Author: Robert A. Norman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199907927
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
This title combines conventional treatment options with time tested alternative treatment options for skin disorders. By integrating the best of Western and Eastern medicine, it aims to broaden the armamentarium of clinicians treating skin diseases.
Integrative Dermatology
Author: Robert A. Norman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199907927
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
This title combines conventional treatment options with time tested alternative treatment options for skin disorders. By integrating the best of Western and Eastern medicine, it aims to broaden the armamentarium of clinicians treating skin diseases.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199907927
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
This title combines conventional treatment options with time tested alternative treatment options for skin disorders. By integrating the best of Western and Eastern medicine, it aims to broaden the armamentarium of clinicians treating skin diseases.
Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen
Author: Paul U. Unschuld
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1552
Book Description
"This complete annotated translation of the Su Wen is exemplary in every respect. The translation will stimulate new directions in research while providing the first accurate guide to the basic concepts of traditional Chinese medicine for a wider readership."—Donald Harper, The University of Chicago
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1552
Book Description
"This complete annotated translation of the Su Wen is exemplary in every respect. The translation will stimulate new directions in research while providing the first accurate guide to the basic concepts of traditional Chinese medicine for a wider readership."—Donald Harper, The University of Chicago
Handbook of Atopic Eczema
Author: Thomas Ruzicka
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662026716
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
State-of-the-art review on atopic eczema, one of the most common skin diseases today. This multi-authored handbook covers all aspects relevant for physicians from various disciplines.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662026716
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
State-of-the-art review on atopic eczema, one of the most common skin diseases today. This multi-authored handbook covers all aspects relevant for physicians from various disciplines.
Atopic Dermatitis: from Diagnosis to Treatment
Author: Andreas Maur
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
ISBN: 9781536185201
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is characterized by xerosis, eczema lesions with skin barrier defects, and severe itch. This compilation describes recent advances in our understanding of intractable itch mechanisms and the development of antipruritic therapies in in this condition. Additionally, the authors summarize the current developments in understanding the comorbidities of atopic dermatitis.Insight into various emerging therapies along with currently approved treatments is provided. Some proposed interventions are presented regarding the population group that can benefit the most according to the severity of the symptoms, the mechanism of action of the intervention and the possible adverse effects.The authors use Pentaherbs Formula to educate to readers on efforts in Traditional Chinese Medicine research to adopt this historic and unique complementary medicine as a safer and scientific-based therapy for atopic dermatitis.In closing, Atopic Dermatitis: From Diagnosis to Treatment focuses on topical corticosteroids that are commonly used by dermatologists and general physicians to treat selected difficult dermatoses effectively.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
ISBN: 9781536185201
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that is characterized by xerosis, eczema lesions with skin barrier defects, and severe itch. This compilation describes recent advances in our understanding of intractable itch mechanisms and the development of antipruritic therapies in in this condition. Additionally, the authors summarize the current developments in understanding the comorbidities of atopic dermatitis.Insight into various emerging therapies along with currently approved treatments is provided. Some proposed interventions are presented regarding the population group that can benefit the most according to the severity of the symptoms, the mechanism of action of the intervention and the possible adverse effects.The authors use Pentaherbs Formula to educate to readers on efforts in Traditional Chinese Medicine research to adopt this historic and unique complementary medicine as a safer and scientific-based therapy for atopic dermatitis.In closing, Atopic Dermatitis: From Diagnosis to Treatment focuses on topical corticosteroids that are commonly used by dermatologists and general physicians to treat selected difficult dermatoses effectively.
Chinese Home Remedies
Author: Lihua Wang
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601635494
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
An expert in traditional Chinese medicine shares more than 1,000 remedies in this A-to-Z guide to herbs, massage, food therapy, and more. A teacher and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, Lihua Wang has spent decades perfecting and refining remedies for everything from acne to addiction. Now she offers her wealth of healing knowledge in this comprehensive reference guide covering more than a thousand ailments. Rooted in the ancient philosophy of Taoism, traditional Chinese medicine approaches the human body as an energy system that, when blocked, experiences imbalances that manifest as illness. The remedies found here provide an excellent complement to the modern treatments of Western medicine.
