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Item No: BK08100
Title: Fluid Physiology and Pathology in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Author: Steven Clavey
Publisher: 2nd Edition, Churchill Livingstone; 2 edition (February 4, 2003)
Language: English, Hardcover: 614 pages
ISBN: 0443071942
Book Description
The subject of this book is the physiology and pathology of body fluids in Chinese medicine, explained in a detail not seen in any other English-language texts. Clavey discusses the nature of body fluids and their relationship with qi, blood, essence and, interestingly, shen. There is discussion of the pathology of every kind of phlegm as well as various types of fluids such as tears, saliva, and nasal mucus. The physiology, pathology and treatment of sweating, urination and oedema are considered in depth, for example lack of perspiration, spontaneous perspiration, night sweats, yellow sweat, perspiration partially obstructed, perspiration from the head, sweating on the chest, sweating from hands and feet and underarm sweating. The book discusses only the herbal treatment (with a few exceptions) of fluid pathology. There is a translation of important sections from various classics at the end of each chapter and a very interesting historical overview of the development of the concept of phlegm in Chinese medicine.
The 2nd Edition includes a new chapter on acupuncture management of body fluid disorders, new illustrations, a full index, over 20 new case histories and revisions throughout.
Zhejiang College of TCM, Melbourne, Australia. Text provides a comprehensive overview of fluid physiology, metabolism, and disorders in traditional Chinese medicine. Such disorders as sweating and urination, the formation of mucus and phlegm, and interaction of these with other pathological factors are discussed. Includes a new chapter on acupuncture. By Steven Clavey, BA, DipAdv Acupuncture, Specialist in Traditional Gynaecology, Zhejiang College of TCM; Registered Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Victoria, Australia
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