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(For this item please quote stock ID 5244) ISBN: 9780941942294

Tongue inspection is an integral part traditional Chinese medical diagnostics, and the tongue?s colour, spirit, shape, status and coating, and furriness, are all significant in determining a patient?s health. This book is an introductory work on this subject, and combines the tongue?s presentation with clinical diagnosis and disease treatment. (For this item please quote stock ID 17169) ISBN: 9787543311671

This book, based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, gives a detailed introduction to the discovery of diseases - either existing already or developing - by observing the face, chest, torso and limbs, etc. The language is plain and easy to understand and the methods for self-diagnosis are also simple and easy to learn. Useful for medical teachers, students or practitioners and all those who are interested in TCM health care. (For this item please quote stock ID 17739) ISBN: 9787119020280

In addition to offering a comprehensive understanding of the art of tongue diagnosis, this book includes ancient and modern healing practices based on Healing Tastes, Herbal Therapies and Dietary Protocols. The knowledge contained in this book is invaluable for supporting oneself and others on the journey to wholeness. (For this item please quote stock ID 26382) ISBN: 9780940985773

Nicely presented, easily accessible and modestly priced book that covers the subject of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine. Composed of four main chapters, each with a number of sections: An Overview of Tongue Diagnosis; Inspecting the Tongue Proper; Inspecting the Tongue Coating; and The Essentials for the Analysis of Tongue Manifestations and the Significance of Tongue Diagnosis. Presented in bilingual format: left hand page in Chinese, right hand page in English. Each of the approximately 200 colour photographs have parallel English and Chinese captions. (For this item please quote stock ID 27152) ISBN: 9787801569226

Your Body Never Lies provides an in-depth exploration of the components of seeing. This includes a description of deviations in facial features, skin, and extremities; irregularities in posture, movement, and mental states; and more. You will learn to recognise physical variation and interpret their characteristics. Within this unique intuitive system is the power to detect the body's warning signs and avert serious illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. Western medical practice often focuses on a specific body part, symptom, or ailment, ignoring the totality and interconnectedness of the human body. Your Body Never Lies is a complete guide to Oriental diagnosis, a revolutionary - yet centuries-old - way of preventing disease and preserving health and biological harmony. (For this item please quote stock ID 27241) ISBN: 9780757002670

Pictorial Guide to Clinical Observation in Chinese Medicine is a text concerning the Chinese medical examination method of inspection - the first of what is known as the "four examinations". The material comes from content given by Professor Chen Jiaxu, of the Beijing TCM University, in his course "Chinese Medical Diagnosis". Topics covered include the six aspects of inspection: vitality and color, body shape and form, sense organs and orifices of the head and face, body and limbs, and skin. Commonly encountered disease syndromes are presentd in 222 cases with corresponding pictorials to display the essentials of inspection for each case. As such, this text serves a wide range of interests. The primary purpose of Pictorial Guide to Clinical Observation in Chinese Medicine is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of Chinese medical inspection and diagnosis in a relatively short period of time. (For this item please quote stock ID 27275) ISBN: 9787117079976

This book is to provide clincial students with some basic principles of diagnosis and management, medico-legal pitfalls and roles of evidence in primary care. Using practical examples, the authors describe clearly the whole mental process in coming to a clinical diagnosis, with emphasis on important signs or symptoms and investigations to look out for. The book should be of interest to advanced medical students in the clinical years (year 3 to 5) and novice clinicians who will be using history and physical examination skills in the clinical setting. The examples are realistic and inspiring and the analyses to them are succinct. (For this item please quote stock ID 29674) ISBN: 9789629963330

(For this item please quote stock ID 29105) ISBN: 9787532389605

With chronic illnesses on the rise, many of which are resistant to therapy, attention is increasingly focused on new ways of understanding disease processes. Regions of minimal chronic stress are often neglected as potential causes of disease due to their lack of symptoms, when in fact they may be the actual blockage to the healing process. These blockages are known as focal disturbances. In many cases, where such foci were found and treated with ear acupuncture or neural therapy, chronic ailments that previously resisted conventional treatments subsided. This book addresses the basic concepts and information about this revolutionary approach to healing: - the definition of focal disturbances - how to diagnose, locate, & treat foci - the role of ear acupuncture in treating focal disturbances Profit from the author's years of international teaching experience and learn the basics and application of this important diagnostic tool to expand your treatment and remove blockages to healing. (For this item please quote stock ID 22870) ISBN: 9783131278715

