Traditional Chinese Medicine : How to Maintain Your Health and Treat Illness

Introduction 7(6) Causes of Diseases and Treatment Strategies 13(10) Six atmospheric forces as external causes Seven emotions as internal causes Foods and fatigue as mixed causes Meridians and Acupuncture 23(10) The theory of meridians Acupuncture points and their relationship to meridians Treatment functions of acupuncture points Treatment of diseases using acupuncture points Food and Herbal Cures 33(33) Food cures Herbal cures Syndromes and Physical Constitution 66(11) Treatment based on thirteen general syndromes: cold syndrome, hot syndrome, lumpy and hard syndrome, external attack syndrome, fatigue syndrome, congestion syndrome, retention syndrome, dry syndrome, spastic syndrome, loose syndrome, deficient syndrome, paralysis syndrome, nervous syndrome Treatment of five basic types of physical constitution The Healing Effects of Exercise 77(24) Walking Classic Tai Chi exercises The eight body movements Self-massage techniques Qi Gong exercises Active Tai Chi Treatment of Common Diseases in Western Medicine 101(30) The digestive system: allergic enteritis, cirrhosis, gallstones, chronic gastritis, acute gastroenteritis, chronic hepatitis The respiratory system: bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia The cardiovascular system: hypertension; coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction The urogenital system: acute cholecystitis and gallstone, urinary infections, acute nephritis, chronic nephritis The blood and endocrine systems and the metabolism: diabetes mellitus, simple goiter and hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia, osteoporosis, hyperlipidemia The nervous system: arthritis and rheumatism, trigeminal neuralgia, neurasthenia, sciatica Diseases in Men 131(21) Urinary disorders Diseases of the prostate Sexual dysfunction Treatment of Pregnancy Disorders 152(23) Prenatal care Prenatal care month by month Treatment of prenatal disorders Postnatal Care and Treatment of Disorders 175(18) Treatment of postnatal disorders Treatment of Specific Disorders in Women 193(8) Premenstrual syndrome Treatment of infertility in women Treatment of perimenopause Treatment of osteoporosis Index 201