World Century Compendium To Tcm - Volume 1: Fundamentals Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with a history of thousands of years, is the crystallization of the ancient Chinese's experiences in their struggle against diseases. It is also an integral part of the Chinese's splendid culture. Under the influence and direction of classic Chinese philosophies, it has undergone long-term medical practice and infiltrated into, as well as absorbed from, other subjects in that point in time, thus gradually evolving into a unique medical theoretical system that contributed and is still contributing significantly to the healthcare of the Chinese and the prosperity of the Chinese nation. The basic theories of TCM are the theoretical foundations for guiding traditional Chinese preventive medicine and clinical medicine, and encompass aspects such as the philosophical foundation for TCM, understanding the effects of TCM on the physiology and pathology of the human body, and the principles in TCM for life cultivation, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and therapeutics. In this sense, the basic theories are regarded not only as an important part of TCM, but also as a compulsory course fundamental to the study and research of TCM. This book is compiled to allow the majority of readers to understand the theory of TCM and its methods of diagnosing and treating diseases in a relatively short period of time. It provides a brief introduction to the basic characteristics and theory of TCM, and a detailed schedule of learning commonly occurring diseases and patterns and their estimated 60 corresponding prescriptions. This is a great attempt in initiating more people to understand and apply the theory of TCM to diagnose and treat common diseases and provide corresponding formulas. Volume 1: Introduction The Theory of Essence, Qi and Spirit The Theory of Yin and Yang The Theory of Five Elements The Theory of Visceral Manifestation Qi, Blood, and Body Fluid The Theory of Meridians and Collaterals Body Constituents, Sensory Organs and Orifices Etiology and Nosogenesis Pathogenesis Life Cultivation, Therapeutic Principles and Methods Volume 2: Introduction: Development History Characteristics and Principles Four Diagnostic Methods: Inspection Auscultation and Olfaction Palpation and Pulse-Taking Eight Principles: Concept of the Eight Principles Deficiency Syndrome and Excess Syndrome Syndrome Differentiation: Concept of Syndrome Differentiation Pattern Identification of Etiologies Improper Diet and Overexertion Sexual Indulgence Pattern Identification of Qi, Blood and Body Fluids The Pattern Identification of Qi Disorders Pattern Identification of the Zang-Fu Organs Pattern Identification of the Meridians Pattern Identification of the Six Meridians Combination of Yin-Yang Diseases Transmission of the Patterns of Wei -Defense, Qi, Ying -Nutrients and Blood Identification of Common Signs and Symptoms: Fever Sweating Coughing Vertigo Insomnia Convulsions Unconsciousness Dysphagia Abdominal Masses Atrophy-Flaccidity Pattern Identification and Medical Records: Identification of Main Symptoms Identification of the Disease Progression Identification of the Pathogenesis Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment for Common Conditions: Common Respiratory System Conditions Bronchitis Common Digestive System Conditions Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis Common Circulation System Conditions Hypertension Common Urinary System Conditions Common Hematopoietic System Conditions Aplastic Anemia Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Common Metabolic Conditions Diabetes Gout Common Endocrine System Conditions Hyperthyroidism Common Infectious Conditions Viral Hepatitis Pulmonary Tuberculosis Malignant Cancers Primary Bronchial Cancer Gastric Cancer Primary Carcinoma of the Liver Index of the Formulae Volume 3: First Week: Basic Theory of Chinese Materia Medica General Knowledge of Chinese Materia Medica Medicinal Nature and Flavor of Chinese Materia Medica Four Natures and Five Flavors Factors Affecting the Effects of Chinese Materia Medica Compatibility and Contraindication of Chinese Materia Medica Second Week: Medicinals that Release Exterior Acrid-Warm Medicinals that Release the Exterior Acrid-Cool Medicinals that Release the Exterior Third Week: Medicinals that Clear Heat Medicinals that Clear Heat and Drain Fire Medicinals that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxins Fourth Week: Medicinals that Clear Heat and Cool Blood Medicinals that Clear Deficiency-Heat Purgatives Fifth Week: Medicinals that Dispel Wind-damp Aromatic Medicinals that Remove Dampness Sixth Week: Medicinals that Promote Urination Medicinals that Warm the Interior Seventh Week: Medicinals that Regulate Qi Eighth Week: Medicinals that Promote Digestion Medicinals that Expel Worm Medicinals that Stanch Bleeding Ninth Week: Medicinals that Invigorate Blood Tenth