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PublisherElsevier-Health Sciences Division

ISBN-100443054584

ISBN-139780443054587

eBay Product ID (ePID)1585192

Product Key Features

Number of Pages988 Pages

Publication NameObstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

SubjectAlternative & Complementary Medicine, Gynecology & Obstetrics

TypeTextbook

AuthorGiovanni Maciocia

Subject AreaMedical

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight81.4 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN97-013982

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal362.19800951

Table Of ContentSECTION 1 PHYSIOLOGY and PATHOLOGY: History of Gynecology in Chinese Medicine. Women's Physiology. Women's Pathology SECTION 2 AETIOLOGY and DIAGNOSIS: Aetiology. Diagnosis SECTION 3 METHODS of TREATMENT: Principles and Methods of Treatment. Treatment of the Extraordinary Vessels SECTION 4 MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITIES: Early Periods. Late Periods. Irregular Periods. Heavy Periods. Scanty Periods. Long Periods. Painful Periods. Bleeding Between Periods. No Periods. Flooding and Trickling. Pre-Menstrual Syndrome SECTION 5 PROBLEMS at PERIOD TIME: Pre-Menstrual Breast Distension. Headaches. Oedema at Period Time. Diarrhoea. Body Aches. Fever at Period Time. Epistaxis or Haemoptysis. Mouth Ulcers. Skin Eruptions. Dizziness at Period Time SECTION 6 DISEASES of PREGNANCY: Morning Sickness. Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy. Threatened Miscarriage. Fetus Not Growing. Oedema in Pregnancy. Anxiety. Dizziness in Pregnancy. Convulsions in Pregnancy. Feeling of Suffocation. Aphonia. Cough. Painful-Urination Syndrome. Retention of Urine. Constipation During Pregnancy. Habitual Miscarriage. Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment in Midwifery SECTION 7 DISEASES AFTER CHILDBIRTH: Post-Natal Depression. Abdominal Pain After Childbirth. Persistent Lochial Discharge (Retention of Lochia). Urinary Difficulty. Sweating. Constipation and Haemorrhoids After Childbirth. Fever After Childbirth. Joint Pain. Breast Milk Not Flowing (Including Acute Mastitis). Spontaneous Flow of Milk. Collapse. Convulsions After Childbirth SECTION 8 MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES: Infertility. Menopausal Syndrome. Breast Lumps. Abdominal Masses: Ovarian Cysts, Polycystic Ovary Disease, Cervical Dysplasia. Excessive Vaginal Discharge. Vaginal Itching: Trichomonas and Candida Infecions, Genital Eczema. Prolapse of the Uterus. Vulval Sores APPENDIX 1: Prescriptions APPENDIX II: Patent Remedies Glossary of Chinese Terms Bibliography

SynopsisWritten by Giovanni Maciocia, probably the most respected Western TCM practitioner and author of TCM texts, this is the most comprehensive obstetrics and gynaecology textbook in the English language. It covers the principles of diseases related to obstetrics and gynaecology in TCM and offers a full, clear and detailed exploration of this area. The text adapts Traditional Chinese gynaecology to Western conditions and patients, reflected in over 100 case histories. It includes an extensive chapter on the aetiology of gynaecological problems with: guidelines on women's lifestyle, in-depth discussion of 64 patterns and a discussion of Western differentiation of each, and in-depth discussion of eight extraordinary vessels. Comprehensive coverage of a popular area in Traditional Chinese Medicine Clear accounts of the aetiology and pathology of women's disorders in traditional chinese medicine, in-depth discussion of 64 O & G conditions Diagnostic signs and symptoms explored in full Full coverage of treatment principles and actual suggested treatments, including acupuncture, herbs, patent remedies, and prognosis Over 100 detailed case histories Includes a chapter on acupuncture in childbirth written by experienced midwives A long-awaited text from a major international author on a subject area which is as yet scantily covered in existing texts, Written by Giovanni Maciocia, probably the most respected Western TCM practitioner and author of TCM texts, this is the most comprehensive test of its kind in the English language. It covers the principles of diseases related to obstetrics and gynecology in TCM and offers a full, clear and detailed exploration of this area. The text adapts Traditional Chinese gynecology to Western conditions and patients, reflected in over 100 case histories.

LC Classification NumberRG103.M284 1998