A step-by-step introduction and practical guide to palpation as a method of assessment, diagnosis and treatment within the context of Oriental medicine, and particularly Japanese acupuncture practice. Leading the reader through the ?how? and ?what? of touch, around the abdomen (or ?hara?) and other key areas of the body, the author also explores key acupuncture points for clearing these areas, as well as Japanese needle techniques. The aim of the book is to allow the reader to have a more vivid and sensitive feel for what lies below acupuncture meridians and points, and to be able to assess and treat a wide variety of clinical conditions - with an understanding of the individual patient - successfully. Features: >Powerfully illustrated with line drawings and photographs giving the reader as vivid and accurate a sense as possible of what is being seen and felt >Palpation is the heart of Japanese acupuncture diagnosis and treatment. With a clear understanding of principles and techniques, all acupuncturists will add another dimension to their practice, over a very wide range of conditions >An emphasis is on the integration of Chinese and Japanese medical thought, helping the reader to see them as interrelated, classically based systems >The chapters take a ?building blocks? approach exploring concepts and gradually introducing and reiterating new terms at the end of every chapter >A question section at the end of every chapter >Cases from the author?s 15 years of clinical experience are integrated whenever the concepts covered need further elaboration, helping the reader to study patient progress and gain a sense of how to use the material >Forms outlining procedures, diagnoses and possible treatment strategies supplement the theoretical material in each chapter assisting the practitioner in organising and performing palpatory examinations. Contents: PART 1: Why Palpation & How to Perform it >Touch as Therapy >Notes & Touch >Traditional Chinese Medicine & Japanese Acupuncture: Similarities & Differences >How to use the Tiger Thermic & the Lion Thermic Warmers >Why Abdominal Diagnosis? >Abdominal Maps in History: Classical & Modified >Theoretical Clarifications >How to find your Dominant Eye >General Palpation Skills >Physical Examination I: The Healthy Hara - Components, Characteristics & Clinical Significance >Mental Degeneration - Stages of Progression >Part 1: The Relationship Between the Etiological Causes of Disease & the Pathophysiology of Tension >Part 2: The Pathophysiology of Tension in Vulnerable areas - Stomach, Navel, Scars, Thighs, Sinuses, Neck & Back >Learn the Patterns of Stress >Protect Your Heart >Physical Examination II: Part 1: The Palpation Schema >Part 2: the Clinical Energetics of the Clearance Points, Palpation Method & Differential Diagnosis >Four Ways to Eliminate Blood Stasis >A Brief Guide to the Use of the Navel Microsystem for Diagnosis & Root Treatment According to Classical Chinese & Japanese Tradition >A Treatment Outline to the Japanese Physical Exam >Overview of the Integrative Process - How to Put it Together >Theoretical Clarifications - The Eight Curious Vessels >The Concept of Diagnosis & the Needle Schema >The Law of Cure & the Concept of the Healing Crisis PART 2: Treatment of Disease >The Tonsillar Treatment >The Major Complaint >Japanese Physical Exam: The Significance & Treatment of Scar Tissue >Japanese Physical Exam: The Treatment of Inner Thigh Compression >Japanese Physical Exam: The Treatment of the Sinuses >Japanese Physical Exam: The Treatment of Neck Tension >Headache Management Plan >A Word about the Thyroid Gland >Recommendations to Prevent Adrenal Exhaustion >Japanese Physical Exam: The Differential Diagnosis of Back Pain >Acute Abdominal Syndromes >The Differential Diagnosis of Pain in Classical Chinese Medicine: Unique Treatment Approaches & Acupoint Energetics >The Modalities PART 3: Forms >Abdominal Diagnosis: The Healthy Hara Examination >Hara Diagnosis: Modified Abdominal Map >Navel Diagnosis Form >The Japanese Physical Exam >Scar Treatment Form >Sinus Evaluation Form >Neck Evaluation Form >How to Perform Back Evaluations & Treatment PART 4: Integrated Japanese Point Location, Energetics, & Needle Point Index Treatment of Disease Points PART 5: Appendices >Alphabetical Index of Point Energetics of Important Points in the Japanese Acupuncture System by Disease >Cross-reference by Meridian of Important Point Energetics in the Japanese Acupuncture System >Subject Index >Treatment of Disease Index >Glossary >Answers >Bibliography >Biographical Note (For this item please quote stock ID 15212) ISBN: 9780443070587

To meet both clinical and educational needs, Tongue Diagnosis for Warm Diseases (Wen Bing She Zhen Tu Pu) this book presents the knowledge of tongue examination of warm diseases according to TCM with pictures and accompanying essays. There are more than 150 pictures with essays in this book, which give a brief summary of characteristics, indications and treatment principles of the tongue and surrounding tissue appearance in warm diseases. Based on the national textbook - Seasonal Febrile Diseases of CM (Wen Bing Xue). (For this item please quote stock ID 27223) ISBN: 9787117080194

There is currently no detailed and comprehensive source of direct information from Chinese sources on the full scope of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis. This meticulous translation offers, for the first time in English, an authoritative and detailed compilation of the principles and practice of TCM diagnostic methods and approaches. This translation has been carefully prepared and polished by translators in both China and the west, and has been edited thoroughly to maximize its accessibility by Western practitioners. Features: >Provides a single source for the widest variety of applied approaches & methods to come out in one volume on the topic of diagnosis >Covers commonly seen clinical symptoms in separate chapters, detailing possible approaches to diagnosis & lines of exploration Contents: Section 1: >Examination Methods >Inspection Examination >Listening & Smelling Examination >Inquiry Examination >Palpation Examination Section 2: >Pattern Identification >Eight Principle Pattern Identification >Disease Cause Pattern Identification >Six Channel Pattern Identification >Defence, Qi, Construction & Blood Pattern Identification & Triple Burner Pattern Identification >Qi, Blood & Body Fluid Pattern Identification >Viscera & Bowel Pattern Identification >Twelve Channels & Networks Pattern Identification Section 3: >Comprehensive Application of the Methods of Pattern Identification >Essentials of Pattern Identification of External Diseases >Essentials of Miscellaneous Disease Pattern Identification >Steps in the Identification of Patterns & Determination of Treatment >Identification of Patterns & Identification of Disease Section 4: >Outline of Diagnostic Principles of Clinical Departments: Outline of Diagnostics of Gynaecology >Outline of Paediatric Diagnostics >Outline of Diagnostics in External Medicine >Outline of Diagnosis in Traumatology >Outline of Diagnosis in Ophthalmology >Outline of Diagnosis in Ears, Nose & Throat Section 5: >Diagnosis of Commonly Seen Clinical Symptoms: Fever (Heat Effusion)>Fear of Cold >Abnormal Sweating >Headache >Cough >Panting >Chest Pain >Heart Palpations >Insomnia >Spirit-Mind Abnormalities >Bleeding. Thirst >Torpid Intake >Stomach Duct Pain >Abdominal Pain >Vomiting & Retching >Constipation >Diarrhoea >Dizziness >Yellowing >Convulsions >Lumbar Pain >Inhibited Urination >Excessive Urination >Water Swelling Section 6: >Writing a Medical Record: Overview >The Contact & Format of the Medical Record >Examples of In-Patient Medical Records.9787507712698 9787507712698 9787507712698 (For this item please quote stock ID 6393) ISBN: 9780443045820

