Chapter 105 IDENTIFICATION OF PATTERNS ACCORDING TO THE SIX STAGES Chapter contents GREATER-YANG STAGE Channel patterns Organ patterns BRIGHT-YANG STAGE Bright-Yang channel pattern Bright-Yang organ pattern LESSER-YANG STAGE GREATER-YIN STAGE…
Chapter 56 FACE COLOUR Chapter contents WHITE/PALE YELLOW RED BLUISH/GREENISH PURPLE DARK SALLOW BLUSHING WHITE/PALE Observation, Chapter 3 Qi deficiency Slightly pale face, tiredness, poor appetite, loose stools, weak voice,…
Chapter 46 WOMEN’S SYMPTOMS Chapter contents INTRODUCTION THE GYNAECOLOGICAL HISTORY BREAST SYMPTOMS Breast lumps Premenstrual breast distension MENSTRUATION Amount of bleeding Colour Consistency Cycle Menarche Menopause Pain Premenstrual symptoms Other…
Chapter 27 TONGUE IMAGES AND PATTERNS Chapter contents QI-DEFICIENCY TONGUES YANG-DEFICIENCY TONGUES BLOOD-DEFICIENCY TONGUES YIN-DEFICIENCY TONGUES THE TONGUE IN PHLEGM AND DAMPNESS THE TONGUE IN HEAT THE TONGUE IN COLD…
Chapter 110 IDENTIFICATION OF PATTERNS ACCORDING TO THE EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS Chapter contents INTRODUCTION GOVERNING VESSEL (DU MAI) DIRECTING VESSEL (REN MAI) PENETRATING VESSEL (CHONG MAI) COMBINED DIRECTING AND PENETRATING…
Chapter 69 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND TASTE Chapter contents BELCHING REGURGITATION Sour regurgitation Regurgitation of food HICCUP HUNGER AND EATING Poor appetite Excessive hunger Aversion to food Hunger with no desire…
Chapter 53 DIAGNOSIS BY HEARING Chapter contents INTRODUCTION VOICE Normal voice The voice and the Five Elements Strength and quality of the voice SPEECH CRYING IN BABIES BREATHING AND SIGHING…
Chapter 75 MEN’S SEXUAL AND GENITAL SYMPTOMS Chapter contents IMPOTENCE LACK OF LIBIDO EJACULATION Premature ejaculation Nocturnal emissions Inability to ejaculate Blood in the sperm Cold watery sperm Tiredness and…
Chapter 28 INTRODUCTION Chapter contents NATURE OF DIAGNOSIS BY INTERROGATION NATURE OF “SYMPTOMS” IN CHINESE MEDICINE Tongue and pulse THE ART OF INTERROGATION: ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TERMINOLOGY PROBLEMS IN…
