Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Fundamental Principles, 2nd Edition

Description

By Huisheng Xie & Vanessa Preast
Hardcover Book
ISBN 9781934786413
481 Pages

This edition is an updated and expanded version of its first edition published in 2002, which has been the required textbook of many veterinary acupuncture training programs in USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. The main goal for this edition was to address our students’ and readers’ needs by making complicated TCVM concepts easier to understand. To do this, we reorganized and rewrote the material, and print the book in full color to make it more user-friendly. We added images, clinical cases and self-tests to help our readers learn better. 207 tables and 331 images and diagrams clarify the fundamental principles in TCVM. Clinical cases provide practice opportunities for readers to apply their knowledge to situations like those in practice. Self-test questions help the readers review the most important concepts in the chapters.

Chapters

1. Yin and Yang
2. Five Element Theory
3. Jing, Qi, Shen, Blood and Body Fluid
4. Zang-Fu Physiology
5. Jing-Luo: the Meridians
6. Etiology and Pathology
7. Diagnostic Methods
8. Primary Diagnostic Systems: Eight Principles and Zang-fu Patterns
9. Diagnostic System for Channels and Lameness
10. Other Diagnostic Systems: Qi-Blood-Body Fluid, Six Channels, Four Stages, and San Jiao Patterns
11. Prevention and Treatment Strategies
12. Appendix A: Chronicle of Chinese History and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
13. Appendix B: TCVM Diagnosis Diagrams
14. Appendix C: How to Say Common Chinese Names