(For this item please quote stock ID 33189) ISBN: 9787117086172

For many centuries, face reading has provided an insightful aspect of traditional Chinese medicine. Based on an understanding of the shapes, markings and features of a face, a therapist can learn more about the health and life of a patient, relating to the principles of Chinese medicine. In addition to understanding how the body's internal functions - physical, psychological and emotional - can be seen on a face, readers will also learn to evaluate non-verbal expressions and assess personality from the features and markings. Technical and detailed information is presented in an upbeat, insightful and highly readable manner. This is the first book to focus on the deeper aspects of the face reading and diagnosis, and as such to make therapists and patients more conscious of their actions, reactions and the consequences of their behaviour relating to health. Features: >A fascinating & unusual subject tackled in a highly readable & detailed way - giving all levels of reader the chance to take something personally useful away from the book >A useful adjunct to the diagnostic tools in traditional Chinese medicine - giving the practitioner an additional 'tool' to make an ever more accurate diagnosis of their patient >Written by a lecturer & writer already known in this field - giving a uniquely authoritative & experienced voice to a subject which has been covered only a little in other texts >Heavily illustrated - to make sure that the reader is clear in understanding what the text describes. Contents: Introduction >Chinese Face Reading & Diagnosis >Ancient Wisdom - Modern Applications This is an overview of the origins of Chinese Face Reading and Diagnosis. It also includes the author's background in the field and how this ancient wisdom can be applied to life today. Section I: The Changing Face This section talks about aging and how the face changes over time. Genetic versus environmental factors are reviewed. Also discussed is how the expression of emotions marks the face and changes the shape of the features. Chapter 1: The Face Map - Mountains & Rivers/Critical Transitions This chapter discusses the facial map and how it is marked. Starting with the topographical map, mountainous and river features are evaluated for strength. Then, the life map is studied with traumatic and stressful incidents marking the face in specific places corresponding with ages. These memories set issues and patterns. Recognizing the patterns is one of the first steps toward recovering lost jing. Stepping out of pattern and reprogramming enables people to regain health and create a self directed future. Chapter 2. The Facial Mosaic - Yin/Yang, Three Zones, Facial Geometry These divisions of the face show how the parts give valuable clues about the internal vs. external expression of deep emotions, the decision making process. The framework for the face reveals generalized career predispositions and society's projection of personality based on face shape. Chapter 3. Five Element Features & Markings The various features of the face discussed in great variety and detail based on the five element system of Chinese philosophy. An explanation of the five elements - water, wood, fire, earth and metal is given. Each corresponding group of features is evaluated for strength, size, shape and characteristics. Section II: The Universal Language of the Face This section talks about the power of non-verbal communication and its use throughout the world. Emotions and their expressions are universal. The basic facial expressions are analysed within the framework of the facial muscles. Chapter 4: Reading Shen - Emotions, Expressions & Shen Disturbances The five basic emotions of Chinese medicine are explained - fear, anger, excitement, sympathy, and grief. The effect of these emotions on a person's body and the reaction of the other people are discussed. Also included in this chapter is an overview of various shen disturbances - signs of mental illness, confused thinking or misfiring of the brain that causes speech and memory problems. Chapter 5: Light in the Eyes - Peach Luck/Fire & Focus A special quality of light in the eye is known as Peach Luck - charisma, charm and sex appeal. Some people have lots - others have little. How peach luck is developed, the various types of peach luck and how to increase peach luck are all topics in this chapter along with methods to help the reader learn to focus the light for success. Many examples of famous people included. Section III Facial Diagnosis & Healing This section talks about the use of face as a diagnostic tool in Oriental Medicine. It explains what kind of thing that can be seen on the face for medical purposes. Chapter 6: Your Biological Blueprint - Signs of Organ Health & Ch'i This chapter outlines the connections between the parts of the face to the different organs of the body. Special attention is paid to coloration and markings that indicate strength of an organ or distress and potential disease. Chapter 7: The Psychological & Emotional Underlay of Disease Diseases really are 'in our head'. This chapter delves into the theory that disease states are influenced by stuck emotions and patterns of inappropriate emotional and physical behaviour and reactivity. The possible issues underlying the major causes of death and chronic diseases are hypothesized and discussed. This information is backed up by many studies and interesting anecdotal evidence. Chapter 8: Inner Healing - Seeing the Soul on the Face Ways to achieve self healing by practicing the expression of the 'Transcendent' emotions - wisdom, human kindness, happiness - love, instinct and gratitude - that heal the body. How to rise above issues and patterns to see their higher purpose - each person's 'Will that Cant Be Willed' or 'Golden Path'. When this is discovered, a person's life falls into perfect alignment - resentment and blame are banished. This leads to a life of positive intent. This expression of the soul's intent and eventual fulfillment lead to true beauty. Many examples and stories are included. (For this item please quote stock ID 19660) ISBN: 9780443073151

