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Chinese Natural Cures Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention

by: Lu, Professor Henry C.

Chinese Natural Cures Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention

by: Lu, Professor Henry C.

ISBN 13:
9781579125462
ISBN 10:
1579125468
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/06/2006
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

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Summary

Traditional Chinese medicine is made up of four distinct methods of treatment, which include the use of herbs, acupuncture, the use of certain foods, and massage. One of the most time-honored practices in the world. Chinese medicine is being accepted and used with growing frequency today as a viable aid in the prevention of disease and as an effective complement to Western medicine.

Author Biography

Henry C. Lu, Ph.D., has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1972, and teaches Chinese medicine all over the world. Dr. Lu's books are recommended by the Board of Acupuncture Examiners in the United States. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Section I PHILOSOPHY AND METHODS

The System of Traditional Chinese Medicine

(1)

Philosophy

(3)

Causes of Diseases

(3)

The Internal Organs

(8)

Diagnosis: Methods and Syndromes

(4)

Eight Grand Methods of Treatment

(4)

Herbology

(5)

Traditional Food Remedies

(10)

Longevity and Conventional Chinese Wisdom

(2)

Acupunture

(2)

Section II TREATMENT

Clinical Diagnosis, Case Studies

(2)

Treatment of Complaints

(39)

Treatment of Diagnosed Disorders

(32)

Section III HERBS

Classification of Chinese Herbs

125

(8)

Herbs and Their Legends

133

(111)

Herbal Formulas

244

(30)

Section IV FOOD CURES

Energies and Flavors of Foods

274

(6)

Actions of Foods and the Balanced Diet

280

(8)

Body Types and the Yin-Yang Principles

288

(6)

Preventing and Curing Ailments

294

(17)

Chinese Diet for Weight Loss

311

(9)

Deficiency and Excess Diseases and Chinese Foods

320

(4)

Immune Excess and Regulating Foods

324

(3)

Deficiency and Excess Diseases and Aging

327

(5)

Energy Tonic Foods

332

(13)

Blood Tonic Foods

345

(5)

Yin Tonic Foods

350

(14)

Yang Tonic Foods

364

(5)

Lung and Liver Tonic Foods

369

(6)

Heart and Stomach Tonic Foods

375

(9)

Spleen Tonic Foods

384

(8)

Foods for Eliminating Toxic Heat

392

(14)

Foods for Eliminating Damp Heat

406

(5)

Foods for Eliminating Sputum

411

(18)

Foods for Promoting Energy Circulation

429

(13)

Foods for Promoting Blood Circulation

442

(13)

Miscellaneous Useful Foods

455

(53)

Section V APPENDICES

Bibliography

472

(1)

Appendix A: Conversion Guides and Approximate Equivalents

473

(1)

Appendix B: List of Foods

474

(18)

Appendix C: Y-Scores of Foods and Movements of Foods in Relation to the Seasons

492

(5)

Appendix D: Y-Scores

497

(1)

Appendix E: Foods in Relation to Energies, Flavors and Internal Organs

498

(10)

Index

508

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Traditional Chinese medicine goes back over 3,000 years. It was not developed by any particular individual; rather, it grew out of the necessity of maintaining good health among the Chinese people. The ancient Chinese, like all of us, had to struggle against diseases in order to stay in good health. In the process, they came to see the benefits of consuming herbs (known as Chinese herbology today), inserting needles in the body (known as Chinese acupuncture today), eating the right foods (known as Chinese food cures today), massaging the body (knows as Chinese manipulative therapy today) and exercising the body (known as qi-gong and tai-ji).

Today, traditional Chinese medicine is practiced in China side by side with modern Western medicine. There are as many hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine as modern hospitals of Western medicine. From the Chinese point of view, traditional Chinese medicine is on an equal footing with Western medicine.

You may ask why we need traditional Chinese medicine when modern, scientific medicine is available to all of us. The reason is that many diseases and ailments that cannot be cured by Western medicine can be treated by traditional Chinese medicine successfully. It is a fact that many patients experience instant relief of pain when treated with Chinese acupuncture, which cannot be achieved by Western medicine. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine has proven superior to Western medicine in the treatment of skin, liver and kidneys diseases, as well as many other diseases.