New edition of the most comprehensive Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology textbook in the English language
World-renowned author and teacher Giovanni Maciocia gives a clear, detailed explanation of the physiology, pathology and aetiology of women's disorders in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and
adapts these to Western conditions and patients.
Seventy gynecological conditions are discussed in detail with consideration given to differentiation between conditions, the advised treatment using acupuncture and herbs, prevention and prognosis. Guidelines on lifestyle and use of the eight Extraordinary Vessels are provided, with case studies allowing easy application of theory to practice throughout.
New for this edition:
New attractive two-colour layout with book marks to ease navigation
Endometriosis and its treatment now included and fully covered in a new chapter
Infertility chapter includes recent research highlighting factors in infertility
All prescriptions now removed from the text and attractively presented in three appendices: Patient Remedies, Prescriptions and Three Treasure Remedies
"Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine is a paradigmatic work. It is tempered with reverence and innovation, meticulous archival attention and detailed modern clinical insight. When future generations look back at this work…they will find not only knowledge and wisdom but also reasons for inspiration and awe."
From the Foreword to the first edition by Ted J. Kaptchuk, Associate Director, Centre for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard medical School, Boston, USA.
1. Introduction - p. 196 2. Chapter 8: Early Periods - p. 201 3. Chapter 9: Late Periods - p. 211 4. Chapter 10: Irregular Periods - p. 225 5. Chapter 11: Heavy Periods - p. 231 6. Chapter 12: Scanty Periods - p. 239 7. Chapter 13: Long Periods - p. 247 8. Chapter 14: Painful Periods - p. 254 9. Chapter 15: Bleeding between Periods - p. 284 10. Chapter 16: No Periods - p. 293 11. Chapter 17: Flooding and Trickling - p. 318 12. Chapter 18: Pre-Menstrual Syndrome - p. 356 13. SECTION 5: Problems at Period Time - p. 378 14. Introduction - p. 378 15. Chapter 19: Pre-Menstrual Breast Distension - p. 379 16. Chapter 20: Headaches During Periods - p. 393 17. Chapter 21: Oedema During Periods - p. 403 18. Chapter 22: Diarrhoea at Period Time - p. 410 19. Chapter 23: Body Aches at Period Time - p. 414 20. Chapter 24: Fever at Period Time - p. 419 21. Chapter 25: Epistaxis or Haemoptysis at Period Time - p. 427 22. Chapter 26: Mouth Ulcers at Period Time - p. 432 23. Chapter 27: Skin Eruptions at Period Time - p. 437 24. Chapter 28: Dizziness at Period Time - p. 444 25. SECTION 6: Diseases of Pregnancy - p. 448 26. Introduction - p. 448 27. Chapter 29: Morning Sickness - p. 455 28. Chapter 30: Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy - p. 468 29. Chapter 31: Threatened Miscarriage - p. 476 30. Chapter 32: Fetus not Growing - p. 489 31. Chapter 33: Oedema During Pregnancy - p. 493 32. Chapter 34: Anxiety During Pregnancy - p. 499 33. Chapter 35: Dizziness During Pregnancy - p. 507 34. Chapter 36: Convulsions During Pregnancy - p. 512 35. Chapter 37: Feeling of Suffocation During Pregnancy - p. 517 36. Chapter 38: Aphonia During Pregnancy - p. 522 37. Chapter 39: Cough During Pregnancy - p. 524 38. Chapter 40: Urinary Syndrome During Pregnancy - p. 528 39. Chapter 41: Retention of Urine During Pregnancy - p. 532 40. Chapter 42: Constipation During Pregnancy - p. 537 41. Chapter 43: Habitual Miscarriage - p. 543 42. Chapter 