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Encyclopedic Reference of Traditional Chinese Medicine Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH Encyclopedic Reference of Traditional Chinese Medicine With 85 Figures Editor in Chief: Yang Xinrong General Editors: Chen Anmin Ma Yingfu Gao Yuan Gao Zhemin Editors: Fu Bingyi Sun Fang Qiao Jinlin Li Quan Wan Shuqian Hermut Werner Chuang Yinfu Zhu Xinsheng i Springer EDITOR IN CHIEF: Yang Xinrong Center of Information for Traditional Chinese Medicine Marxheimer Platz 1 60326 Frankfurt Germany ISBN 978-3-642-07678-7 ISBN 978-3-662-05177-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-05177-1 This work is subject to copyright. AII rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfllms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. http://www.springer.de/ © Springer -Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003 Originally published by SpringeI-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New Yorldn 2003 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publica tion does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are ex empt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Typesetting: Elke Fortkamp, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper SPIN: 10780131 27/3136-5432 1 O Preface The Traditional Chinese Medicine is a national treasure of China, and an important part of the treasure of the entire world as well. The Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history for thousands of years since the beginning of the written literature on medicine in China. Even in ancient time with very low developed culture, science, and technology, our ancestry had made a gigantic contribution to the healthy multiplying of the Chinese people of all nationalities through the application of acupuncture techniques and medicinal herbs as well as massage and Qigong. After the People's Republic of China was founded, the administration has been standing for combining of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Medicine in order to use reference to each other, which has gained gratifying achievements in the treatment for a lot of ordi nary illnesses and hypochondria. With the reformation and opening of the People's Republic of China, the Traditional Chinese Medicine has been recommended to the western countries. While the voice of returning to nature is rising higher and higher, more and more friends over the world have ac cepted the Traditional Chinese Medicine, and many of them hope to deeply understand the Traditional Chinese Medicine, study its the ory and learn how to apply medical herbs and techniques of acupunc ture, massage and Qigong. In order to meet their requirements we compiled this "Encyclopedia Dictionary ofTraditional Chinese Med icine", which includes about 5,000 terms with concise annotations and some color pictures. This book is compiled according to the order of the English alphabet and is convenient for reference. Considering that the Traditional Chinese Medicine, with a long his tory, has wide and deep contents, this book cannot contain all the terms of it. And owing to the Traditional Chinese Medicine litera tures were written in the classical literary style and the translation into English of most of their terms was not standardized and normal ized, the translation of these terms remains to be discussed by spe cialists and linguists. So, many terms of diseases in this book have to use the terms of Western Medicine in Latin with notes for positions of diseases or their etiology and pathogenesis; at the same time, some terms have to be transliterated into English such as yin, yang, qi, zang-fu, etc. Besides, China has a vast territory and many dialects, and the neigh boring countries such as Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea, Viet Nam, also have their own acu puncture treatment, thus the nomenclature of acupuncture points can easily be confused. In order to avoid confusion, the terms of acu puncture in this book are taken from "Standard Acupuncture No- menclature" WHO, 1984. The positions of the acupuncture points are shown in the General Picture of Acupuncture Points as the annex. Acknowledgments This book benefited from the efforts of numerous people. Foremost among them are