TCM External Therapy for Skin Diseases

Author: Deng Bingxu
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Due to the increasingly significant impact of skin diseases on quality of life, the issue of potential organ damage caused by "internal treatment" has become more prominent. As a result, modern people have a growing demand for the treatment of skin diseases, especially for their "external treatment." Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) external treatment for skin diseases has a long history, though no ancient specialized texts exist, it has accumulated extensive experience. Therefore, organizing this experience is an excellent way to improve the level of external treatment for skin diseases. In recent years, several works have been published, collecting external treatment formulas for skin diseases from various perspectives.
This book is based on the author's clinical experience, inheriting from the past and learning from the present, and is further completed through theoretical exploration. In the general introduction, it outlines the development history of TCM external treatment for skin diseases. It systematically discusses the fundamentals of TCM external treatment for skin diseases, as well as its basic content and techniques. Theoretically, it proposes the "external differentiation of syndromes, comparative selection of herbs, and comprehensive treatment" theory for TCM external treatment of skin diseases. In terms of Chinese herbal medicine, it employs a new classification system corresponding to the characteristics of disease differentiation and syndrome differentiation in TCM external treatment, categorizing over 200 external herbal formulas. Regarding usage, it summarizes over 90 external treatment methods, highlighting the importance of techniques.
In the specific sections, it introduces the TCM external treatment techniques for over 70 representative skin diseases. The content includes an overview, key diagnostic points, TCM external treatment techniques, nursing and precautions, as well as the relationship between external and internal treatment.
This book reflects scientific rigor, systematic organization, practicality, and innovation. It serves as a reference for scholars specializing in TCM external treatment for skin diseases, is suitable for clinical use by medical and Western medical professionals at all levels, and can also be read by patients and their families.