This work is an original text based on Dr. Chen's years of experience as a clinician and as a university professor teaching diagnosis courses in China. Trained in China as a medical doctor and as a doctor of Chinese medicine, she taught Chinese-speaking biomedical and traditional physicians as well as English-speaking interns. Upon her arrival in the US to teach students of Chinese medicine, she became concerned for her Western student's particular difficulty in applying pattern identification in practice. She concluded that the probable cause of this difficulty was in part because available English language texts lack the depth of Chinese teaching and in part because lecture-like presentations of diagnostic skills do not make it easy to grasp clear distinctions. In composing this work, Dr. Chen arranged a great deal of information so that the logical relationships became easy to see, easy to read, and easy to understand. She succinctly explains each of the symptoms, signs, techniques, and patterns with special emphasis on practical clinical observations, followed by a graphical display of the clinical details for each. Dr. Chen is not only one of the most experienced teachers and clinicians to write about diagnosis, she is also one of the most practically innovative. By graphically displaying the details and relationships, she saves students the hours and hours of effort usually taken to sort these details from lectures and textbooks. In the translational terminology used she has been equally creative. By preserving the basic English terms on which there is a higher degree of consistency and familiarity ? excess and deficiency for example ? readers feel most comfortable. By insuring that the full detail of the diagnostic skills is included, and that each concept can be reliably linked to Chinese, readers are assured that they can discover anything they might need to know. They will also be able to cross-reference other texts that have preserved a reliable relationship to their Chinese sources. The text itself is in two parts. The first part begins with a review of the main concepts and principles of diagnosis. Chapter 2, Inspection, describes a whole-person diagnostic routine with emphasis on tongue inspection. It also includes a section on paediatric inspection of the superficial veins of the index finger. Chapter 3 details the traditional approach to listening and smelling. Chapter 4 describes a full course of questioning including areas of investigation particular to pregnancy, post-partum issues, and paediatric disorders. Chapter 5 is devoted to palpation, with an emphasis on pulse palpation. The second part of the book is devoted to Pattern Identification. In Chapter 6, Eight Principle Pattern Identification is detailed. Here, the graphical approach really excels because it is easy to see how one pathomechanism, for example, an insufficiency of yang qi, can related to many manifestations observed by the patient and practitioner, as well as many systemic pathologies. There is also an analysis of transmission between one eight principle pattern and another. Chapter 7 describes pathogenic patterns and Chapter 8 describes patterns of Qi and Blood. Chapter 9 describes the identification of patterns for each of the internal organs. Here too the liberal use of tables makes the multiplicity of relationships easier to see. In Chapters 10 to 12, Dr. Chen describes three specialised diagnostic approaches: Six Channels; Wei, Qi, Ying and Blood; and the three burners. Chapter 13 presents fourteen case histories to be used as review of pattern diagnosis. There is also an extensive index. (For this item please quote stock ID 22208) ISBN: 9780967303451

Prof. Zhang Changen?s latest book, The Ten Stages of Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chinese-English), is published by People?s Military Medical Press China recently. As a kind of the quintessence of China, Traditional Chinese Medicine has greatly contributed to human health with its unique theory and effects. To expand TCM with Beijing?s Olympic Games as a opportunity, Prof. Zhang put forward this book. Some foreign specialists hold that the book will not only be a practical reference for clinicians of TCM, but also bring popular science knowledge of TCM for the common readers and foreigners. Concentrating on categorizing the extensive and profound knowledge into ten procedures, the book presents: 1.presentation of the symptoms and pulses, 2. synthesis of the four diagnostics, 3.estimation of the disease field, 4.syndrome differentiation of various diseases, 5.syndrome identification with eight principles, 6.distinction of formula syndromes, 7.formation of therapeutic principles, 8.draft for therapeutic methods, 9.selection of formulas and drugs and 10.observation and nursing after treatment. The ten stages in the book embracing the theories, methods, formulas and herbs, has the merit of ?holding the brief to cope with the diverse?. If studying it earnestly and grasping its essence, the readers are surely to improve their abilities of understanding and practicing TCM. From learning and advocating the doctrine of the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing, Prof Zhang is an expert at using classical formulas of TCM and at applying the treatment of difficult and chronic diseases with marked curative effects. His early masterpieces include ?Chinese Formula Syndromes? and ?Exposition of Zhang Zhongjing?s Medicine Administration?. (For this item please quote stock ID 31022) ISBN: 9787509120163

Auricular Acupuncture Diagnosis is valuable not only to the practicing acupuncturist but to all medical practitioners. it is an extremely accurate means of interpretation of a patient's condition. Obtained quite simply through examination of the ear diagnosis expediently offers the practitioner the possibility to choose the best approach to treatment. In the technological age, with so many sophisticated diagnostic tools at our disposal, it may seem overly simplistic to rely on basis procedures such as the inspection and palpation of the ear for diagnosis. However, all practitioners need to assess their patients personally, and the observation and examination of the ear can provide much valuable information which cannot be detected in other ways.

