Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine

By Giovanni Maciocia and Giovanni Maciocia CAc(Nanjing)

New edition of the most comprehensive Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology textbook in the English language

World-renowned author and teacher Giovanni Maciocia gives a clear, detailed explanation of the physiology, pathology and aetiology of women's disorders in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and adapts these to Western conditions and patients.

Seventy gynecological conditions are discussed in detail with consideration given to differentiation between conditions, the advised treatment using acupuncture and herbs, prevention and prognosis. Guidelines on lifestyle and use of the eight Extraordinary Vessels are provided, with case studies allowing easy application of theory to practice throughout.Physiology and pathology of women's disorders in Chinese medicineAetiology and diagnosis of women's disordersDifferentiation and treatment - including acupuncture, herbs and patent remedies - of 64 gynecological conditionsPrevention and prognosis for each diseaseApproximately 100 case histories from the author's own practiceA detailed discussion of the use of the eight extraordinary vessels in gynecologyNew attractive two-colour layout with book marks to ease navigationEndometriosis and its treatment now included and fully covered in a new chapterInfertility chapter includes recent research highlighting factors in infertilityAll prescriptions now removed from the text and attractively presented in three appendices: Patient Remedies, Prescriptions and Three Treasure RemediesObstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine is a paradigmatic work. It is tempered with reverence and innovation, meticulous archival attention and detailed modern clinical insight. When future generations look back at this work they will find not only knowledge and wisdom but also reasons for inspiration and aweFrom the Foreword to the first edition by Ted J. Kaptchuk, Associate Director, Centre for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard medical School, Boston, USA

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443104220
• ISBN13: 9780443104220
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 1092 Pages
• Weight: 4.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.5" x 9.9"