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Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases

Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual DiseasesCompendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases
By Bob Flaws
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Updated with a two-color redesign, this popular text now includes more research, case studies and study questions for each chapter, formulas in list format with pinyin first, as well as the author´s more than 20 years experience specializing in Chinese medical gynecology. If you want to understand how to diagnose and treat women´s complaints in Chinese medicine, this book is an absolute necessity. Filled with easy-to-reference two-color charts and diagrams, it also includes acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as Chinese herbal treatments for each pattern of each disease.

Table of Contents:

BOOK ONE
Introductory Theory …………………………………………… 1
1 Western Biology & the Menstrual Cycle ………………………… 3
2 The Physiological Characteristics of Females ………………… 7
3 The Causes, Mechanisms & Prevention of Menstrual Disease … 35
4 TCM Methodology …………………………………………………… 61
5 The Logic Inherent in the TCM Discussion of Yue Jing Bing … 69
6 Western Disease Diagnosis & TCM Menstrual Diseases ………… 73
7 Key Points in the TCM Diagnosis of Menstrual Disease ………… 75
8 Key Patterns in Menstrual Diseases ………………………………… 99
9 Treatment Principles & Chinese Medicinals ……………………… 115
10 Treatment Strategies & Expectations …………………………… 143

BOOK TWO
The Diagnosis & Treatment of Menstrual Diseases … 149
1 Menstruation Ahead of Schedule ………………………………… 151
2 Menstruation Behind Schedule …………………………………… 181
3 (Sometimes) Early, (Sometimes) Late, Menstruation at No Fixed Schedule 211
5 Scanty Menstruation ………………………………………………… 255
4 Profuse Menstruation ………………………………………………… 233
6 Flooding & Leaking …………………………………………………… 273
7 Blocked Menstruation ……………………………………………… 323
8 Painful Menstruation ……………………………………………… 369
9 Menstrual Movement Diseases …………………………………… 417
10 Perimenopausal Syndrome ………………………………………… 545
Appendix 1: Acupuncture & Moxibustion Formulas for Menstrual Diseases 605
Appendix 2: Ancient Formulas in Powdered Form for Menstrual Diseases 621
Bibliography …………………………………………………………… 631
General Index ……………………………………………………………… 641
5 Scanty Menstruation ………………………………………………… 255

Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases
Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases
By Bob Flaws
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