ISBN:
9780702052163
Copyright:
2014
Publication Date:
07-13-2015
Page Count:
1320
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$180.99
The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 3rd Edition
by Giovanni Maciocia, CAc(Nanjing)
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780702052163
Copyright:
2014
Publication Date:
07-13-2015
Page Count:
1320
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$180.99
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- An accompanying EVOLVE website provides over 650 self-testing questions and answers to help readers check their understanding of frequently complex information
- New Case Histories help ‘bring the subject to life’
- Expanded subject area coverage including new clinical guidelines and additional acupuncture point combinations
- Contains further analysis of acupuncture point actions
- Innovative guidelines aid students learning Chinese Medicine patterns
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- 25th Anniversary edition of the Western world’s best-selling book on Chinese medicine!
- Logical, sequential organization builds from basic theoretical concepts, through functions of individual organs, diagnosis, pathology, pattern recognition & disease categories, and the appropriate use of acupuncture points
- Clearly explains the theory and practice of Chinese Medicine to Western medical audiences
- Based on a unique and invaluable combination of extensive clinical experience in the West, current Chinese Medicine textbooks and ancient sources, in particular, the ‘Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine’ (Nei Jing) and the ‘Classic of Difficulties’ (Nan Jing)
- Includes Pinyin equivalents to make it immediately evident which original term is being translated
- Abundantly illustrated with over 750 line drawings and more than 1000 tables & boxes designed to emphasize the key facts
- End of chapter Learning Outcomes point out ‘must-know’ information
- Cases Studies and Case Histories apply theory to diagnosis and treatment, bringing the subject to life in a realistic context
- An extensive Glossary explains new terms and their origins from translation
- Additional Appendices list Prescriptions, Bibliography and Chinese Chronology
- Authored by Giovanni Maciocia, one of the Western world's leading subject matter experts
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- General Theory
- Functions of the Internal Organs
- Causes of Disease
- Diagnosis
- Pathology
- Identification of Patterns
- Identification of Patterns According to the Eight Principles, etc.
- Acupuncture Points
- Principles of Treatment
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