44: Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment in Midwifery - p. 554 43. SECTION 7: Diseases after Childbirth - p. 585 44. Introduction - p. 585 45. Chapter 45: Post-Natal Depression - p. 591 46. Chapter 46: Abdominal Pain after Childbirth - p. 600 47. Chapter 47: Persistent Lochial Discharge (and Retention of Lochia) - p. 605 48. Chapter 48: Urinary Difficulty after Childbirth - p. 614 49. Chapter 49: Sweating after Childbirth - p. 623 50. Chapter 50: Constipation and Haemorrhoids after Childbirth - p. 628 51. Chapter 51: Fever after Childbirth - p. 637 52. Chapter 52: Joint Pain after Childbirth - p. 649 53. Chapter 53: Breast Milk not Flowing (and Acute Mastitis) - p. 656 54. Chapter 54: Spontaneous Flow of Milk - p. 667 55. Chapter 55: Collapse after Childbirth - p. 671 56. Chapter 56: Convulsions after Childbirth - p. 677 57. SECTION 8: Miscellaneous Diseases - p. 682 58. Introduction - p. 682 59. Chapter 57: Infertility - p. 683 60. Chapter 58: Menopausal Syndrome - p. 734 61. Chapter 59: Breast Lumps - p. 768 62. Chapter 60: Abdominal Masses - p. 791 63. Chapter 61: Excessive Vaginal Discharge - p. 811 64. Chapter 62: Vaginal Itching (and Trichomonas and Candida Infections and Genital Eczema) - p. 826 65. Chapter 63: Prolapse of the Uterus - p. 834 66. Chapter 64: Vulvar Sores - p. 839 67. Chapter 65: Endometriosis - p. 847 68. Chapter 66: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - p. 888 69. Chapter 67: Myoma - p. 922 70. Herbal Prescriptions - p. 934 71. Suggested Substitutions of Chinese Herbs - p. 1008 72. Pinyin-English Glossary Of Chinese Terms - p. 1010 73. English-Pinyin Glossary of Chinese Terms - p. 1021 74. Cross-Reference of Chinese Disease-Symptoms with Western Diseases - p. 1029 75. Cross-Reference of Western Diseases with Chinese Disease-Symptoms - p. 1032 76. Chronology of Chinese Dynasties - p. 1034 77. Bibliography - p. 1034 78. Index - p. 1038 79. Colour Plates - p. 1039
New edition of the most comprehensive Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology textbook in the English language
World-renowned author and teacher Giovanni Maciocia gives a clear, detailed explanation of the physiology, pathology and aetiology of women's disorders in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and
adapts these to Western conditions and patients.
Seventy gynecological conditions are discussed in detail with consideration given to differentiation between conditions, the advised treatment using acupuncture and herbs, prevention and prognosis. Guidelines on lifestyle and use of the eight Extraordinary Vessels are provided, with case studies allowing easy application of theory to practice throughout.
New for this edition:
New attractive two-colour layout with book marks to ease navigation
Endometriosis and its treatment now included and fully covered in a new chapter
Infertility chapter includes recent research highlighting factors in infertility
All prescriptions now removed from the text and attractively presented in three appendices: Patient Remedies, Prescriptions and Three Treasure Remedies
"Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine is a paradigmatic work. It is tempered with reverence and innovation, meticulous archival attention and detailed modern clinical insight. When future generations look back at this work…they will find not only knowledge and wisdom but also reasons for inspiration and awe."
From the Foreword to the first edition by Ted J. Kaptchuk, Associate Director, Centre for Alternative Medicine Research, Beth Israel Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard medical School, Boston, USA.
