 |
|
Stomach-Heat |
1332 |
|
Gall Bladder-Heat |
1333 |
|
Lesser Yang Pattern |
1334 |
|
Stomach and Spleen
Damp Heat |
1335 |
|
Prognosis and Prevention |
1336 |
|
Identification of Patterns According
to the Six Stages |
1339 |
|
Identification of Patterns According
to the Four Levels |
1343 |
|
Identification of Patterns According
to the Three Burners |
1347 |
|
Prescriptions |
1349 |
|
Acupuncture Points for
Mental-Emotional Problems |
1435 |
|
Suggested Substitutions of Chinese
Herbs |
1443 |
|
English-Pinyin Glossary of Chinese
Terms |
1447 |
|
Pinyin-English Glossary of Chinese
Terms |
1458 |
|
Bibliography |
1463 |
|
Chronology of Chinese Dynasties |
1467 |
|
Index |
1469 |
|
|
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