Typical TCM Therapy for Primary Hypertension

Brief Description
The series of "An English-Chinese Guide to Clinical Treatment of Common Diseases (more info)" is compiled to assist foreign students to have a better study of clinical knowledge of TCM.  The entire series consists of 10 volumes including this book titled with ‘Typical TCM Therapy for Primary Hypertension.’ 

Primary hypertension is a kind of cardiovascular disease seriously threatening people's health.  For a long period of time, rich experience has been acquired in the prevention and treatment of primary hypertension in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This is actually a collection of distinctive TCM therapies, which may contribute to the prevention, treatment and control of primary hypertension.

There are three parts in his book, which, from the viewpoint of TCM, discusses primary hypertension in great detail in various aspects, including etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation, treatment and prescription, simple prescription and experiential prescription, Chinese paten medicine, as well as application method, fumigation and washing therapy, medicinal pillow, acupuncture and moxibustion, massage, dietotherapy and life-cultivation therapy. 

In addition, the book introduces some famous senior practitioners' unique understanding of primary hypertension, their personal experience and effective treatments, rich in content and useful in clinical practice.

Table of Content
Part One General Introduction
Chapter One A Brief Account
Chapter Two Diagnostic Essentials
Chapter Three Understanding of Primary Hypertension in TCM
Part Two Distinctive Treatment
Chapter One Treatment of Primary Hypertension
             Section One Internal Treatment
             Section Two External Treatment
             Section Three Acupuncture-moxibustion Therapy
             Section Four Massage Therapy
             Section Five Physical Exercise Therapy
             Section Six mental Therapy
             Section Seven Dietotherapy
Chapter Two Treatment for Senile Primary Hypertension
Chapter Three Treatment for Chief Manifestations of Primary Hypertension
            Section One Headache
            Section Two Dizziness
            Section Three Palpitation
            Section Four Numbness of Extremities
Chapter Four Treatment for Complications of Primary Hypertension
            Section One Hypertension Encephalopathy
            Section Two Hypertension Crisis
Chapter Five Regimen for Primary Hypertension
           Section One Body Weight Reduction
           Section Two Limitation of Salt Intake
           Section Three Abstention from Smoking and Limitation of Alcohol Intake
           Section Four Lifestyle Modification
Part Three Experience of Famous Senior TCM Doctors
Chapter One Zhou Zhongying's Experience
            Section One Understanding of Etiology and Pathogenesis
            Section Two Diagnostic and Therapeutic Characteristics
            Section Three Typical cases
Chapter Two Jiao Shude's Experience
            Section One Understanding of Etiology and Pathogenesis
            Section Two Diagnostic and Therapeutic Characteristics
            Section Three Typical cases
Chapter Three Deng Tietao's Experience
            Section One Understanding of Etiology and Pathogenesis
            Section Two Diagnostic and Therapeutic Characteristics
            Section Three Typical cases
Index