New edition of the most comprehensive Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology textbook in the English language World-renowned author and teacher Giovanni Maciocia gives a clear, detailed explanation of the physiology, pathology and aetiology of women's disorders in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and adapts these to Western conditions and patients. Seventy gynecological conditionsare discussed in detail with consideration given to differentiation between conditions, the advised treatment using acupuncture and herbs, prevention and prognosis. Guidelines on lifestyle and use of the eight Extraordinary Vessels are provided, with case studies allowing easy application of theory to practicethroughout. New for this edition: New attractive two-colour layout with book marks to ease navigation Endometriosis and its treatment now included and fully covered in a new chapter Infertility chapter includes recent research highlighting factors in infertility All prescriptions now removed from the text and attractively presented in three appendices: Patient Remedies, Prescriptions and Three Treasure Remedies "Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine is a paradigmatic work. It is tempered with reverence and innovation, meticulous archival attention and detailed modern clinical insight. When future generationslook back at this workÃó?athey will find not only knowledge and wisdom but also reasons for inspiration and awe." From the Foreword to the first edition byTed J. Kaptchuk, Associate Director, Centre for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard medical School, Boston, USA. INDICE: ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on the translation of Chinese medical termsSECTION 1 PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY1. History of gynecology in Chinese medicine.2. Women's physiology3. Women's pathologySECTION 2 AETIOLOGY ANDDIAGNOSIS4. Aetiology5. DiagnosisSECTION 3 METHODS TREATMENT6. Principles andmethods of treatment7. Treatment of the Extraordinary VesselsSECTION 4 MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITIES8. Early Periods9. Late Periods10. Irregular Periods.11. Heavy Periods12. Scanty Periods.13. Long Periods14. Painful Periods15. Bleeding between Periods16. No Periods17. Flooding and Trickling18. Pre-menstrual SyndromeSECTION 5 PROBLEMS AT PERIOD TIME19. Pre-menstrual breast distension20. Headaches21. Oedema at period time22. Diarrhoea23. Body aches24. Fever at period time25. Epistaxis or haemoptysis26. Mouth ulcers27. Skin eruptions28. Dizzinessat Period TimeSECTION 6 DISEASES OF PREGNANCY29. Morning Sickness30. Abdominal Pain during pregnancy31. Threatened Miscarriage32. Fetus not Growing33. Oedema in pregnancy34. Anxiety35. Dizziness in pregnancy36. Convulsions in pregnancy37. Feelinig of suffocation38. Aphonia39. Cough40. Painful-Urination Syndrome41. Retention of Urine42. Constipation during pregnancy43. Habitual miscarriage44. Acupuncture and herbal treatment in midwiferySECTION 7 DISEASES AFTER CHILDBIRTH45. Post-natal depression46. Abdominal Pain after Childbirth47. Persistent Lochial Discharge (retention of lochia)48. Urinary Difficulty49. Sweating50. Constipation and Haemorrhoids after Childbirth51. Fever after Childbirth52. Joint Pain53. Breast Milk not Flowing (including acute mastitis)54. Spontaneous Flow of Milk55. Collapse56. Convulsions after ChildbirthSECTION 8 MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES57. Infertility58. Menopausal syndrome59. Breast Lumps60. Abdominal Masses: Ovarian cysts, polycystic ovary disease, cervical dysplasia61. Endometriosis62. Excessive Vaginal discharge63. Vaginal Itching: Tricomonas and Candida infections, genital eczema64. Prolapse of the uterus65. Vulvar SoresAppendix I PrescriptionsAppendix II Patent RemediesAppendix III Three Treasures RemedyGlossary of Chinese termsBibliographyCross-reference of Chinese disease-symptoms and Western DiseasesCross-reference of Western diseases and Chinese disease-symptomsIndex
- ISBN: 978-0-443-10422-0
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 1092
- Fecha Publicación: 10/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés