Traditional Chinese Medicine Infectious Diseases

Author: Li Jiageng
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Publish Date: 1997-10-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive monograph on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is divided into two parts: the upper part provides an overview, detailing the concepts, historical development, etiology and pathology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment principles and methods, herbal formulas, and preventive measures of TCM infectious diseases. The lower part focuses on specific infectious diseases, discussing their TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment. Categorized by transmission methods, it covers seven major groups: respiratory infectious diseases, intestinal infectious diseases, arthropod-borne infectious diseases, zoonotic infectious diseases, helminth diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, and other infectious conditions, selecting over 60 common infectious diseases. Each disease is systematically organized into clinical manifestations, diagnostic key points, differential diagnosis, etiology and pathology, treatment methods, preventive measures, and research progress. Under treatment methods, subcategories include TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment, Western medical treatment, single and empirical formulas, other therapies, topical medications, physiotherapy, and dietary therapy. This lower part is the core of the book, with treatment methods, preventive measures, and research progress being the key elements for each disease. The book is rich in content, well-documented, innovatively structured, and logically organized, making it a valuable reference for clinical practice, teaching, and research for TCM practitioners, Western medical professionals, and those engaged in integrated Chinese and Western medicine.