Traditional Chinese Medicine Surgery

Author: Zhai Yachun (Editor-in-Chief), Huang Guoqi (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: External Surgery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a clinical discipline within TCM, encompassing a wide range of conditions such as sores, acute abdominal diseases, skin diseases, prostate diseases, seminal vesicle diseases, anorectal diseases, and peripheral vascular diseases. TCM External Surgery has its own unique theoretical system in etiology, diagnosis, and treatment, particularly in treatment, where it not only advocates internal treatment based on syndrome differentiation but also highly values external therapies. These methods are not only innovative but also highly effective, having stood the test of time for millennia. This book is divided into two parts, comprising 12 chapters. The upper part is the General Theory, which covers fundamental theories, introducing the scope and scientific characteristics of TCM External Surgery, diagnostic methods for external diseases, etiology differentiation, and treatment methods. The lower part is the Clinical Section, which introduces 46 types of diseases. For each disease, it provides an overview, key diagnostic points, syndrome differentiation and treatment, other therapies, and precautions. Among the other therapies, it focuses on the unique external therapies of TCM External Surgery, such as ointments, immersions, thread ligation, stone needle therapy, and padding.