Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Foreword

xxiii

 

Preface to the Second Edition

xxv

 

Acknowledgements

xxix

 

Note on the Translation of Chinese Medical Term

xxxi

Chapter 1

Headaches

 

 

Aetiology

2

 

Constitutional Deficiency

2

 

Emotional Stress

3

 

Overwork

4

 

Excessive Sexual Activity

4

 

Irregular Diet

5

 

Trauma

5

 

Childbirth

6

 

External Pathogenic Factors

6

 

Channels

6

 

Pathology

10

 

Excess of Yang

10

 

Deficiency of Yang

11

 

Excess of Yin

11

 

Deficiency of Yin

11

 

Diagnosis

12

 

Diagnosis According to Channels

12

 

Diagnosis According to Type of Pain

15

 

Diagnosis According to Amelioration and Aggravation

16

 

Treatment Strategies and Principles of Point Selection

17

 

Treating the Root or the Manifestation

18

 

Point Selection

18

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

19

 

Wind-Cold

20

 

Wind-Heat

21

 

Wind-Dampness

22

 

Liver-Yang Rising

23

 

Liver-Fire

32

 

Liver-Wind

34

 

Liver-Qi Stagnation

35

 

Stagnation of Cold in the Liver Channel

36

 

Dampness

37

 

Turbid Phlegm

40

 

Turbid Phlegm-Wind

42

 

Liver-Yang Rising with Phlegm in the Head

42

 

Retention of Food

43

 

Stasis of Blood

44

 

Stomach-Heat

47

 

Qi Deficiency

47

 

Blood Deficiency

48

 

Kidney Deficiency

49

 

Modern Chinese Literature

52

 

Clinical Trials

55

 

Acupuncture

55

 

Herbal Medicine

58

 

Patients’ Statistics

59

 

Western Differential Diagnosis of Headaches

59

 

Intracranial

60

 

Cranial

62

 

Extracranial

62

 

Prognosis and Prevention

63

Chapter 2

Dizziness

65

 

Aetiology

66

 

Emotional Strain

66

 

Overwork and Excessive Sexual Activity

66

 

Irregular Diet

66

 

Pathology

66

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

67

 

Liver-Yang, Liver-Fire or Liver-Wind Rising

67

 

Turbid Phlegm in the Head

69

 

Liver-Yang Rising with Phlegm in the Head

70

 

Qi and Blood Deficiency

71

 

Kidney-Essence Deficiency

71

 

Modern Chinese Literature

73

 

Western Differentiation

74

 

Ear

74

 

Eighth Cranial Nerve

75

 

Brainstem

75

Chapter 3

Breathlessness (Chuan)

77

 

Aetiology

78

 

External Pathogenic Factors

78

 

Irregular Diet

79

 

Emotional Problems

79

 

Overwork, Chronic Illness

79

 

Pathology

79

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

81

 

Wind-Cold invading the Lungs

82

 

Wind-Cold on the Exterior, Phlegm-Fluids in the Interior

83

 

Cold on the Exterior, Heat in the interior

84

 

Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs

84

 

Turbid Phlegm in the Lungs

85

 

Lung-Qi Obstructed

86

 

Liver-Fire invading the Lungs

86

 

Lung-Qi Deficiency

88

 

Lung-Yin Deficiency

88

 

Lung and Kidney Deficiency

89

 

Lung- and Kidney-Yin Deficiency

92

 

Lung- and Kidney-Yang Deficiency, Fluids Overflowing to Heart and Lungs

94

 

Lung-, Heart- and Kidney-Yang Deficiency, Fluids Overflowing to the Heart

94

 

Prognosis and Prevention

96

 

Diet

97

 

Life Habits

97

 

Preventive Treatment

97

 

Western Differential Diagnosis

97

 

Causes in Lungs

97

 

Causes in Heart

99

 

General Causes

99

Chapter 4

Wheezing (Xiao)

101

 

Aetiology

102

 

External Pathogenic Factors

102

 

Irregular Diet

102

 

Weak Body Condition

102

 

Pathology

102

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

103

 

Cold Phlegm

103

 

Hot Phlegm

104

 

Lung Deficiency

105

 

Spleen Deficiency

106

 

Kidney Deficiency

108

 

Modern Chinese Literature

109

 

Prognosis and Prevention

110

 

Western Differentiation

111

 

Acute Bronchitis

111

 

Chronic Bronchitis

111

 

Asthma

111

Chapter 5

Allergic Asthma (Atopic Eczema)

113

 

Allergic Asthma in Western Medicine

115

 

Pathology

115

 

Aetiology

118

 

Clinical Features

123

 

Differential Diagnosis

123

 

Connections and Differences between Early-Onset Allergic Asthma and Xiao-Chuan

125

 

Aetiology

125

 

Pathology

126

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

129

 

Late-onset, Non-Allergic Asthma

130

 

A New Theory of Asthma

130

 

Aetiology and Pathology

130

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

138

 

The Liver and Asthma

145

 

Liver-Qi Stagnant, insulting the Lungs

145

 

Liver-Fire insulting the Lungs

146

 

Liver-Yin Deficiency

147

 

Atopic Eczema

147

 

Acute Eczema

150

 

Chronic Eczema

152

 

External Treatment

153

 

Modern Chinese Literature

153

 

Clinical Trials

161

 

Acupuncture

161

 

Herbal Medicine

162

 

Case Histories

164

 

Patients Statistics

171

 

Prognosis and Prevention

171

 

Western Drug Therapy

172

 

Antiallergic Drugs (Mast Cell Stabilizers)

172

 

Bronchodilators

173

 

Corticosteroids

173

 

Leukotriene Antagonists

173

Chapter 6

Allergic Rhinitis

177

 

Allergic Rhinitis in Western Medicine

177

 

Aetiology

178

 

Pathology

178

 

The Chinese Theory of Bi Yuan

179

 

Aetiology

179

 

Pathology

180

 

Differences between Allergic Rhinitis and Bi Yuan

181

 

Differences between Allergic Rhinitis and Bi Yuan

181

 

The Chinese theory of Bi Qiu (“Stuffy Nose”)

181

 

A New Theory of Allergic Rhinitis

182

 

Aetiology

182

 

Pathology

182

 

Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis

184

 

Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

184

 

Perennial Allergic Rhinitis

188

 

Modern Chinese Literature

191

 

Clinical Trials

192

 

Acupuncture

192

 

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

194

 

Herbal Medicine

195

 

Case Histories

197

Chapter 7

Sinusitis (Nasal Polyps)

201

 

Sinusitis

202

 

Aetiology and Pathology

202

 

Repeated invasions of Wind

202

 

Diet

203

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

203

 

Wind-Heat

205

 

Lung-Heat

205

 

Liver- and Gall Bladder-Fire

206

 

Stomach and Spleen Damp Heat

207

 

Qi and Blood Stagnation

207

 

Lung- and Spleen-Qi Deficiency

208

 

Liver- and Kidney-Yin Deficiency

209

 

Modern Chinese Literature

210

 

Clinical Trials

210

 

Acupuncture

210

 

Prognosis

211

 

Nasal Polyps

211

 

Chinese Medicine Treatment

211

 

Lung-Heat with Stagnation

212

 

Damp Phlegm with Stasis

212

 

Lung- and Spleen-Qi Deficiency with Damp Phlegm

213

Chapter 8

Cough

215

 

Aetiology

216

 

External Pathogenic Factors

216

 

Emotional Stress

217

 

Diet

217

 

Chronic Illness

217

 

Pathology

217

 

Acupuncture in Cough

219

 

Diagnosis

220

 

Sound

220

 

Time of Day

220

 

Sputum

221

 

Identification of Patterns and Treatment

221

 

Acute

222

 

Acute Exterior

223

 

Invasion of Wind-Cold

223

 

Invasion of Wind-Heat

224

 

Invasion of Wind-Dryness

225

 

Acute Interior

226

 

Lung-Heat

226

 

Lung Phlegm-Heat

227

 

Chronic

229

 

