Warm Pathogen Diseases: A Clinical Guid.2nd Ed.

Description

Finally a book that puts altogether - theory, practice, historical perspective - written by an experienced practitioner and teacher. An instant classic. Translated in English, this book reads like that class you wish you had. (2005) 576pp

The understanding and treatment of infectious and other externally-contracted diseases has been a central concern of Chinese medicine for millennia. Especially during the past few centuries, the concepts and treatment approaches of the warm pathogen disease school have percolated throughout Chinese medical thought. Modern practitioners apply them in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of serious illnesses, including many which are common in the West, such as auto-immune disorders.

Warm Pathogen Diseases: A Clinical Guide (Revised Edition) provides an in-depth, clinically oriented approach to this important subject. The introductory chapters tell the compelling story of how traditional Chinese physicians, primarily from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, developed the theories and concepts of warm pathogen disease in response to the health crises of their time, which included a number of epidemics. The evolution of their approach to etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, discussed in this volume, demonstrates how traditional medicine has evolved to meet contemporary needs.

The second part of the book describes the various types of warm pathogen disease from a clinical perspective. Here the author discusses the manifestations, pathogenesis, treatment principles, and formulas for each type. Case histories show how theory is actually applied in the clinic. A variety of approaches is presented, which avoids the tendency to portray traditional Chinese medicine as an unchanging, monolithic entity. Over time, these differences have led to much creative foment and improvement in the efficacy of treatment. The author also addresses aspects of dosage and preparation that are generally omitted from standard textbooks. This part of the book will be particularly welcome to practitioners, who will find it useful in the clinic.

Rounding out the volume is an extensive bibliography of original source materials, supplemental case histories and materia medica, and detailed indexes which provide access to every aspect of this subject.

Note to Revised Edition

The changes in this edition include updating both the pharmaceutical and pinyin names of the herbs, formula names, addition of tone marks to herb and formula pinyin names, and new translations of book titles. There are also a few changes in terminology, most notably, warm disease is now warm pathogen disease, and warm-febrile disease is now warm-heat pathogen disease.

Date reviewed

09/05/2008

PDF file not available

The item you have selected does not currently have an associated PDF file. AcuMedic apologise for the inconvenience. It is possible we are adding one soon.

Customer Reviews

No customer reviews available for item: BK4257

Info If you are a registered customer and have purchased items here in the AcuMedic Online Shop, please remember to review your purchased items. The more shoppers who add comments about the items they purchase, the more useful this customer review section will become for you and all those who visit. We look forward to seeing you're reviews, ratings and comments here on acumedic.com

You can add a review for this item from your customer account page.

Currency information and approximate prices for BK4257

Code	Currency	Rate used	Date Exch.	Price
AUS	Australian Dollar	1.608	04-05-2012	87.636
CAD	Canadian Dollar	1.608	04-05-2012	87.636
CHF	Swiss Franc	1.548	04-05-2012	84.366
DKK	Danish Krona	8.734	04-05-2012	476.003
EUR	EuroZone	1.199	04-05-2012	65.346
HK$	Hong Kong Dollar	11.963	04-05-2012	651.984
JPY	Japanese Yen	128.299	04-05-2012	6992.296
US$	US Dollar	1.604	04-05-2012	87.418

Secure transaction

Fast Despatch

Worldwide Delivery Database: 04-05-2012

Warm Pathogen Diseases

Description

PDF file not available

Related Titles

Customer Reviews

Currency information and approximate prices for BK4257