Book Condition: Near Fine. Almost as New. This monumental book covers the acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment of more than 79 modern Western medical diseases, many of which have never before been discussed in Chinese medical literature. \nIf you're looking for the most complete clinical manual on the Chinese medical treatment of modern Western diseases, this is it. There have been other books in English elaborating the Chinese medical pattern identification and treatment of biomedically-defined diseases, but none so meticulously researched and presented as this one. The writing is organized, logical, and exceptionally clear. The introductory chapter contains one of the most lucid discussions of Li Dong-yuan's yin fire theory anywhere. This book is unique in its genre for including relevant points of yin fire theory in its discussion of the Chinese medical evaluation and treatment of more than 65 commonly-encountered biomedically-defined diseases. Practitioners and students alike will deeply appreciate its discussion of disease pathomechanisms, a subject typically glossed over by similar works. The level of detail in both the Chinese medical and biomedical discussion of each disease is considerable, and the authors frequently make reference to recent research articles from China and from the English-speaking world. The discussion of treatment is at a similarly high level, with a detailed prescription-modifying approach to each pattern for each disease. Both herbal medicine and acupuncture are covered, although the emphasis is clearly on herbal medicine. This book should be considered a primary source for practitioners researching treatment for their patients, and a required textbook in courses on the differentiation of disease for students of Chinese medicine. It is the first English-language textbook to advance an evidence-based, yet individually responsive approach to those diseases most often encountered in outpatient clinical practice of Chinese medicine in North America. Essential reading. Since the initial publication of this book, the most complete clinical manual on the Chinese medical treatment of modern Western diseases, it has become far and away the best selling title that we publish. Now this new second edition has been expanded, updated, and improved. The new edition covers 79 common Western diseases, seven more than the previous book. For each disease the book covers both acupuncture and Chinese medicine protocols for treatment as well as a comprehensive review of Western medicine. In addition, all the herb listings have been reformatted as easy-to-read lists instead of paragraphs. The herbs are now listed with pin-yin first and Latin nomenclature second. Finally, all herbal listings have been updated to correspond to changes in the latest edition of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica by Bensky, Clavey, and Stoger. New diseases covered: Stills Disease Ankylosing Spondylitis Fanconis Syndrome Dengue Fever Costochondritis Psoriatic Arthritis Rombergs Syndrome. Blue Poppy Press has published yet another brilliant text from co-authors Bob Flaws and Philippe Sionneau. The Treatment of Modern Western Medical Diseases with Chinese Medicine: A Textbook and Clinical Manual conveys the authors' collective 30 years of experience. Bob Flaws and Philippe Sionneau have taken 72 modern Western diseases not seen in most English-Chinese medical texts and illustrated the disease patterns and treatment protocols for each. Like most texts in this field, the first section is devoted to basic to advanced theories of diagnosis patterns in Chinese medicine. However, unlike most texts, this initial section includes an explanation of renowned practitioners and their specific diagnosis theories not taught in most Western Chinese medical schools. These include Li Dong-Yuan's theory of yin fire, Liu Wan-Su's theory of similar transformations, and Zhu Dan-Xi's theory of the Six Depressions. The second section of the text is the treatment formulary. The 72 subsequent chapters are arranged in alphabetical order according to the medical disease discussed. Each chapter begins with the allopathic etiology of the disease and concludes with several important remarks from a TCM perspective. The diseases are broken down into their various TCM patterns, and a treatment formulary is prescribed for each, including herbal medicines, patent remedies and acupuncture points. "It must be said with great verve: There is no other book like this one in the cross-cultural bibliography of East-West healing. It is destined to quench the yearning of many seasoned practitioners that uncomfortably straddle both healing realms. It is like finally having a bilingual encyclopedic clinical dictionary that adroitly renders obeisance to both languages. Bravo!!" - Robert J. Casanas, Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, University of California. "The Treatment of Modern Western Medical Diseases with Chinese Medicine represents a major contribution to the professional literature of TCM. Bob Flaws and Philippe Sionneau have crafted a brilliant text based on scholarly review of the contemporary medical literature and their own clinical insights and wisdom. This volume provides a wealth of clinically relevant information which will be of immediate use to both students and professional practitioners of TCM. This text is destined to become a standard reference in the practice of TCM in the West." - Steve Erickson, Assistant Professor, Northwestern Health Sciences University.
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