Week: Medicinals that Dissolve Phlegm Medicinals that Relieve Cough and Wheezing Eleventh Week: Medicinals that Calm the Spirit Medicinals that Calm the Liver and Extinguish Wind Twelfth Week: Medicinals that Open Orifices Medicinals that Tonify Qi Medicinals that Tonify Blood Thirteenth Week: Medicinals that Tonify Yin Fourteenth Week: Medicinals that Tonify Yang Medicinals that Consolidate and Astringe Medicinal Name Index Volume 4: Week 1: Common Ailments Headache Vertigo Insomnia Sweating Syndrome Aphtha Diarrhea Week 2: Constipation Bleeding Diseases of the Respiratory System Cold Bronchitis Bronchial Asthma Bronchiectasis Week 3: Pneumonia Lung Abscess Pulmonary Tuberculosis Lung Cancer Chronic Cor Pulmonale Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiac Arrhythmia Myocardial Disease Week 4: Viral Myocarditis Valvular Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease Chronic Congestive Heart Failure Hypertension Cardioneurosis Week 5: Disorders of the Digestive System Reflux Esophagitis Esophageal Cancer Peptic Ulcer Chronic Gastritis Gastroptosis Irritable Bowel Syndrome Week 6: Intestinal Cancer Gastric Cancer Ulcerative Colitis Intestinal Tuberculosis Cirrhosis Primary Hepatic Carcinoma Week 7: Acute Pancreatitis Hepatic Encephalopathy Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis Viral Hepatitis Bacillary Dysentery Disorders of the Urinary System Acute Glomerulonephritis Week 8: Chronic Glomerulonephritis Nephrotic Syndrome Pyelonephritis Renal Tuberculosis Urinary Calculosis Chronic Renal Failure Week 9: Disorders of the Hematological System Hypoferric Anaemia Aplastic Anaemia Leukemia (Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia) Leucopenia and Agranulemia Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Anaphylactoid Purpura Disorders of the Endocrine System Hyperthyroidism Week 10: Hypothyroidism Benign Thyroid Tumor Subacute Thyroiditis Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis Hypofunction of Anterior Pituitary Chronic Adrenocortical Insufficiency Diabetes Insipidus Week 11: Hypercortisolism Idiopathic Edema Female Climacteric Syndrome Neuropsychic Diseases Myasthenia Gravis Progressive Muscular Dystrophy Trembling Palsy Week 12: Bell's Paralysis Ischemic Stroke Hemorrhagic Stroke Epilepsy Schizophrenia Neurastheria Senile Dementia Week 13: Connective Tissue Diseases Rheumatic Fever Rheumatoid Arthritis Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Dermatomyositis Scleroderma Behcet Disease Week 14: Sjogren's Syndrome Metabolic Diseases Diabetes Osteoporosis Simple Obesity Gout Hyperlipemia Volume 5: Chinese Medicine and Medicinals How to Prescribe a Formula in Accordance with the Pattern? The Exterior Pattern The Half-Exterior and Half-Interior Pattern The Cold Pattern The Heat Pattern The Phlegm - Rheum and Water Dampness Pattern The Wind Pattern The Qi Stagnation Pattern The Static Blood Pattern The Food Accumulation Pattern The Wind - Damp Pattern The Deficiency Pattern The Complex Pattern Formulas for Diseases of the Respiratory System Formulas for Diseases of the Digestive System Formulas for Diseases of the Cardiovascular System Formulas for Diseases of the Urogenital System Formulas for Diseases of the Nervous System Volume 6: Old but Young Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Meridians and Collaterals Distribution of the Fourteen Meridians Introduction to Acupoints Specific Points Important Acupoints Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Prevention and Management of Possible Accidents in Acupuncture Treatment Filiform Needles Introduction to Acupuncture Manipulations Moxibustion Cupping, Warm Needling and Fire Needling Dermal Needling, Collateral Bloodletting and Intradermal Needling Electroacupuncture, Acupoints Application, Acupoints Injection and Acupoints Laser Irradiation Ear Acupuncture Scalp Acupuncture Eye Acupuncture and Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture Clinical Application of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Infectious Diseases Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Digestive and Blood Systems Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Metabolic and Immune Systems Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Neural and Mental Systems Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Urinary and Reproductive Systems Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Surgery Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Obstetrics and Gynecology Diseases Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Pediatric Diseases Acupuncture and Moxibustion for ENT Diseases Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Dermatological and other Diseases Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Health Care Volume 7: Week One:Day One: Brief History of Tui Na Day Two: Fundamental Knowledge of Tui Na The Effect on Skin Tissues The Effect on Muscles Enhance the Recovery of Joint