Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine

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.