Chinese medicine: tongue diagnosis
Appendix 8 Traditional Chinese medicine: tongue diagnosis ATTRIBUTE1 DESCRIPTION1 CAUSE1 Colour Pale Red Deep-Red Purple Blue Deficiency of yang (tongue also wet) or Blood deficiency (dry tongue) Heat Severe heat…
Chronic venous insufficiency
Chapter 11 Chronic venous insufficiency Matthew Leach, ND, RN, PhD AETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a pathological disorder of the venous system, characterised by impaired venous blood…
cross-reference of major herbs
Appendix 6 Taxonomic cross-reference of major herbs BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME Achillea millefolium Yarrow Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut Agathosma betulina Buchu Agropyron repens Couchgrass Albizia lebbeck Albizia Alchemillia vulgaris Lady’s…
Congestive respiratory disorders
Chapter 8 Congestive respiratory disorders David Casteleijn, ND, RN, MHSc , Tessa Finney-Brown, ND OVERVIEW AND AETIOLOGY Congestive respiratory disorders are conditions that present with mucus build-up in the upper…
Respiratory infections and immune insufficiency
Chapter 6 Respiratory infections and immune insufficiency David Casteleijn, ND, RN, MHSc , Tessa Finney-Brown, ND OVERVIEW Respiratory infections are caused by pathogenic invasion and colonisation.1 Upper respiratory tract infections…
sources of nutrients
Appendix 3 Food sources of nutrients Order is roughly indicative of ranking of content. NUTRIENT COMMON FOOD SOURCE Vitamins A Liver, sweet potato, carrots, spinach, butternut pumpkin, dandelion greens, butter,…
Naturopathic case taking
Chapter 1 Naturopathic case taking Greg Connolly, BA, ND NATUROPATHIC PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES For naturopaths, the patient-centred approach to case taking with its emphasis on rapport, empathy and authenticity is…
nervous system
11 The nervous system Medical students often approach the neurological examination with trepidation, no doubt partly because of the complexities of the nervous system and partly because of the difficulties…
heart and cardiovascular system
6 The heart and cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system is fundamental to the functioning of almost every other organ system. Despite the availability of many sophisticated imaging techniques, which will…
general examination
2 The general examination The dividing line between the history and examination is artificial. The examination really begins from the moment you set eyes on the patient. During the course…