Injuries Adjust Anatomic Displacement Improve Blood Circulation Promote Digestion Regulate the Nervous System Improve Mood Day Three: Twelve Regular Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Vessels Day Four: Circulation Pathways of the 14 Meridians and Vessels Day Five: Commonly Used Shu Xue (Acupoints), Part I Day Six: Commonly Used Shu Xue , Part II Week Two:Day One: Commonly Used Shu Xue, Part III Day Two: Physical Examination of the Upper Extremities Day Three: Physical Examination of the Lower Extremities Day Four: Examination of the Torso Day Five: Examination of the Neurological System Day Six: Anatomy of Normal Bones and Joints Under X-rays Basic X-Ray Images of Bone and Joint Diseases Week Three:Day One: Massage for Adults Pressing Point Pressing (Acupressure) Intense Pressing Day Two: Rubbing Kneading Foulage Day Three: Twiddling Pushing Scrubbing Day Four: Smearing Scattering Sweeping Grasping Shaking Day Five: Lateral Striking with Palms Clasped Pecking Patting Plucking Day Six: Rotating Back Carrying Rolling Week Four:Day One: Headache Day Two: Hypertension Day Three: Stomachache Day Four: Gastroptosis Day Five: Common Cold Day Six: Chronic Bronchitis Week Five:Day One Coronary Heart Disease Day Two Diarrhea Day Three Constipation Day Four Chronic Cholecystitis Day Five Sequelae of Gastric Surgery Day Six Polyneuritis Week Six:Day One: Facial Neuritis Day Two: Dysmenorrhea Day Three: Acute Mastitis Day Four: Shoulder Periarthritis Day Five: Humeral Epicondylitis Associated Topic: Radial Head Subluxation Day Six: Tenosynovitis Week Seven:Day One: Ganglion Cyst Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Day Two: Ischemic Contracture of the Forearm Muscles Day Three: Distal Radioulnar Joint Injury Day Four: Peripheral Nerve Injury Day Five: Lao Zhen (Acute Stiff neck) Associated Topic: Fomentation Day Six: Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Associated Topic: TMJ Dislocation Week Eight:Day One: Cervical Spondylosis Day Two: Sudden Hypochondriac Burst Injury Associated Topic: Thoracic Facet Joint Disorders Day Three: Acute Lumbar Soft Tissue Injury Day Four: The Third Lumbar Transverse Process Syndrome Day Five: Degenerative Lumbar Spondylitis Day Six: Kidney Deficient Lumbago Week Nine:Day One Lumbar Disc Herniation Day Two Ankylosing Spondylitis Day Three Juvenile Kyphosis Day Four Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Day Five Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Day Six Osteitis Condensans Ilii Week Ten:Day One: Developmental Lumbosacral Abnormalities Day Two: Superior Cluneal Nerve Injury Catatonia Fascia Lata (Snapping Hip) Day Three: Piriformis Syndrome Day Four: Suprapatellar Bursa Hematoma Knee Meniscus Injury Day Five: Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Tibial Tubercle Epiphysitis Day Six: Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Calcanodynia Week Eleven:Day One: Rheumatoid Arthritis Day Two: Hemiplegia (Stroke Sequelae) Day Three: Asthma Persistent Hiccup Day Four: Facial An Mo Day Five: Pediatric Tui Na Day Six Week Twelve:Day One: Head and Facial Acupoints Day Two Thoracic and Abdominal Acupoints Day Three Acupoints of the Back Day Four Acupoints of the Upper Extremities, Part I Day Five Acupoints of the Upper Extremities, Part II Day Six Acupoints of the Lower Extremities Week Thirteen:Day One Infantile Diarrhea Day Two Fever Day Three Bronchial Asthma Day Four Cough Day Five Infantile Malnutrition with Accumulation Day Six Constipation Rectal Prolapse Week Fourteen:Day One Nocturia Urinary Retention Day Two Infantile Muscular Torticollis Day Three Scoliosis Day Four Sequela of Poliomyelitis Day Five Cerebral Palsy Day Six Ou TA' (vomiting) Pediatric Tui Na for Health Maintenance. Ch. 1. Introduction. Section 1. A summary of the development of basic theories of TCM. Section 2. The main characteristics of basic theories of TCM. Concept of holism. Treatment based on syndrome differentiation. Section 3. The essentials of basic theories in TCM -- ch. 2. The theory of essence, qi and spirit. The essentials of the theory of essence, qi and spirit. The application of the theory of essence, qi and spirit in TCM. Weekly review -- ch. 3. The theory of yin and yang. The essentials of yin-yang theory. The application of yin-yang theory in TCM -- ch. 4. The theory of five elements. The essentials of five-element theory. Weekly review. The essentials of five-element theory. The application of five-element theory in TCM. The application of five-element theory in TCM for diagnosis of diseases. The application of five-element theory in TCM for treatment of diseases -- ch. 5. The theory of visceral manifestation. Weekly review. Section 1. The five zang-organs. The heart. Appendix: The pericardium. The lung. The relationship of the lung to emotions, fluids, body constituents and orifices. The spleen. The main physiological functions of the spleen. The liver. The kidney. Appendix: Mingmen (the