Warm Diseases: A Clinical Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0939616343 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English, Chinese
He is currently in private practice in Portland, Oregon and serves on the faculties of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine and the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. Guohui Liu studied Chinese medicine with his father, Luyan Liu, and other well-known traditional doctors in China for over thirty years. Dr. . Liu has publis
Warm Diseases: A Clinical Guide provides an in-depth, clinically oriented approach to this important subject. The evolution of their approach to etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, discussed in this volume, demonstrates how traditional medicine has evolved to meet contemporary needs. The introductory chapters tell the compelling story of how traditional Chinese physicians, primarily from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, developed the theories and concepts of warm disease in response to the health crises of their time, which included a number of epidemics. Case histories show how theory is actually applied in the clinic. The author also addresses aspects of dosage and preparation that are generally omitted from standard textbooks. Rounding out the volume is an extensive bibliography of original source materials, supplemental case histories and materia medica, and detailed indexes which provide access to every aspect of this subject.. The understanding and treatment of infectious and other externally-contracted diseases has been a central concern of Chines
A Gift With this volume, Dr. G. Liu brings together a wealth of clinical experience and understanding. His approach to an important, yet often under-exlpored subject is cohesive, well integrated and quite accessible to its readers, and as such, fills a long empty gap in the English language volumes on Traditional Chinese Medicine.As the title states, this is truly a "clinical guide". It not only provides a thorough discussion of the history and concept (including etiology, differentiation, and treatment)of