Difficult andailments Eight major treatments

Author: Wang Fu
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This is an excellent reference book for clinical diagnosis and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The author addresses the common "difficult and (various) diseases" encountered by grassroots physicians in clinical practice, for which there are often lacking treatment methods. The book is organized by the Western medicine's eight major systems—digestive, respiratory, neurologic and psychiatric, cardiovascular and hematologic, musculoskeletal, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine—as the "framework," and by the TCM's eight major patterns of differentiation—qi, blood, deficiency, cold, heat, phlegm, dampness, and dryness (wind)—as the "subheadings." Under each "subheading," there are sections on etiology and pathology, key points for differentiation, and syndrome differentiation with formulas. In the "syndrome differentiation with formulas" section, the book provides detailed introductions to the diagnostic rules, treatment plans, representative formulas, composition of herbs, key points of medication, and modifications based on symptoms. This book adheres to the concept of integrating TCM and Western medicine, pioneering a novel approach to syndrome differentiation and inspiring readers on how to apply theory to practice, how to correctly diagnose and treat difficult and diseases in clinical practice. Its content is rich, concise, and practical. It is suitable for TCM and Western medicine-trained clinicians at all levels, as well as current students and interns in TCM medical schools.