the scholars and experts. Professor Guo Jinzhou, Hu Peixian, Gao Yongchun, Liu Guoming, Ma Changwen, Liu Yuanzhong, Jia Haijun, Zhou Zhiwen, Jiang Shengyue, Cui Tingrong, PanJindi checked and approved this book. Professor Xie Fengxun of fered many elaborate color pictures of CTM herbs, and photogra phers Mr. Li Songlin and Mr. Bao Guotao took some fine color pic tures for this dictionary. EDITOR IN CHIEF and Drugs Treatments Abdominal Distention due to Cold Deficiency A Abalone edema (or presence of slight edema) in the It is the meat of Haliotis Diversicolor limbs. Reeve or H. Gigantea Reeve (Haliotidae). Pathogenesis. Mostly caused by impair Effect. Nourishing yin and reducing fever, ment of the liver and the spleen, qi stag replenishing vital essence to improve nancy and blood stasis due to emotional eyesight. depression, irregular diet, addiction to Indication. Fever caused by general debil drink, parasitic infestation, etc. ity, cough, metrorrhagia, stranguria, optic Therapeutic Principle. Relieving the atrophy, etc. depressed liver, invigorating the spleen, regulating the circulation of qi, promoting Abalone Shell blood circulation by removing blood The shell ofHaliotis diversicolor Reeve, H. stasis, and removing dampness by Gigantea discus Reeve, and H. ovina diuresis and destroy intestinal parasites. Chemnitz (Haliotidae). Effect. Removing heat from the liver, calming the liver and improving acuity of Abdominal Distention due to vision. Blood Stasis Indication. Sthenia of liver-yang or defi ciency of yin leading to dizziness, blurred Symptoms. Visible blood vessel In the vision, restlessness and amnesia, chest and abdomen, abdominal distention conjunctival congestion, cataract, etc. like drum with excess sound by percus sion, etc. Abatement of Fever by Pathogenesis. Blood stasis in abdominal Epistaxis superficial venules. The patient suffered an epidemic febrile Therapeutic Principle. Promoting blood disease with a high fever, suddenly shows circulation and relieving distention. an epistaxis without inducing perspira tion. After that, the fever has gone and the body becomes cool. Abdominal Distention due to Cold Deficiency Abdomen (MA) Symptoms. Abdominal distention with It is an auricular point. preference for pressing alternative onset Location. On the medial side of the and severe, and sometimes disappearing lumbosacral vertebrae (MA), proximal to and mild with preference for warmth and the border of the cavum conchae. pressing, relieved by hot diet, fatigue, Indication. Abdominal pain, distention, anorexia, pale tongue, etc. diarrhea and acute lumbar muscle sprain. Pathogenesis. Mainly from spleen and Abdominal Distention stomach cold of insufficiency type. Symptoms. Abdominal distention, visible Therapeutic Principle. Warming and varicose veins, yellow skin absence of invigorating the spleen and stomach. Abdominal Distention due to Indigestion 2 Abdominal Distention due to Abdominal Free Mass Indigestion Symptoms. Distention and fullness of the Symptoms. Feeling of fullness of the abdomen, movable sensation with pain, stomach and abdomen, eructation and mass gathered intermittently with attack anorexia, or vomiting with acid at no fixed time, anorexia, constipation or regurgitation, fetid feces, etc. loose stool, etc. Pathogenesis. Mainly caused by improper Pathogenesis. Imbalance between cold diet, retention of indigested food, dys and warmness, improper diet. function of middle-energizer in transport Therapeutic Principle. Regulating and and disturbance of visceral function. nourishing the stomach and the spleen, Therapeutic Principle. Promoting diges promoting digestion and removing tion to remove retention of food and regu- stagnacy and retention of food. 1ating the stomach. Abdominal Free Mass due to Abdominal Distention due to Drinking Internal Injury Symptoms. Poor appetite, emaciation, Symptoms. Abdominal distention and un vomiting and somnolence etc. comfortable feeling. Pathogenesis. Over-drinking. Pathogenesis. Qi stagnation, accumula Therapeutic Principle. Relieving alcohol, tion of indigested food, malnutrition due resolving dampness and regulating the to parasitic infestation or deficiency of the spleen and stomach. zang-organs and fu-organs. Abdominal Lump due to Food Abdominal Distention due to Liver-fire