Key Features
> Based on around 5000 observations made in both healthy subjects and in patients affected by a large variety of diseases
> Written by a medically qualified general practitioner who is also an experienced acupuncturist
> Provides the basic medical information required to interpret ear examination findings correctly
> uses case studies to illustrate the practical application of the diagnostic method
> describes in detail a number of tests used as part of routine ear examination
> gives guidelines on selecting appropriate auricular acupuncture points of effective treatment according to the diagnostic findings
> highly illustrated with two-colour line drawings, black and white photographs and over 60 full colour plates

Auricular Acupuncture Diagnosis provides physicians and therapists with an innovative diagnostic model together with the necessary medical information to interpret their findings correctly. It allows a more complete and accurate diagnosis of a patient's condition and so more effective treatment

About the author
Marco Romoli is a Genral Practitioner who lives and works in Prato (Tuscany). He graduated in Medicine at Florence University, soon afterwards cultivating his intrest in acupuncture which he studied in Japan, China, France and Austria, (For this item please quote stock ID 32053) ISBN: 9780443068669

Pulse diagnosis, one of the jewels of traditional Chinese medicine, is a profoundly subtle instrument for the early diagnosis and prevention of disease. Yet far too often, in the haste of modern education and practice, it has become a neglected art. Chinese Pulse Diagnosis offers a clear and practical path toward a much deeper understanding of this traditional diagnostic method, while recasting its interpretation in the context of our own times. The book is organised in seventeen chapters presented in an advancing hierarchy of complexity. The early chapters consider such general issues as terminology, classification of pulse qualities, historical comparisons of positions and depths, the effects of age and gender, and a methodology for taking the pulse. The middle chapters provide an in-depth look at each of the individual pulse qualities, identified by felt sensation based on such characteristics as rate and rhythm, stability, volume, depth, size, and shape. The types of pathology associated with each of the qualities are also discussed. Later chapters examine the significance of the qualities when found across the entire pulse, or large segments of the pulse (left or right side, across the burners), and at different depths. The relationship of the various pulse qualities to psychology and prognosis are addressed in separate chapters. A final summary chapter on interpretation, supported with case histories, draws everything together to show how this information can be formulated into a rational diagnosis. Key information in the book is organised and richly illustrated with over one hundred tables and graphic drawings. Individual chapter tables of contents and extensive indexes provide convenient access to every aspect of this important subject. (For this item please quote stock ID 7710) ISBN: 9780939616497

Examination of the tongue, like the pulse, is one of the principal diagnostic methods in TCM. This book - newly revised in 1995 - systematically describes each of the primary characteristics of the tongue (body colour, shape, and coating) and their significance in the clinic. It traces the historical development of tongue diagnosis and its relationship to externally contracted disorders and the eight principles. Featured in this revised edition are 59 colour plates and accompanying case histories from the author’s own practice. Other aspects of tongue diagnosis newly described in this edition include the integration of the tongue and pulse diagnosis; the use of the tongue in diagnosing emotional problems; tongue diagnosis and herbal treatment; the tongue in prognosis; and special consideration regarding tongue diagnosis in children. Contents: >>History of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis >>An Overview of Tongue Examination >>Tongue Signs:A Picture of the Internal Organs >>The Eight Principles in Tongue Diagnosis >>Tongue Spirit & Body Colour >>Tongue Body Shape >>Tongue Coating >>Tongue Diagnosis in the Clinic >>Case histories >>Appendices:Identification of Patterns According to the Six Stages, Four Levels & Three Burners; Summary of Tongue Signs; Tongues Signifying Dangerous Conditions >>Glossary >>Bibliography >>Index 'A thorough, clinically orientated exposition of tongue diagnosis.' -American Journal of Acupuncture 'Will undoubtedly be the standard textbook on tongue diagnosis for many years to come.' -Journal of Chinese Medicine (For this item please quote stock ID 10411) ISBN: 9780939616190

An introductory guide to the practical application of Chinese medical palmistry. Although visual examination within Chinese medicine usually focuses on examining the face, inspecting any areas of the body which are diseased, and especially examining the tongue, in China in recent years there has been renewed interest in examining the hands, palms, and fingernails. Culled from a variety of Chinese sources, this book gives diagnostic and prognostic information of interest to acupuncture practitioners and students of Western palmistry as well. '...can provide valuable information about the health status of the whole individual.' - Alternative Medicine (For this item please quote stock ID 14515) ISBN: 9780936185644