Chronic Full

229

 

Damp Phlegm in the Lungs

229

 

Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs

230

 

Phlegm-Fluids in the Lungs

231

 

Liver-Fire Insulting the Lungs

232

 

Chronic Empty

233

 

Lung-Qi Deficiency

233

 

Lung-Yin Deficiency

234

 

Lung-Dryness

234

 

Modern Chinese Literature

236

 

Clinical Trials

239

 

Herbal Medicine

239

 

Prognosis

240

 

Western Differentiation

240

 

Tracheitis

240

 

Acute Bronchitis

240

 

Chronic Bronchitis

241

 

Whooping Cough

241

 

Pleurisy

241

 

Pneumonia

241

 

Carcinoma of the Bronchi

241

 

Tuberculosis of the Lungs

241

 

Bronchiectasis

241

 

Heart Disease

241

Chapter 9

The Psyche in Chinese Medicine

243

 

Nature of the Mind (Shen) in Chinese Medicine

243

 

The Five Mental-Spiritual Aspects

247

 

The Ethereal Soul (Hun)

248

 

The Corporeal Soul (Po)

264

 

The intellect (Yi)

272

 

The Will-Power (Zhi)

274

Chapter 10

The Emotions

277

 

The Emotions

282

 

Anger

282

 

Joy

285

 

Worry

287

 

Pensiveness

288

 

Sadness and Grief

290

 

Fear

291

 

Shock

292

 

Love

293

 

Craving

294

 

Guilt

295

 

Shame

297

 

The Pathology of Qi and Minister Fire in Emotional Problems

298

 

The Effect of Emotions on the Body’s Qi

298

 

The Pathology of the Minister Fire in Emotional Problems

303

Chapter 11

Aetiology of Mental-Emotional Problems

311

 

Constitution

312

 

Wood Type

312

 

Fire Type

312

 

Earth Type

314

 

Metal Type

314

 

Water Type

315

 

Diet

316

 

Excessive Consumption of Hot-Energy Foods

316

 

Excessive Consumption of Damp-Producing Foods

317

 

Excessive Consumption of Cold-Energy Foods

317

 

Irregular Eating Habits

317

 

Insufficient Eating

317

 

Overwork

317

 

Excessive Sexual Activity

317

 

Drugs

317

 

Prevention of Mental-Emotional Problems

319

Chapter 12

Diagnosis of Mental-Emotional Problems

321

 

Complexion

321

 

Eyes

323

 

Pulse

324

 

The Pulse and the Emotions

324

 

The Heart Pulse

325

 

General Pulse Qualities and the Emotions

326

 

Tongue

326

 

Red Tip

326

 

Heart Crack

328

 

Sides of the tongue

328

 

Body Shape

329

 

Combined Stomach and Heart Crack

329

Chapter 13

Depression

333

 

Definition and Western Medicine’s View

334

 

Major Depressive Syndrome

335

 

Pathology of Depression in Chinese Medicine

335

 

Yu as Stagnation

335

 

Yu as Mental Depression

336

 

Depression and the Relationship between the Mind (Shen) and the Ethereal Soul (Hun)

337

 

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

 

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

 

Heart- and Lung-Qi Stagnation

345

 

Stagnant Liver-Qi Turning into Heat

346

 

Phlegm-Heat Harassing the Mind

347

 

Blood Stasis Obstructing the Mind

348

 

Qi Stagnation with Phlegm

350

 

Diaphragm Heat

352

 

Worry injuring the Mind

353

 

Heart and Spleen Deficiency

354

 

Heart-Yang Deficiency

355

 

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

 

Anxiety in Western Medicine

385

 

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

 

Emotional Stress

390

 

Constitution

391

 

Irregular Diet

391

 

Loss of Blood

391

 

Overwork

391

 

Pathology and Treatment Principles

391

 

Heart

392

 

Lungs

393

 

Kidneys

393

 

Spleen

394

 

Liver

394

 

Acupuncture Treatment of Anxiety

395

 

Distal Points According to Channel

395

 

Head Points

396

 

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

 

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