Tuberculosis Differentiation and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Diet Therapy

Author: Lin Xiaotian
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Tuberculosis is a serious and contagious disease that poses a significant threat to human health. The general part of this book primarily introduces an overview of tuberculosis, chemotherapy, the value of dietary therapy for tuberculosis, dietary principles, and how to choose foods. The specific part systematically describes the main symptoms of tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous pleurisy, combined diseases of tuberculosis, intestinal tuberculosis, tuberculous pericarditis, tuberculous genitourinary disease, tuberculous meningitis, bone and joint tuberculosis, lymph node tuberculosis, and special types of tuberculosis such as pediatric, elderly, and pregnant tuberculosis. It covers an overview, dietary principles, syndrome differentiation, and dietary recipes for each type. The book strives to reflect the pharmacological effects and clinical application achievements of modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine in the dietary and medicinal treatment of tuberculosis with various foods and food-medicine combinations. It also discusses other concerns frequently raised by tuberculosis patients. The book is rich in content, with fluent and easy-to-understand language, strong practicality and scientific rigor. The dietary recipes are proven effective and hold high value for adjunctive treatment of various types of tuberculosis. It serves as a reference for clinical doctors, tuberculosis patients, their families, and others interested in the subject.