| A Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine | |
| Table
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| Acknowledgements and Confessions | ||||
| Introduction — Getting Started |
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| 1 | Methods of Chinese Medicine Acupuncture • Moxibustion • Massage and Body Work • Meditation, Movement, and Martial Arts • Herbal Medicine |
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| 2 | A Patient's Guide to Acupuncture and Herbs What Patients Expect from Practitioners • What Practitioners Expect from Patients • Herbal Pointers •Acupuncture Pointers • Chinese Medicine in the U.S. Health Care System |
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| 3 | Understanding Theories of Chinese
Medicine Qi and Blood • Yin and Yang • The Eight Principles • The Fourteen Channels • The Five Phases • The Five Emotions • The Twelve Organs • Applying the Theories |
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| 4 | Chinese Medicine in
Action: Case Studies Diagnosing Olga • Mr. Brown and Mr. Silver • John, Rita, and Patrick |
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| 5 | Famous Herbal Medicines |
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| 6 | Treatment of Ailments A to Z Acne • Addiction to Alcohol, Nicotine, and Other Substances • Allergies • Alzheimer’s • Arthritis, Bursitis, Tendonitis and Joint Pain • Asthma • ADD/ADHD • Back Pain • Bleeding Disorders • Cancer • High Cholesterol • Cold and Flu • Constipation • Cysts and Other Accumulations • Depression and Anxiety • Diabetes • Digestive Problems • Ear Problems: Ear Ringing and Hearing Loss • Eczema, Psoriasis, and Other Inflammatory Skin Conditions • Energy Issues and Chronic Fatigue • Epilepsy and Seizures • Hair Loss and Gray Hair • Headaches • Heart Health • Hepatitis • Hemorrhoids • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) • Immunity • Infertility, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage • Injury, Trauma, and Pain • Insomnia • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Lice • Menopause and Hot Flashes • Nausea, Vomiting, Gastric Reflux, and Morning Sickness • Pain • Prostate • Sexual Problems: Male or Female Impotence, Low Libido • Thyroid Problems • Warts • Weight Gain, Weight Loss, and Diets • Vaginal Yeast Infections • Zoster and Other Viruses |
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| 7 | Herbs and Their Categories Introduction Herbs that Release Exterior Conditions • Warm Pungent Herbs that Release the Exterior • Cool Pungent Herbs that Release the Exterior • Herbs that Clear Heat • Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood • Herbs that Clear Heat and Clean Toxins • Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summer Heat • Herbs that Drain Downward • Purgatives • Moist Laxatives • Harsh Cathartics • Herbs that Drain Dampness • Herbs that Expel Wind and Damp from the Surface • Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing • Herbs that Transform Hot Phlegm • Herbs that Transform Cold Phlegm • Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing • Herbs that Transform Dampness • Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation • Herbs that Regulate the Qi • Herbs that Regulate the Blood • Herbs that Nourish the Blood • Herbs that Vitalize the Blood • Herbs that Stop Bleeding • Herbs that Warm the Interior • Herbs that Strengthen (Tonifying Herbs) • Herbs that Tonify the Qi • Herbs that Tonify the Yang • Herbs that Tonify the Yin • Herbs that Astringe • Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Settle the Spirit • Herbs that Nourish the Heart • Herbs that Settle the Spirit • Aromatic Herbs that Open the Orifices • Herbs that Extinguish Interior Wind and Stop Tremors • Herbs that Expel Parasites • Herbs for Topical Application |
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| Appendices Appendix 1: Chinese Herb List and Pronunciation Guide Appendix 2: The Organs: Their Functions, Characteristics, and Correspondences Appendix 3: The Processing and Purity of Chinese Herbs Appendix 4: Food as Medicine Resources Reading List U.S. Schools of Chinese Medicine Manufacturers of Chinese Medicine Glossary Index |
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