'This is an intellectual and anthropological study of pulse reading as practiced and conceived in traditions of China, India, Persia, Greece, and the West. It contains commonly accepted, basic information on these differing medical styles and their approach to pulse diagnosis, and as such provides a useful resource for students. It contains many alphabetical arrangements and tables that succinctly convey information relative to components, interrelationships, functions, and categories, and many comparison charts that allow the reader to appreciate the similarities and differences of differing medical persuasions. Flavored somewhat by its era (most of the sources appear to be European or English-language texts written prior to the 1960’s), it naturally contains shortcomings of secondary-source translation (demonstrating quite graphically how simple it is to commit misinformation to the immortality of ink and paper); yet, admirably, it gives the readers fascinating glimpses of how vigorously and variously humankind has attempted to describe and pattern illness' - Redwing Reviews. The most significant diagnostic technique available to the medical profession has always been the pulse. This unprecedented text presents a detailed examination of the possible interpretations of this simple indication of the presence of life, from the point of view of four major medical traditions. Included are the historical background, detailed analysis and descriptions of the diagnostic uses of the pulse in Iran, China, India, and the West. Contents: >Chinese Healing Precepts >Ayurvedic Philosophy & The Pulse >Technique Of Taking The Pulse >Dreams & The Pulse >The Pregnancy Pulse >The Pulse & Organ Relationships >Arabian Medicine & The Pulse >Diseases & The Pulse >Seasons & The Pulse >The Death Pulse Pulse Diagnosis is an unparalleled synthesis bridging the gap between contemporary scientific models and the Holistic approach integrating body, mind and spirit in the diagnosis. Dr. Amber offers a treasury of profound insights for all people in the healing professions. (For this item please quote stock ID 4088) ISBN: 9780943358413

(For this item please quote stock ID 11846) ISBN: 9780912379005

A full presentation of the essentials of tongue diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine. This work reflects traditional tongue examination and introduces the latest achievements and developments of modern scientific research into tongue diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine. Consists of five main sections: >Introduction - introduces the origins and development of tongue diagnosis and summarises historical writings on the subject >Chapter 1 - tongue diagnosis abstracts >Chapter 2 - observations of tongue texture >Chapter 3 - observations on tongue coatings >Chapter 4 - clinical significance and applications of tongue examination. Over 200 colour photographs make the abstract theories of tongue examination concrete, and assists the reader understand the theory, master procedures, and sets a series of standards by which tongue examination is undertaken. The English translations in this bilingual (Chinese-English) title may be a little clumsy but the meanings and implications of the text come through clearly. (For this item please quote stock ID 22942) ISBN: 9787117057677

(For this item please quote stock ID 16185) ISBN: 9781928537014

The tongue manifestations are a mirror of the internal organs. By the observation of the tongue body and coat, the health condition of the human body can be understood and the severity and nature of diseases can be estimated. The observation of the tongue is an indispensable diagnostic tool used in the TCM clinical diagnosis of disease and is an important foundation for syndrome differentiation and treatment in Chinese medicine. Based upon the source materials accumulated by Prof. Zhao-fu and others from Shanghai university of TCM the book offers choice photos of typical tongue manifestations found in clinical practice and discusses their pathological significance, syndrome differentiation and treatment, and corresponding advice. Features: >The contents are rich, simple, practical & readable. >The photos of the selected tongue manifestations are real & exquisite in color and image. >High reference value for the beginners of Chinese medicine and junior clinicians. >Ordinary readers without professional background can observe their own tongue manifestations to understand their own health status by studying this book. >Process your own healthcare by referring to the related "life advice" in this book. (For this item please quote stock ID 28046) ISBN: 9787117085960

In order to become proficient in the art of tongue diagnosis, the practitioner must be able to recognize and identify the pathological characteristics of the tongue as it relates to disease. This book provides over 200 colour pictures of tongues along with description and disease differentiation.
About the Author:
Professor Ding Cheng-hua is a supervisor of graduate students and dean of department at Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is an experienced teacher and director Chinese medicine diagnostics courses. She has led and participated in more than 10 research projects, and has published over 20 articles. (For this item please quote stock ID 31042) ISBN: 9787117099608

This is a book about HIV/AIDS tongue manifestations based on clinical experience. This book not only carries on the tradition of tongue diagnosis that is based on Chinese Medicine today, but also demonstrates its application to modern day contagious diseases. This book is divided into three chapters. Chapter one outlines typical AIDS tongue manifestations from the perspective of color, shape, and coat. Chapter two examines common tongue manifestations in the asymptomatic stage of HIV infection and the AIDS stage. Chapter three gives a comprehensive analysis of the tongue manifestations of 1284 patients with HIV/AIDS, and helps readers with syndrome differentiation based on tongue manifestations. Although clinically complicated and highly variant, tongue manifestations must be viewed in terms of the appearance, color and shape of tongue as well as the quality and color of the coat. With a list of common tongue manifestations and an understanding of the essentials of tongue diagnosis, readers will be able to treat complicated cases with much more flexibility. (For this item please quote stock ID 27278) ISBN: 9787117080422

For students and practitioners of Chinese medicine, one of the more difficult diagnostic methods to learn and master is pulse diagnosis. Successful transmission of this knowledge and skill requires the description of what is felt through palpation - something that often evades the comprehension of most beginning students, if these descriptions are not portrayed effectively. "The Pocket Atlas of Pulse Diagnosis" unravels the mystery of pulse diagnosis. Detailed explanations of the 28 individual pulses are presented, along with simple diagrams that vividly illustrate how the different pulses should "feel" like under the fingers at each level of palpation. Useful comparisons of the different pulses are also included to aid the reader in understanding how to differentiate between the many types of pulses. There is a chapter that analyzes the pulse manifestations of various common diseases, as well as chapter that discusses sections of Wang Shu-He's "The Pulse Canon" ("Mai Jing"). One cannot find a more rich presentation of pulse diagnosis in a pocket-sized atlas. All in all, this is a valuable and convenient learning tool for anyone seeking to be proficient in the art of pulse diagnosis. (For this item please quote stock ID 28495) ISBN: 9783131440518

