In this sequel to Foundations of Chinese
Medicine, Maciocia presents the theory of Chinese medicine
as it is applied to the treatment of specific diseases
with acupuncture and herbs. He integrates research and
study from ancient and modern Chinese textbooks with
his personal experience with Western patients, so that
the traditional approach is applied to concrete Western
clinical situations.
Disease is discussed both as patterns
and as biomedical conditions. Each pattern is differentiated
into the various biomedically defined conditions with
which it is associated. The text includes for each case
etiology, pathology, differentiation and treatment, and
prognosis. In these detailed discussions the author covers
the principles related to diagnosis, and treatment for
each condition. Treatments consist of a general prescription
of acupuncture points, an explanation of the prescription
and a number of other points that may be added to the
general prescription. One or more herbal formulas are
given, including patent remedies, and each is explained
according to the action of the individual herbs. Over
35 full- color tongue pictures extend the book’s
clinical utility.
In this sequel to Foundations of Chinese
Medicine, Maciocia presents the theory of Chinese medicine
as it is applied to the treatment of specific diseases
with acupuncture and herbs. He integrates research and
study from ancient and modern Chinese textbooks with
his personal experience with Western patients, so that
the traditional approach is applied to concrete Western
clinical situations.