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 of Chinese and Western chronotherapy (chronomedicine). Based on the chronobiology of physiological functions, pathological changes, and drug effects, the book combines modern scientific and technological advancements to discuss chronobiology, TCM biological clocks, chronopharmacology, chronotoxicology, chronopharmacokinetics, and more. It aims to inherit, develop, and "activate" TCM, guiding clinical medical practice with the theory of TCM chronomedicine. The book also analyzes timed release and targeted drug delivery, discusses syndrome differentiation, disease differentiation, and etiological treatment cases, and provides theoretical and practical foundations for popularizing TCM chronotherapy and enriching the international development of chronomedicine. This book is suitable for TCM practitioners, pharmacists, integrated Chinese and Western medicine physicians, as well as teachers and students of medical schools.