Chinese doctors have used pulse diagnosis as one of their four main methods of diagnosis for at least 2000 years. Even to this day, the art is integral to the correct identification of traditional Chinese medical patterns of disharmony. Although most practitioners of acupuncture and Oriental medicine give lip service to the importance of the pulse in their practice, few practitioners in the West feel really competent in this art. In this book, Bob Flaws shares his secret for learning how to do Chinese pulse diagnosis. Dr. Flaws has identified a single key secret technique which will unlock Chinese pulse diagnosis for all who apply it. Using this technique anyone can feel the 27 or 28 classical pulses in their clinical practice. (For this item please quote stock ID 7033) ISBN: 9780936185675

A fascinating guide to self-awareness and living well through the Oriental technique of shiatsu. Filled with diagrams, drawings, and sample diagnoses, this is not only a practical guidebook, but also a fascinating meditation on how to live. (For this item please quote stock ID 11519) ISBN: 9780140193626

The principles and practice of diagnostics are key to administering effective treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. The ability to recognise and diagnose symptoms and complaints is fundamental to deciding on appropriate remedies, and this book provides a comprehensive introduction to everything that students and practitioners need to know.

The authors outline the key methods used in diagnosis, and describe the eight basic categories of ailment and disease: yin and yang, exterior and interior, cold and heat, and deficiency and excess. They provide detailed instructions on how to identify and rebalance the relative strengths of pathogens and Qi in the body, and how to differentiate between syndromes thatmight look the same, using traditional Chinese medicine methods. The book concludeswith useful guidance on how to write a case report following diagnosis.

Combining practical instruction with detailed theory, this authoritative textbook, compiled by the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center (CBIATC), is an excellent reference for students and practitioners at all levels.

(For this item please quote stock ID 32751) ISBN: 9781848190368

This book offers a solid grasp of how to utilize the fundamental principles of diagnosis and treatment in Chinese medicine. Clinical reasoning in CM is a manifestation of both traditional Chinese philosophy and scientific thinking in medicine. Once acquired it allows students to apply and fully comprehend the essence of Chinese medical theory, resulting in ineffectiveness of diagnosis and treatment. The first part of the text deals with clinical practice in CM, and discusses the mode of thinking in pattern differentiation and treatment with practical casework. The second part deals with the international transmission of Chinese medical knowledge, pointing out that the greatest challenge to non-Chinese students may not be the language but the mode of thinking. Chapters cover the nature of clinical thinking; types of clinical reasoning; pattern differentiation; diagnosis, treatment, and health preservation; formula composition; and using medicinals.
About the Authors:
Professor Hu Zhen is a traditional Chinese medicine physician, and dean of the school of International Studies at Wenzhou Medical College. He is also the dean of the Chinese Division of the Confucius Institute at Burapha University in Thailand and a renowned TCM doctor in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. In addition, he was awarded the title of "National Outstanding TCM Clinical Talent," and has been engaged in teaching and clinical practice for 23 years with more than 50 journal publications to his credit.
Dong Fei-xia has served as the director of the Scientific Research Centre and vice director of the Department of Nephrology at Wenzhou TCM Hospital since 2002. He is in charge of research on chronic kidney disease. In 2007, he enrolled in the TCM doctoral degree program at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
(For this item please quote stock ID 31031) ISBN: 9787117102056

This Study Guide Series presents ideas in a simple and clear manner to facilitate learning with charts and diagrams throughout. This format allows material to be remembered and compared in a functional way. This book is written by Prof. Chen Jia-xu, Beijing University of CM. His long standing and high academic achievements and clinical practice allow him to portray important and often complex academic and clinical content in a comprehensive way. TCM principles are listed in tables and associated with concrete signs and symptoms as well as differentiation syndromes. This is an indespensable reference book for CM teachers, students and practitioners. Features: A bridge connecting basic knowledge to clinical practice. Numerous comprehensive tables Practical and accessible diagnostic methods of TCM Extensive coverage of signs, symptoms and syndromes of TCM. (For this item please quote stock ID 28617) ISBN: 9787117092746

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The Bin Hu Mai Xue, from which this translation was taken, was first written in 1518 and has been a necessary component of acupuncturists' education ever since. This translation develops each of the basic pulses and their combinations, explaining the essentials of pulse diagnosis: depth, position, relation to areas of the body, seasonal variation, and organ relationships. The four principal pulses are explained and the variations of each are described. The significance of each pulse and variation is presented in Oriental medical terms, and the clinical import of each of the now-standard 27 pulse states is described. 'The graphics enhance the textual descriptions through the use of lines which represent the location, depth, size, speed and feel of the pulse. The combination of text and graphics makes this the most accessible reference to understanding Chinese pulse diagnosis.' - American Journal of Acupuncture (For this item please quote stock ID 9620) ISBN: 9780912111063

Palpation is a crucial part of the four physical examinations, but many practitioners have not been adequately trained in this important diagnostic pillar. This DVD introduces diagnostic methods of palpation of the head and neck, chest and rib-sides, abdomen, muscles, skin, extremities, and acupoints. After mastering the techniques in this video practitioners will greatly expand their ability to use palpation as an integral aspect of diagnosis. Features: >Careful explanations and distinctions are made for the various palpation methods: touching, rubbing, pressing and tapping. >Realistic cases which comprehensively present all the aspects of palpation, including objectives, methods, and contraindications. (For this item please quote stock ID 26853) ISBN: 9787887208132

