Chinese Natural Cures Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention

Name: Chinese Natural Cures Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention
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ISBN: 9781579125462

ISBN-10: 1579125468

ISBN-13: 9781579125462

Edition: 2006

Authors: Henry C. Lu

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The most comprehensive, trusted, and user-friendly guide to Chinese traditional medicine is finally available in a handy paperback. A perennial backlist bestseller in hardcover, Chinese Natural Cures remains the most complete and up-to-date book available in the Western world on the system and wisdom of Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is made up of four distinctmethods of treatment: the use of herbs, acupuncture, the use of certain foods, and massage. Its practices can be used side-by-side with traditional Western medicine and have been growing steadily in popularity in the U.S. over the past decade. Written by world renowned practitioner Dr. Henry C. Lu, Chinese Natural…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 1/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.542
Language: English

Henry C. Lu, Ph.D., has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1972, and teaches Chinese medicine all over the world. Dr. Lu's books are recommended by the Board of Acupuncture Examiners in the United States. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.




Philosophy and Methods


The System of Traditional Chinese Medicine


Philosophy


Causes of Diseases


The Internal Organs


Diagnosis: Methods and Syndromes


Eight Grand Methods of Treatment


Herbology


Traditional Food Remedies


Longevity and Conventional Chinese Wisdom


Acupunture



Treatment


Clinical Diagnosis, Case Studies


Treatment of Complaints


Treatment of Diagnosed Disorders



Herbs


Classification of Chinese Herbs


Herbs and Their Legends


Herbal Formulas



Food Cures


Energies and Flavors of Foods


Actions of Foods and the Balanced Diet


Body Types and the Yin-Yang Principles


Preventing and Curing Ailments


Chinese Diet for Weight Loss


Deficiency and Excess Diseases and Chinese Foods


Immune Excess and Regulating Foods


Deficiency and Excess Diseases and Aging


Energy Tonic Foods


Blood Tonic Foods


Yin Tonic Foods


Yang Tonic Foods


Lung and Liver Tonic Foods


Heart and Stomach Tonic Foods


Spleen Tonic Foods


Foods for Eliminating Toxic Heat


Foods for Eliminating Damp Heat


Foods for Eliminating Sputum


Foods for Promoting Energy Circulation


Foods for Promoting Blood Circulation


Miscellaneous Useful Foods



Appendices


Bibliography



Conversion Guides and Approximate Equivalents



List of Foods



Y-Scores of Foods and Movements of Foods in Relation to the Seasons



Y-Scores



Foods in Relation to Energies, Flavors and Internal Organs


Index