Pictorial Guide To Clinical Observation In Chinese Medicine

Details
Weight	3 lbs
ISBN	7117079975 /978-7117079976
Level	All
Size	10.4 x 7.8 IN
Pages	246
Language	English
Publisher	People's Medical Publishing House
Year Published	2006 (2nd edition)
Author	Chen Jia-Xu

Pictorial Guide to Clinical Observation in Chinese Medicine is a text concerning the Chinese medical examination method of inspection - the first of what is known as the ""four examinations."" The material comes from context given by Professor Chen Jiaxu, of the Beijing TCM University, in his course ""Chinese Medical Diagnosis.""

Topic covered include the six aspects of inspection:

* vitality and color,
* body shape and form,
* sense organs and orifices of the head and face,
* tongue,
* body,
* and limbs


Commonly encountered disease syndromes are presented in 222 cases with corresponding pictorials to display the essentials of inspection for each case. As such, this text serves a wide range of interest.