This work presents the theory and practice of abdominal diagnosis with the greatest care ever applied to an important diagnostic technique. Beginning with a historical and cultural perspective on the use of palpation in general, and abdominal palpation in particular, the book details the information required to master and extend the techniques presented. Included are important descriptions of the role of emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of Chinese medicine. Detailed etymologies, descriptions of historical context, and quotations from classical sources are used to provide a range of insights into hun, po, zhi, jing, and shen, and many other seminal concepts. This text offers an exceptionally well detailed exploration of interior meridian pathways and the role of classical Chinese energetic anatomy, including concepts such as source and origin of qu. There are detailed procedures for practical diagnosis and therapy, each accompanied by illustrations and case histories. Treatment systems described are coordinated through the abdominal patterns and are staged from the general to the specific. These include hara shiatsu, sotai and breathing exercises and five-phase treatments. Clear instructions are provided for using Manaka’s ion pumping cords, mupoint diagnosis, O-ring diagnosis and secondary diagnostic and treatment strategies such as palm diagnosis. Hara Diagnosis provides useful therapeutic and diagnostic information, clinical and theoretical insights and a general approach to the understanding of acupuncture which draws Eas and West ever closer. 'It tackles many difficult concepts such as the spiritual, mental and emotional aspects of Chinese medicine, source theory and classical energetic anatomy and physiology. It is a book you can dip into at any time and come out with gems of insight that can only reinforce your belief in a paradigm that is just starting to be explored by our culture and our scientific community.' - Chris Zaslawski, Australian Journal of TCM 'Presenting symptoms can be important and useful in diagnosis; they can also be irrelevant and misleading. Trust palpation.' - Yoshio Manaka (For this item please quote stock ID 10648) ISBN: 9780912111131

Tongue diagnosis is a vital instrument used in Chinese medicine both to assess the current health of a patient and to provide a basis for prognosis. It also informs the practitioner about the underlying strength or weakness of the patient’s constitution.

This new (2nd) edition of Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis contains over two hundred color photographs of tongues seen in a Western clinic. The photos provide a graphic representation of a wide variety of common disorders. Each photograph is accompanied by a description of the significant features of the tongue, the corresponding Chinese diagnosis for each feature, accompanying symptoms, Western diagnosis, and pertinent background information. The sequence of the photos within a chapter shows the increasing degree of imbalance among the body’s energies.

The presentation of the tongues is organized according to the nature of the underlying organ disharmony: Lungs, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Heart, Liver. Other chapters focus on particular aspects of the tongue such as pale tongues, cracked tongues, special coatings, as well as those associated with heat disorders and blood stasis. A final chapter surveys several cases that reflect how the tongue changed over the course of treatment, with before and after photographs. This systematic presentation provides the student and practitioner with a much deeper understanding of the methodology of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine.

This second edition of the Atlas combines and reconfigures the content of the two volumes in the original edition into one new, integrated volume. The new edition retains most of the photos from the first volume and a number of case histories from the second. A few new photos that are particularly good examples of specific tongue colors or other signs have also been added. At the same time, some of the photos and case histories in the original volumes have been discarded to enhance the readability of the book and thus make it more useful as a single volume reference work.

An extensive and detailed index provides access to virtually every aspect of the hundreds of tongues presented in this atlas, and their interrelationships.

Barbara Kirschbaum received her Bachelor of Acupuncture at the International College of Oriental Medicine (England) in 1980, where she taught for seven years, and has pursued additional studies at various TCM hospitals in China. She frequently lectures on acupuncture and Chinese medicine in her native Germany and abroad, and currently holds a post at the University of Witten/Herdecke. She has been engaged in the private practice of Chinese medicine for over thirty years and is the author and coauthor of a number of books in this field.

(For this item please quote stock ID 33456) ISBN: 9780939616718

This innovative book, Pulse Diagnosis: A Clinical Guide is a practical NEW read. Written by contemporaries in the TCM field they are both Lecturers and clinicians from Sydney who have specialised in the efficacy and reliability of pulse diagnosis. This texts main function is to guide us towards a reliable method of pulse assessment. Pulse examination used as a diagnostic tool within TCM has a long history of development. The information can often be ambiguous and this book provides us with relevant and accessible information to support the application of pulse diagnosis in a contemporary setting. It establishes an evidence base for the validity and reliability of pulse diagnosis. The authors draw upon knowledge from the historical Chinese and Western Traditions and it includes a superb summary of the pulse classics within the Chinese medical tradition. We also find an in depth breakdown of the modern biomedical mechanics of the pulse and how they relate to illness and health within contemporary TCM clinical practice. Discussion of the pulse is thus extended beyond traditional CM pulse qualities, so providing the reader with a useful guide to interpreting diagnostically relevant information even in the absence of a distinctly recognisable TCM pulse quality. The authors have created a framework to interpret the multitude of variations within the pulse waveform. Theoretical models and applications, pulse taking procedures, the parameter pulse method and identification of pulse types and characteristics under a range of conditions are all covered in this expansive new book. (For this item please quote stock ID 28726) ISBN: 9780443102486