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601635494
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
An expert in traditional Chinese medicine shares more than 1,000 remedies in this A-to-Z guide to herbs, massage, food therapy, and more. A teacher and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, Lihua Wang has spent decades perfecting and refining remedies for everything from acne to addiction. Now she offers her wealth of healing knowledge in this comprehensive reference guide covering more than a thousand ailments. Rooted in the ancient philosophy of Taoism, traditional Chinese medicine approaches the human body as an energy system that, when blocked, experiences imbalances that manifest as illness. The remedies found here provide an excellent complement to the modern treatments of Western medicine.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780939616107
Category : Botany, Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Supplement: Resources guide to prepared medicines (13p.) laid in. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780939616107
Category : Botany, Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Supplement: Resources guide to prepared medicines (13p.) laid in. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine E-Book
Author: Carl-Herman Hempen
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0702036765
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
Phytotherapy or herbal medicine is the most important therapy within Chinese medicine and is being used increasingly in the West. A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine: plants, minerals and animal products describes 400 of the most important plants, minerals and animal substances used as treatments by Chinese medical practitioners. The items included have been selected according to their degree of clinical relevance. Each remedy is clearly described and illustrated on two facing pages, making this an easily accessible reference for both students and practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine. The clearly laid out text presents the following details for each herb or substance included: - a detailed description of the characteristic features - indictions for safe use - medicinal and toxic effects - possible combinations with other substances - full-colour illustrations, generally two for each substance, showing the detailed characterisitcs of the item described A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine has been written by two medically trained doctors who have worked as TCM therapists specializing in the use of Chinese herbs for more than 30 years. Based on their many years of teaching and practice, the book has been carefully compiled and designed to provide a concise and accurate practice-based reference for both students and practitioners.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0702036765
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
Phytotherapy or herbal medicine is the most important therapy within Chinese medicine and is being used increasingly in the West. A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine: plants, minerals and animal products describes 400 of the most important plants, minerals and animal substances used as treatments by Chinese medical practitioners. The items included have been selected according to their degree of clinical relevance. Each remedy is clearly described and illustrated on two facing pages, making this an easily accessible reference for both students and practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine. The clearly laid out text presents the following details for each herb or substance included: - a detailed description of the characteristic features - indictions for safe use - medicinal and toxic effects - possible combinations with other substances - full-colour illustrations, generally two for each substance, showing the detailed characterisitcs of the item described A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine has been written by two medically trained doctors who have worked as TCM therapists specializing in the use of Chinese herbs for more than 30 years. Based on their many years of teaching and practice, the book has been carefully compiled and designed to provide a concise and accurate practice-based reference for both students and practitioners.
Herbal Medicine
Author: Iris F. F. Benzie
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439807167
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The global popularity of herbal supplements and the promise they hold in treating various disease states has caused an unprecedented interest in understanding the molecular basis of the biological activity of traditional remedies. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects focuses on presenting current scientific evidence of biomolecular ef
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439807167
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The global popularity of herbal supplements and the promise they hold in treating various disease states has caused an unprecedented interest in understanding the molecular basis of the biological activity of traditional remedies. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects focuses on presenting current scientific evidence of biomolecular ef
Cutaneous Biometrics
Author: Howard Maibach
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3319554743
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3319554743
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Management of Cancer with Chinese Medicine
Author: Peiwen Li
Publisher: Donica Publishing
ISBN: 9781901149043
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Living with cancer can be a distressing experience both for those directly affected and for their family, relatives and friends. Integration of Chinese medicine in a cancer treatment strategy offers major advantages in dealing with commonly seen complications of the disease and in combating the side-effects of treatment by conventional medicine methods such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Drawing on the author's wide experience in one of Beijing's leading hospitals, Management of Cancer with Chinese Medicine provides a unique insight into the Chinese approach to treating cancer, emphasizing the roles played by acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qigong therapy and diet therapy in strengthening the body and acting synergistically with conventional medicine to radically improve the quality of life of cancer patients. Presents the author's wide-ranging experience in the integration of Chinese and conventional medicine to achieve the most effective cancer treatment strategy. Designed for TCM practitioners to consult in their daily practice working either in an alternative or conventional medicine environment. Provides a comprehensive discussion of the role of Chinese medicine in post-operative management and in reducing the main side-effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Explains the application of Chinese medicine in the management of the main complications of cancer such as pain, fever and bleeding. Gives the etiology, pathology, and full pattern identification for each condition, with herbal medicine and acupuncture treatment indicated for each pattern. Features carefully selected clinical experiences and case studies of 16 other eminent Chinese doctors to place Professor Li's approach in perspective and broaden the information available to practitioners. Includes chapters on diet therapy and Qigong, both of which can be practiced by patients at home.
Publisher: Donica Publishing
ISBN: 9781901149043
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Living with cancer can be a distressing experience both for those directly affected and for their family, relatives and friends. Integration of Chinese medicine in a cancer treatment strategy offers major advantages in dealing with commonly seen complications of the disease and in combating the side-effects of treatment by conventional medicine methods such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Drawing on the author's wide experience in one of Beijing's leading hospitals, Management of Cancer with Chinese Medicine provides a unique insight into the Chinese approach to treating cancer, emphasizing the roles played by acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qigong therapy and diet therapy in strengthening the body and acting synergistically with conventional medicine to radically improve the quality of life of cancer patients. Presents the author's wide-ranging experience in the integration of Chinese and conventional medicine to achieve the most effective cancer treatment strategy. Designed for TCM practitioners to consult in their daily practice working either in an alternative or conventional medicine environment. Provides a comprehensive discussion of the role of Chinese medicine in post-operative management and in reducing the main side-effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Explains the application of Chinese medicine in the management of the main complications of cancer such as pain, fever and bleeding. Gives the etiology, pathology, and full pattern identification for each condition, with herbal medicine and acupuncture treatment indicated for each pattern. Features carefully selected clinical experiences and case studies of 16 other eminent Chinese doctors to place Professor Li's approach in perspective and broaden the information available to practitioners. Includes chapters on diet therapy and Qigong, both of which can be practiced by patients at home.