Chronotherapy-[Revised Edition]

Author: Zhu Hengchen
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is divided into a theoretical section and a clinical section, briefly introducing the basic concepts, theories, research methods, development, and recent achievements of chronotherapy. It elaborates on the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) chronomedicine and Western chronomedicine, comparing their advantages and disadvantages, and exploring the successful integration points of TCM and Western chronotherapy. Based on the chronorhythms of physiological functions, pathological changes, and drug effects in the body, combined with modern scientific and technological advancements, the book discusses chronobiology, TCM biological clocks, chronopharmacology, chronopharmacodynamics, and chronopharmacokinetics. It aims to inherit, develop, and "activate" TCM, guiding clinical medical practice with the theory of TCM chronomedicine, and analyzing time-based release and control, targeted drug delivery. It also discusses syndrome differentiation, disease differentiation, and etiological treatment cases, providing theoretical and practical foundations for popularizing TCM chronotherapy and enriching the developing field of international chronomedicine. This book is suitable for TCM practitioners, pharmacists, integrated Chinese and Western medicine physicians, as well as teachers and students of medical schools.
This book is divided into a theoretical section and a clinical section, briefly introducing the basic concepts, theories, research methods, development, and recent achievements of chronotherapy. It elaborates on the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) chronomedicine and Western chronomedicine, comparing their advantages and disadvantages, and exploring the successful integration points of TCM and Western chronotherapy. Based on the chronorhythms of physiological functions, pathological changes, and drug effects in the body, combined with modern scientific and technological advancements, the book discusses chronobiology, TCM biological clocks, chronopharmacology, chronopharmacodynamics, and chronopharmacokinetics. It aims to inherit, develop, and "activate" TCM, guiding clinical medical practice with the theory of TCM chronomedicine, and analyzing time-based release and control, targeted drug delivery. It also discusses syndrome differentiation, disease differentiation, and etiological treatment cases, providing theoretical and practical foundations for popularizing TCM chronotherapy and enriching the developing field of international chronomedicine. This book is suitable for TCM practitioners, pharmacists, integrated Chinese and Western medicine physicians, as well as teachers and students of medical schools.