Symptoms. Difficulty in passing stools, and with movable lumps in the abdomen. Symptoms. Yellowish sclera, pain in the Pathogenesis. Obstruction of the hypochondrium and abdominal disten tion, scanty dark urine and pathogeny in intestines. somnia, etc. Therapeutic Principle. Regulate the func Pathogenesis. Spleen restricted by the tion between the spleen and stomach, re liver-fire. move stagnancy of indigested food, clean the bowel. Therapeutic Principle. Relieving the de pressed liver and purging the pathogenic fire. Abdominal Mass due to Qi Stagnation Abdominal Distention due to Symptoms. Feeling of stuffiness and tight Phlegm-retention ness in the chest and stomach, abdominal Symptoms. Feeling of fullness in the chest and hypochondriac distention, abdominal and abdomen, severe palpitation, mass that is appearing or fading at fre dyspnea, vomiting, abundant quent intervals and mobile, etc. expectoration. Pathogenesis. Mental depression, Pathogenesis. Dysfunction of the spleen excessive melancholy, anxiety and anger and stomach in transportation leading to leading to disturbance functional activi retention of phlegm in the abdomen. ties of qi. Therapeutic Principle. Removing phlegm Therapeutic Principle. Disperse the de and fluid retention. pressed liver-energy and rectify it. 3 Abdominal Pain due to Qi Deficiency Abdominal Mass of Oxyuriasis Abdominal Pain due to Symptoms. Large and distended abdo Deficiency of Blood men, pruritus of anus and oxyurids may Symptoms. Lingering abdominal pain be visible at night, etc. which may be more severe during hunger Pathogenesis. Accumulation of oxyurids or overstrain, dim and black complexion, due to the weakness of the spleen and etc. stomach. Pathogenesis. Excessive bleeding, or over Therapeutic Principle. Nourishing the anxiety, consumption of yin blood. spleen and the stomach, regulating the Therapeutic Principle. Enriching blood and flow of qi to dissipate blood stasis, and ex relieving middle-energizer. pelling intestinal parasites. Abdominal Pain due to Dry Abdominal Pain heat Pathogenesis. Internal accumulation of Symptoms. Severe abdominal pain, pathogenic cold, retention of food, stagna stretching into hypochondriac region, tion of liver-qi due to qi-stagnancy and thirst, obscured fever, restlessness, insom yang deficiency of the zang-fu organs. In nia, dark urine without vomiting and the clinic, it is divided into abdominal diarrhea. pain due to pathogenic cold, abdominal Pathogenesis. Affection by seasonal pain due to retention of food, abdominal pathogenic dryness-heat, impairment of pain due to stagnation of liver-qi and ab the body fluid and consumption of qi, dominal pain due to yang deficiency. fluid insufficiency in the stomach and in testine, and impeded circulation of qi. Abdominal Pain due to Blood Therapeutic Principle. Clear away heat and promote salivation, regulate the flow of qi stasis to relieve pain. Symptoms. Persistent abdominal fixed pain, accompanied by tenderness Abdominal Pain due to intolerance of pressing, more severe pain Parasitic Infestation at night, etc. Symptoms. Usually pain around the navel, Pathogenesis. Depression or traumatic in which appears and disappears from time jury, obstruction in meridians, or im to time, or pain after meals, vomiting, proper diet, and disorder of qi. ascaris, grinding teeth in sleep, etc. Therapeutic Principle. Promoting blood Pathogenesis. Accumulation of ascaris in circulation and removing blood stasis, al the intestines. leviating pain. Therapeutic Principle. Expelling the parasites. Abdominal Pain due to Cold Accumulation Abdominal Pain due to Qi Symptoms. Lingering abdominal pain Deficiency which may be alleviated by warmth and Symptoms. Dull pain in abdomen which aggravated by cold, often accompanied by alleviated by pressing and aggravated by diarrhea. overstrain, lassitude and shortness of Pathogenesis. The deficiency of the breath, etc. spleen-yang injured by raw or cold food, Pathogenesis. Prolonged illness and qi de the attack of pathogenic cold and cold ficiency, protracted diarrhea and qi im accumulation. pairment, and the impairment of middle Therapeutic Principle. Warming yang, dis energizer qi because of overstrain and pelling cold and removing stagnation. hunger.
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