Chinese medicine: pulse diagnosis
Appendix 9 Traditional Chinese medicine: pulse diagnosis Aside from the aforementioned, the pulse may be felt on three levels: superficial, middle and deep, pertaining to the force of pressure applied…
Atherosclerosis and dyslipidaemia
Chapter 9 Atherosclerosis and dyslipidaemia Michael Alexander, ND, BPharm EPIDEMIOLOGY AND AETIOLOGY The association between elevated serum cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD) was first reported in the 1930s, and…
Hypertension and stroke
Chapter 10 Hypertension and stroke Michael Alexander, ND, BPharm EPIDEMIOLOGY AND AETIOLOGY Hypertension or high blood pressure (BP) is a sustained rise in resting blood pressure. Persistent systolic blood pressure…
Clinical depression
Chapter 12 Clinical depression Jerome Sarris, ND, MHSc, PhD CLASSIFICATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND AETIOLOGY Depression is associated with normal emotions of sadness and loss, and can be seen as part of…
Bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms
Chapter 33 Bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms James H. Lake, MD EPIDEMIOLOGY, AETIOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION Bipolar disorder (BD) is a heritable mental illness. Approximately 1% of US adults experience persisting…
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…
