Compiled by Xue Boyu et al.; Translated by Yue Yimin et al.
Published by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
ISBN: 7-81010-786-0; 1st Edition 2004; 2nd Printing 2006
Language: Chinese-English; 241 Pages; 5.55x8 inch; Paperback
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 Viral Hepatitis.’
Viral hepatitis is one of the infectious diseases caused by various hepatitis viruses, which can be mainly divided into Type A, Type B, Type C, Type D, Type E and Type G.
There are descriptions in TCM about pathogeny, manifestations, regulations of diagnosis and treatments, prescriptions and herbs for each related symptom of Viral Hepatitis, and TCM has provided valuable clinical experience for subsequent generations of medical experts.
The book gives a brief description of every type of hepatitis based on the characteristics of TCM treatment for viral hepatitis, including internal therapy, external therapy, acupuncture, massage, physical training and psychotherapy. The book also analyses the common manifestations and complications of the disease based on differential diagnosis in TCM.
Table of Content
Part One General Introduction
Chapter One Outline
Chapter Two Diagnostic Essentials
Section One Hepatitis A
Section Two hepatitis B
Section Three Hepatitis C
Section Four Hepatitis D
Section Five Hepatitis E
Chapter Three TCM understanding of Viral Hepatitis
Section One Records about Jaundice
Section Two Records about Hypochondriac Pain
Section Three Records about Abdominal Mass (Zheng Ji)
Section Four Records about Tympanites (Distention of Abdomen) (Gu Zhang)
Section Five Records about liver pestilence (Gan Wen)
Part Two Distinctive Therapy
Chapter one Treatment of Hepatitis A
Section One Internal Therapy
Section Two External Therapy
Section Three Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy
Section Four Message Therapy
Section Five Physical Exercise Therapy
Section Six Emotional Therapy
Chapter Two Treatment of Hepatitis B
Section One Internal Therapy
Section Two External Therapy
Section Three Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy
Section Four Physical Exercise Therapy
Chapter Three Treatment of Hepatitis C
Section One Internal Therapy
Section Two Three Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy
Chapter Four Treatment of the Main Symptoms of the Viral Hepatitis
Section One Lassitude
Section Two Nausea and Vomiting
Section Three Abdominal Distension
Section Four Fever
Section Five Hypochondriac Pain
Chapter Five Treatment for the Complications of Viral Hepatitis
Section One Hepatocirrhosis after Hepatitis
Section Two Severe Hepatitis
Chapter Six Regimen for Viral Hepatitis
Part Three Experience of Celebrated Senior TCM Doctors
Chapter One Professor Zhou Zhongying
Chapter Two Professor Guan Youbo
Chapter Three Professor Zou Liangcai
Chapter Four Shi Zhengsheng
