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Dermatology
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Principles of Acupuncture Therapeutics
The general principles of acupuncture treatment evolved through millennia of acupuncture-moxibustion practice as guided by the theories of CM. In turn, they guide the choice of acupuncture-moxibustion treatmen...
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Formation of the Chinese Medicine Theoretical System and Its Philosophical Basis
Chinese Medicine (CM) has had a history of several thousand years. It is the crystallization of the rich experiences in the Chinese people's long struggle against diseases. The many years have fostered the gra...
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Neurodermatitis
Neurodermatitis is a chronic skin condition characterized by frequent episodic attacks of itch and lichenification.
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Facial Boils
A facial boil is an acute suppurative lesion on any part of the face. The head is where all the Yang Meridians converge, so that the poisons of Fire readily accumulate there and illnesses can develop rapidly. ...
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Constipation
Constipation means either feces remaining overlong in the large intestine, so that the interval between defecations is prolonged, or difficult or painful defecation due to dry, large or hard feces.
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Alopecia
Alopecia is the unexpected loss of hair that leaves the skin bald. There is no antecedent or associated inflammation or symptom.
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Erysipelas
Erysipelas is an acute cutaneous and subcutaneous inflammatory disease. It is a serious condition. If not treated properly and adequately, it can have potentially serious consequences. (Today it is known to be...
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Vertigo and Dizziness
Vertigo is a condition that results from disturbance of the upper orifices induced by Wind, Fire, Phlegm, blood stasis or a state of deficiency. Its main symptoms are dizziness and blurring of vision. In mild ...
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Dysuria
Dysuria is painful urination due to impedance of flow in the urethra, and is often characterized by frequency and urgency, yet dribbling of urine. Sometimes there is spasm in the lower abdomen, which may exten...
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Urinary Stones
Stones in the urinary tract are common occurrences and are characterized by painful and difficult urination. They may form anywhere along the urinary tract, from the kidney to the urethra.
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Jaundice
Jaundice is a common medical condition characterized by yellowing of the skin, the eyes and the urine. It results when turbid Dampness causes dysfunction of the liver, the gallbladder, the spleen and the stoma...
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Lumbago
Lumbago is pain in the lumbar region, which is that part of the body between the lower ribs and the pelvis. The term usually refers to pain in the lumbar back or the flanks.
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Acute Lumbar Sprain
Acute lumbar sprain is abrupt pain in the lumbar region, whether muscles, fasciae or ligaments.
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Acute Naso-Sinusitis
Naso-sinusitis, or simply sinusitis, is nonspecific inflammation of the mucous membrane of the sinuses. The typical symptoms of acute sinusitis include fever, headache, nasal congestion and viscid or purulent ...
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Rheumatism
Rheumatism results when genuine Qi is deficient so that Wind, Cold, Dampness, or Heat is able to invade and block the meridians, muscles and joints. This blockage impedes the flow of Qi and blood and results i...
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Acute Conjunctivitis
Acute conjunctivitis is a common condition of the conjunctivae characterized by congestion and exudation of mucus and pus. It is highly contagious and often occurs as epidemics.
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Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis is a condition of the mucous membrane of the nose characterized by nasal itch, sneezing, nasal drainage of water-like secretion and nasal congestion. Typically, it begins and ends abruptly. T...
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Health Preservation
Health preservation is the branch of CM concerned with maintaining health, preventing illnesses and extending life span. Developed over many centuries, it has been playing an important role in conserving the h...
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Diaphoresis
In the clinical setting, diaphoresis is profuse sweating that is unrelated to the usual and normal stimuli. Two main types are of interest in this chapter. Spontaneous sweating occurs while awake and is not in...
