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Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine A Comprehensive Guide FIRST EDITION Giovanni Maciocia, CAc (Nanjing) Acupuncturist and Medical Herbalist, UK Visiting Associate Professor at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Foreword by Julian Scott, PhD, BAc, MBAcC 2 Private Practitioner, Bath, UK CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE 3 Table of Contents Cover image Title page Copyright page To the memory of my parents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Note on the translation of Chinese terms How to use this book Index of symptoms and signs LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 4 PART 1: DIAGNOSIS BY OBSERVATION DIAGNOSIS BY OBSERVATION INTRODUCTION SECTION 1: OBSERVATION OF THE BODY, MIND AND COMPLEXION OBSERVATION OF THE BODY, MIND AND COMPLEXION INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: OBSERVATION OF THE BODY SHAPE, PHYSIQUE AND DEMEANOUR INTRODUCTION CLASSIFICATION OF BODY SHAPE ACCORDING TO YIN AND YANG CLASSIFICATION OF BODY SHAPE ACCORDING TO THE FIVE ELEMENTS CLASSIFICATION OF BODY SHAPE ACCORDING TO PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL INFLUENCES CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO BODY BUILD CLASSIFICATION OF BODY SHAPE ACCORDING TO PAIN AND DRUG TOLERANCE Chapter 2: OBSERVATION OF THE MIND, SPIRIT AND EMOTIONS INTRODUCTION THE THREE ASPECTS OF THE SPIRIT THE THREE CONDITIONS OF THE SPIRIT 5 THE SPIRIT AND CONSTITUTION THE SPIRIT AND THE EMOTIONS Chapter 3: OBSERVATION OF THE COMPLEXION COLOUR INTRODUCTION DOMINANT AND GUEST COLOURS OBSERVATION OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF COMPLEXION COLOUR COMPLEXION COLOURS Chapter 4: OBSERVATION OF BODY MOVEMENTS HEAD FACE LIMBS AND BODY SECTION 2: OBSERVATION OF PARTS OF THE BODY OBSERVATION OF PARTS OF THE BODY INTRODUCTION Chapter 5: OBSERVATION OF HEAD, FACE AND HAIR HEAD FACE HAIR Chapter 6: OBSERVATION OF THE EYES INTRODUCTION 6 CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE EYES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTERNAL ORGANS AND THE EYES ASPECTS OF OBSERVATION OF THE EYES OBSERVATION OF PATHOLOGICAL SIGNS OF THE EYE Chapter 7: OBSERVATION OF THE NOSE INTRODUCTION CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE NOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE NOSE AND THE INTERNAL ORGANS ABNORMAL COLOUR SWOLLEN NOSE FLAPPING ALAE NASI (THE OUTSIDE OF THE NOSTRILS) DRY NOSTRILS NOSEBLEED POLYPS ULCERS ON THE NOSE PAPULES ON THE NOSE Chapter 8: OBSERVATION OF LIPS MOUTH, PALATE, TEETH, GUMS AND PHILTRUM CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE MOUTH AND LIPS LIPS MOUTH PALATE 7 TEETH AND GUMS PHILTRUM Chapter 9: OBSERVATION OF THE EARS INTRODUCTION CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE EARS EAR SIZE DRY AND CONTRACTED HELIX SORES ON THE EAR WARTS ON THE EAR ABNORMAL COLOUR DISTENDED BLOOD VESSELS ON THE EAR EXCESSIVE WAX PRODUCTION DISCHARGE FROM THE EARS Chapter 10: OBSERVATION OF THE THROAT AND NECK CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE THROAT AND NECK THROAT NECK Chapter 11: OBSERVATION OF THE BACK CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE BACK ATROPHY OF THE MUSCLES ALONG THE SPINE RIGIDITY OF THE LOWER BACK SPINAL CURVE ABNORMALITIES 8 SKIN SIGNS Chapter 12: OBSERVATION OF WOMEN’S BREASTS INTRODUCTION CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE BREASTS BREAST SIZE BREAST LUMPS NIPPLE ABNORMALITIES PEAU D’ORANGE SKIN Chapter 13: OBSERVATION OF THE HEARTBEAT INTRODUCTION HEARTBEAT DISPLACED DOWNWARDS HEARTBEAT DISPLACED UPWARDS HEARTBEAT DISPLACED TO THE LEFT HEARTBEAT DISPLACED TO THE RIGHT HEARTBEAT BELOW THE XYPHOID PROCESS Chapter 14: OBSERVATION OF THE HANDS INTRODUCTION ABNORMAL COLOUR VENULES ON THE THENAR EMINENCE ATROPHY OF THE THENAR EMINENCE ATROPHY OF THE MUSCLES OF THE DORSUM OF THE HANDS TREMOR OF THE HANDS 9 TINEA (RINGWORM) THE FINGERS DEFORMED KNUCKLES THE PALMS Chapter 15: OBSERVATION OF THE NAILS INTRODUCTION SURFACE ABNORMALITIES TWISTED NAILS CURLING NAILS NAILS FALLING OFF ABNORMAL COLOUR LUNULAE CORRESPONDENCE OF NAILS TO ORGAN SYSTEMS Chapter 16: OBSERVATION OF THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN CHEST ABDOMEN Chapter 17: OBSERVATION OF THE GENITALIA CHANNELS INFLUENCING THE GENITALIA PUBIC HAIR PENIS SCROTUM VULVA AND VAGINA 10
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