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Item No: BK13030
Title: Manual of Dermatology in Chinese Medicine
Author: De Hui Shen, Xiu Fen Wu
Publisher: Eastland Press
Language: English, Hardcover book, 381 pages
ISBN: 0-939616-20-3
This is an extensive clinical manual for the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders in TCM. Five introductory chapters describe the history, etiology, diagnostics, and differentiation of skin patterns, followed by 17 chapters devoted to specific skin disorders ranging from bacterial, fungal and viral infections to autoimmune and circulatory disorders. The descriptions include definitions, signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis and traditional etiology. Primary treatments are herbal formulas, with adjunctive acupuncture, moxibustion and cupping. Each formula is listed by English name, Chinese script, and Pinyin. Ingredients are listed in Latin and Pinyin. Includes Pinyin-English cross reference of formula names, formula index, point index and materia medica.
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