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Chapter 61 EYES Chapter contents VISION Blurred vision and floaters Strabismus Myopia Hyperopia Decreased night vision Decreased visual acuity Sudden blindness ITCHY EYES DRY EYES HOT AND PAINFUL EYES STREAMING…

Chapter 55 HEAD, HAIR AND FACE Chapter contents HEAD Dizziness Fainting Feeling of heaviness of the head Headache Feeling of distension of the head Feeling of muzziness (fuzziness) of the…

Chapter 65 ARMS Chapter contents PAIN IN THE ELBOW HANDS Cold hands Hot hands Pale hands Red dorsum of the hands Red palms Sweaty palms Pain in the hands Itchy…

Chapter 60 MOUTH, TONGUE, TEETH, GUMS, LIPS, PALATE AND PHILTRUM Chapter contents MOUTH Mouth ulcers Cold sores Cracked corners of the mouth Itching around the mouth Dribbling from the corners…

Chapter 49 PULSE DIAGNOSIS Chapter contents INTRODUCTION THE ‘NINE REGIONS’ OF THE PULSE FROM THE ‘YELLOW EMPEROR’S CLASSIC OF INTERNAL MEDICINE’ THE PULSE IN THE ‘CLASSIC OF DIFFICULTIES’ THE THREE…

Chapter 66 LEGS Chapter contents FEET Oedema Cold feet ATROPHY OF THE LEGS PARALYSIS OF THE LEGS GAIT Festination Unstable gait Staggering gait Stepping gait Shuffling gait ARCHED LEGS PAIN…

Chapter 59 THROAT Chapter contents SORE THROAT REDNESS OF THE PHARYNX REDNESS AND SWELLING OF THE PHARYNX REDNESS AND EROSION OF THE PHARYNX SWOLLEN TONSILS PHLEGM IN THE THROAT GOITRE…

Chapter 1 OBSERVATION OF THE BODY SHAPE, PHYSIQUE AND DEMEANOUR Chapter contents INTRODUCTION CLASSIFICATION OF BODY SHAPE ACCORDING TO YIN AND YANG Body shape abundant in Yang Body shape abundant…

Chapter 63 CHEST Chapter contents COUGH Acute cough Chronic cough Coughing blood BREATHLESSNESS WHEEZING PAIN Chest pain Pain in the ribs FEELINGS IN THE CHEST AND HEART Feeling of oppression…

Chapter 43 FEELING OF COLD, FEELING OF HEAT AND FEVER Chapter contents INTRODUCTION FEELING OF COLD Feeling of cold in interior conditions Feeling of cold in exterior conditions How to…