1. Introduction - p. 196 2. Chapter 8: Early Periods - p. 201 3. Chapter 9: Late Periods - p. 211 4. Chapter 10: Irregular Periods - p. 225 5. Chapter 11: Heavy Periods - p. 231 6. Chapter 12: Scanty Periods - p. 239 7. Chapter 13: Long Periods - p. 247 8. Chapter 14: Painful Periods - p. 254 9. Chapter 15: Bleeding between Periods - p. 284 10. Chapter 16: No Periods - p. 293 11. Chapter 17: Flooding and Trickling - p. 318 12. Chapter 18: Pre-Menstrual Syndrome - p. 356 13. SECTION 5: Problems at Period Time - p. 378 14. Introduction - p. 378 15. Chapter 19: Pre-Menstrual Breast Distension - p. 379 16. Chapter 20: Headaches During Periods - p. 393 17. Chapter 21: Oedema During Periods - p. 403 18. Chapter 22: Diarrhoea at Period Time - p. 410 19. Chapter 23: Body Aches at Period Time - p. 414 20. Chapter 24: Fever at Period Time - p. 419 21. Chapter 25: Epistaxis or Haemoptysis at Period Time - p. 427 22. Chapter 26: Mouth Ulcers at Period Time - p. 432 23. Chapter 27: Skin Eruptions at Period Time - p. 437 24. Chapter 28: Dizziness at Period Time - p. 444 25. SECTION 6: Diseases of Pregnancy - p. 448 26. Introduction - p. 448 27. Chapter 29: Morning Sickness - p. 455 28. Chapter 30: Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy - p. 468 29. Chapter 31: Threatened Miscarriage - p. 476 30. Chapter 32: Fetus not Growing - p. 489 31. Chapter 33: Oedema During Pregnancy - p. 493 32. Chapter 34: Anxiety During Pregnancy - p. 499 33. Chapter 35: Dizziness During Pregnancy - p. 507 34. Chapter 36: Convulsions During Pregnancy - p. 512 35. Chapter 37: Feeling of Suffocation During Pregnancy - p. 517 36. Chapter 38: Aphonia During Pregnancy - p. 522 37. Chapter 39: Cough During Pregnancy - p. 524 38. Chapter 40: Urinary Syndrome During Pregnancy - p. 528 39. Chapter 41: Retention of Urine During Pregnancy - p. 532 40. Chapter 42: Constipation During Pregnancy - p. 537 41. Chapter 43: Habitual Miscarriage - p. 543 42. Chapter 44: Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment in Midwifery - p. 554 43. SECTION 7: Diseases after Childbirth - p. 585 44. Introduction - p. 585 45. Chapter 45: Post-Natal Depression - p. 591 46. Chapter 46: Abdominal Pain after Childbirth - p. 600 47. Chapter 47: Persistent Lochial Discharge (and Retention of Lochia) - p. 605 48. Chapter 48: Urinary Difficulty after Childbirth - p. 614 49. Chapter 49: Sweating after Childbirth - p. 623 50. Chapter 50: Constipation and Haemorrhoids after Childbirth - p. 628 51. Chapter 51: Fever after Childbirth - p. 637 52. Chapter 52: Joint Pain after Childbirth - p. 649 53. Chapter 53: Breast Milk not Flowing (and Acute Mastitis) - p. 656 54. Chapter 54: Spontaneous Flow of Milk - p. 667 55. Chapter 55: Collapse after Childbirth - p. 671 56. Chapter 56: Convulsions after Childbirth - p. 677 57. SECTION 8: Miscellaneous Diseases - p. 682 58. Introduction - p. 682 59. Chapter 57: Infertility - p. 683 60. Chapter 58: Menopausal Syndrome - p. 734 61. Chapter 59: Breast Lumps - p. 768 62. Chapter 60: Abdominal Masses - p. 791 63. Chapter 61: Excessive Vaginal Discharge - p. 811 64. Chapter 62: Vaginal Itching (and Trichomonas and Candida Infections and Genital Eczema) - p. 826 65. Chapter 63: Prolapse of the Uterus - p. 834 66. Chapter 64: Vulvar Sores - p. 839 67. Chapter 65: Endometriosis - p. 847 68. Chapter 66: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - p. 888 69. Chapter 67: Myoma - p. 922 70. Herbal Prescriptions - p. 934 71. Suggested Substitutions of Chinese Herbs - p. 1008 72. Pinyin-English Glossary Of Chinese Terms - p. 1010 73. English-Pinyin Glossary of Chinese Terms - p. 1021 74. Cross-Reference of Chinese Disease-Symptoms with Western Diseases - p. 1029 75. Cross-Reference of Western Diseases with Chinese Disease-Symptoms - p. 1032 76. Chronology of Chinese Dynasties - p. 1034 77. Bibliography - p. 1034 78. Index - p. 1038 79. Colour Plates - p. 1039