life gate). Weekly review. Section 2. The six fu-organs. The gallbladder. The stomach. The small intestine. The large intestine. The urinary bladder. The triple energizer. Section 3. The extraordinary fu-organs. The brain. The uterus. Section 4. The relationships among the viscera. The relationships among the five zang-organs. The relationships between lung and kidney. Weekly review. The relationships among the six fu-organs. The relationships between the five zang-organs and six fu-organs -- ch. 6. Qi, blood, and body fluid. Qi. Blood. Body fluid. The relationships among qi, blood and body fluid. The relationships between blood and body fluid. Weekly review -- ch. 7. The theory of meridians and collaterals. The connotation of meridians and collaterals and the composition of meridian system. The 12 meridians. The eight extraordinary meridians. Weekly review. The eight extraordinary meridians. The divergent meridian, divergent collateral, meridian tendon and skin division. The physiological functions of meridians and the application of meridian theory Traditional Chinese tui na, one of the earliest medical treatment methods with a long history tracing back to ancient times, is an important component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This book is compiled with the aim of popularizing tui na modality along with allowing readers to understand and master the fundamental theories, basic techniques, commonly used acupoints and parts, and diagnosis and treatment methods of diseases in a relatively short period of time. The book is a summary of clinical experiences of tui na with practical contents and detailed illustrations, which can be easily appreciated and serve both purposes of the popularization of tui na and advancement in this field. The book introduces 25 common maneuvers including manipulations in children, more than 70 common diseases with diagnostic, treatment, and preventive methods, and some 240 images illustrating acupoints, maneuvers, examination, and treatment methods in order to facilitate study and learning. The formal arrangement totals 14 weeks, with two days of extra content, adding up to one hundred days. Lastly, the book has appended four indices: Common tui na acupoints and areas, Common tui na maneuvers, Common examinations, and Common applicable diseases and symptoms. After completion of the book, readers will be able to understand the main essence in the discipline of tui na and dispel the stereotypical view that tui na can only treat pains and movement disorders. The correct concept should be established so that it can be applied to a variety of diseases in internal medicine, external department, gynecology, and pediatrics in clinical practice. In addition, the readers will have built a solid foundation for a further and more in-depth grasp of the discipline Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with a history of thousands of years, is the crystallization of the ancient Chinese people's experience in their struggle against diseases. It is also an integral part of their splendid culture. Under the influence and direction of classic Chinese philosophies, it has undergone long-term medical practice and infiltrated into, as well as absorbed from, other subjects at that time, thus gradually evolving into a unique medical theoretical system that contributed significantly to the health care of the Chinese people and the prosperity of the Chinese nation. This 7-volume set comprehensively covers the main components of TCM, such as Basic Theory, Diagnosis, Prescription, Chinese Materia Medica, Tui Na, Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners, particularly those practicing in Australia, Europe and America; Chinese medicine educators, clinical and basic Chinese medicine researchers and health science students (particularly Chinese medicine students); herbalists, gerontology researchers, nutritionists, public health specialists (health policy departments in ministries of health and universities); professionals at the World Health Organization and affiliated institutions, and pharmaceutical companies; librarians of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes and the lay reader who either wants general knowledge or wishes to understand how TCM can help a friend, relative or loved one. V. 1. Fundamentals Of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Hong-zhou Wu, Zhao-qin Fang, Pan-ji Cheng -- V. 2. Introduction To Diagnosis In Traditional Chinese Medicine / Hong-zhou Wu, Zhao-qin Fang, Pan-ji Cheng -- V. 3. Introduction To Chinese Materia Medica / Jin Yang, Huang Huang, Li-jiang Zhu -- V. 4. Introduction To Chinese Internal Medicine -- V. 5. Introduction To Formulae Of Traditional Chinese Medicine / Jin Yang, Huang Huang, Li-jiang Zhu -- V. 6. Introduction To Acupuncture And Moxibustion / By Zhang Ren -- V. 7. Introduction To Tui Na / Lan-qing Liu, Gui-bao Ke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.