Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine

A Comprehensive Guide

This major, new book is a complete, easily accessed and highly illustrated guide to diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. Emphasis is placed on "real world" issues and symptoms, and the text focuses on clear interpretations of signs and symptoms - the practice beyond the theory. Since Chinese medicine diagnosis relies on a subjective appraisal of the patient's symptoms and signs - which form a pattern - many factors beyond traditional Western symptoms are taken into consideration e.g. a patient's voice, the absence of thirst, feeling hot or cold, the patient's smell, tone of voice, glitter of eyes. Thus, Chinese diagnosis is based on a subtle appraisal of a patient's disharmony, which may not be a "disease" at all, and as such requires careful interpretation of a range of nuances. This book will help lead students and practitioners through basic on to sophisticated levels of diagnostic interpretation

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements

Note on the translation of Chinese terms
How to use this book
Index of symptoms and signs


Part 1. Diagnosis by observation

Introduction
Section 1: Observation of the body, mind and complexion
1. Observation of the body shape, physique and demeanour
2. Observation of the Mind, Spirit and emotions

3. Observation of the complexion colour

4. Observation of body movements

Section 2: Observation of parts of the body
5. Observation of head, face and hair
6. Observation of the eyes
7. Observation of the nose
8. Observation of lips, mouth, palate, teeth, gums and philtrum
9. Observation of the ears
10. Observation of the throat and neck
11. Observation of the back
12. Observation of women's breasts
13. Observation of the heartbeat
14. Observation of the hands
15. Observation of the nails
16. Observation of the chest and abdomen
17. Observation of the genitalia
18. Observation of the four limbs
19. Observation of the legs
20. Observation of excretions
21. Observation of the skin
22. Observation in children

Section 3: Tongue diagnosis
23. Tongue diagnosis
24. Tongue-body colour
25. Tongue-body shape
26. Tongue coating
27. Tongue images and patterns

Part 2. Diagnosis by interrogation
28. Introduction
29. Pain
30. Food and taste
31. Stools and urine
32. Thirst and drink
33. Energy levels
34. Head
35 Face
36. Throat and neck
37. Body
38. Chest and abdomen
39. Limbs
40. Sleep
41. Sweating
42. Ears and eyes
43. Feeling of cold, feeling of heat and fever
44. Mental-emotional symptoms
45. Sexual symptoms
46. Women's symptoms
47. Children's symptoms
48. Diagnosing the causes of disease

Part 3. Diagnosis by palpation
Introduction
49. Pulse diagnosis
50. Pulse qualities
51. Palpation of parts of the body
52. Palpation of channels

Part 4. Diagnosis by hearing and smelling
Introduction
53. Diagnosis by hearing
54. Diagnosis by smelling

Part 5. Symptoms and signs
Introduction
Section 1: Symptoms and signs of parts of the body
55. Head, hair and face
56. Face colour
57. Ears
58. Nose
59. Throat
60. Mouth, tongue, palate, teeth, gums, lips, palate and philtrum
61. Eyes
62. Neck, shoulders and upper back
63. Chest
64. Limbs
65. Arms
66. Legs
67. Lower back
68. Body
69. Digestive system and taste
70. Thirst and drink
71. Abdomen
72. Defecation
73. Urination
74. Anus
75. Men's sexual and genital symptoms
76. Sweating
77. Skin signs
78. Emotional symptoms
79. Mental and emotional symptoms
80. Mental difficulties
81. Sleep problems
82. Feeling of cold, feeling of heat, fever
83. Voice, speech and sounds

Section 2: Gynecological symptoms and signs
Introduction
84. Menstrual symptoms
85. Problems at period time
86. Problems during pregnancy
87. Problems after childbirth
88. Breast signs
89. Miscellaneous gynecological symptoms

Section 3: Pediatric symptoms and signs
90. Children's problems

Part 6. Identification of patterns
Introduction
Section 1: Identification of patterns according to the Internal Organs
91. Heart
92. Spleen
93. Liver

94. Lungs

95. Kidneys
96. Small Intestine
97. Stomach
98. Gall-Bladder
99. Large Intestine
100. Bladder

Section 2: Identification of patterns according to Qi, Blood and Body Fluids
101. Identification of patterns according to Qi, Blood, Yang and Yin
102. Identification of patterns according to Body Fluids

Section 3: Identification of patterns according to pathogenic factors, Four Levels, Six Stages and Three Burners
103. Identification of patterns according to pathogenic factors
104. Identification of patterns according to the Four Levels
105. Identification of patterns according to the Six Stages
106. Identification of patterns according to the Three Burners
107. Residual pathogenic factor


Section 4: Identification of patterns according to the Eight Principles, 12 channels, Eight Extraordinary Vessels and Five Elements

108. Identification of patterns according to the Eight Principles
109. Identification of patterns according to the 12 channels
110. Identification of patterns according to the Eight Extraordinary Vessels
111. Identification of patterns according to the Five Elements


Appendices

Appendix 1 Case histories
Appendix 2 Prescriptions
Appendix 3 History of diagnosis in Chinese medicine
Glossary of Chinese terms
Bibliography
Chinese chronology
Index

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