The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases

ISBN: 0443043051

Author: Maciocia CAc(Nanjing), Giovanni

Condition: new

Giovanni Maciocia is a most highly respected author, lecturer and practitioner of Chinese medicine, in the West and in China. His new book applies the theory of Chinese medicine to the treatment of specific diseases with acupuncture and herbs. This practical text is relevant to practitioners and students of Chinese medicine. Maciocia integrates extensive research and study from ancient and modern Chinese textbooks with his personal experience with Western patients. So the traditional Chinese approach is applied to concrete Western clinical situations. No existing book does this. Companion volume to successful text 'The Foundations of Chinese Medicine' Well-known and highly respected authorPractical application of theory - makes text relevant to Western practitioners and students Covers 34 common diseasesIncludes in each case: aetiology, pathology, differentiation and treatment, and prognosis