The Treatment of Disease in TCM: Vol. 2: Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

This is the second in a seven-volume series titled The Treatment of Disease in TCM by Philippe Sionneau and Lu Gang. In this volume, the authors discuss the disease causes and mechanisms, pattern discrimination, treatment principles, formulas and their modifications, and acupuncture and moxibustion for a wide variety of diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Not only are many of these problems (such as itchy eyes, chalazion, otophyorrhea, and bleeding from the ears) not discussed in the current English language literature on TCM, but under each disease category, the authors give the most complete pattern discrimination available in English. Thus, this series of books is a rich mine of clinical information and effective treatments for a wide variety of diseases and their patterns. This is the second volume in the seven-volume series titled The Treatment of Disease in TCM authored by Philippe Sionneau and Lu Gang. In this volume, Sionneau and Lu discuss the TCM disease causes and mechanisms, pattern discrimination, treatment principles, formulas and their modifications, and acupuncture and moxibustion for a wide variety of Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat. Not only are many of these problems (such as itchy eyes, itchy ears, chalazion, otopyorrhea, and bleeding from the ears) not discussed in the current English language TCM literature, but under each disease category, the authors give the most complete pattern discrimination available in English, including not only the most obvious textbook patterns but also the lesser known patterns which real-life patients nonetheless manifest. Thus this series of books is a rich mine of clinical information and effective treatments for a wide variety of diseases and their patterns. Taken as a whole, this is the largest, most complete Chinese medical treatment manual yet available in English. v. 1. Diseases of the head and face including mental/emotional disorders -- v. 2. Diseases of the eyes, ears, nose & throat -- v. 3. Diseases of the mouth, lips, tongue, teeth & gums -- v. 4. Diseases of the neck, shoulders, back, and limbs -- v. 5. Diseases of the chest & abdomen -- v. 6. Diseases of the urogenital system & proctology -- v. 7. General symptoms. This is a subjective symptom in which the patient feels distention or painful distention in the eyeballs.