Appendix 7 Traditional Chinese medicine: the six evils Traditional Chinese medicine identifies six pernicious influences or environmental factors playing a role in disease. Combinations of these may also manifest. These…
Chapter 24 Acne vulgaris Amie Steel, ND, MPH AETIOLOGY Acne vulgaris is a condition typified by inflammation of the pilosebaceous follicles in the skin.1 It is characterised by a variety…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
