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Abstract
This textbook on diagnosis in Chinese medicine is unique in its clarity and accessibility.
Divided into two sections, it is a comprehensive diagnostic manual. The first section explains how to collect and collate the information required to formulate a diagnosis and is divided into four approaches: visual, palpation, interrogation and listening/smelling. The second section describes the various diagnostic models in Chinese medicine, including The Eight Principles; zangfu organ pattern; the Six stages, four levels and san jiao; the twelve regular channels and eight extraordinary vessels; and the Five Phases.
Nigel Ching is a lecturer in Chinese Medicine and course director at the Nordisk Akupunktur Uddannelse, Denmark. With over 25 years of clinical experience, Nigel lectures widely in Scandinavia, Germany, UK, Greece and Finland and is the author of The Fundamentals of Acupuncture, also published by Singing Dragon. Nigel trained in England, but has lived and taught in Denmark for a number of years.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art and Practice of Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine, by Nigel Ching | 3 | ||
| Foreword | 11 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 13 | ||
| Preface | 14 | ||
| The Art of Diagnosis or How to Diagnose in Chinese Medicine | 17 | ||
| Diagnostic prerequisites | 21 | ||
| Western diagnosis | 26 | ||
| The diagnostic process | 28 | ||
| Diagnostic models | 33 | ||
| Treating complex patients with many patterns of imbalances | 34 | ||
| Part 1 - The Diagnostic Pillars | 35 | ||
| Introduction to the Diagnostic Pillars | 36 | ||
| Section 1 - The Diagnostic Pillar: Visual Observation | 39 | ||
| Introduction | 39 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of a person’s shen | 41 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the body shape and posture | 44 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of a person’s movements | 49 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of a person’s clothing | 52 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the face | 55 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the eyes | 61 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the area around the eyes | 65 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the forehead, the root of the nose and the area between the eyebrows | 66 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the nose | 68 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the ears | 69 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the lips | 70 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the mouth | 72 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the gums | 73 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the tongue | 73 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the hair | 94 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the body hair | 96 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the throat | 97 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the chest and the back | 98 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the back | 98 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the limbs | 99 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the joints | 100 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the hands | 101 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of the skin | 104 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of veins | 108 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of skin lesions | 109 | ||
| Visual diagnosis of acupuncture points and channels | 112 | ||
| Visual diagnosis in relation to \nmicro‑systems such as ear acupuncture | 113 | ||
| Appendix to Section 1 - Visual Diagnosis of Children | 117 | ||
| Section 2 - The Diagnostic Pillar: Listening and Smelling | 124 | ||
| Introduction | 124 | ||
| Auditory diagnosis | 125 | ||
| Auditory diagnosis of the person’s voice | 126 | ||
| The Five Phases in the voice | 129 | ||
| Quality of the voice | 136 | ||
| Auditory diagnosis of other sounds coming from the mouth, nose and chest | 138 | ||
| Diagnosis of sounds from the abdominal cavity | 141 | ||
| Olfactory diagnosis | 143 | ||
| Section 3 - The Diagnostic Pillar: \nPalpation | 148 | ||
| Introduction | 148 | ||
| Pulse diagnosis | 150 | ||
| Palpation of the abdomen, including Hara diagnosis | 183 | ||
| Palpation of the chest | 187 | ||
| Palpation of the skin | 188 | ||
| Palpation of the hands and feet | 190 | ||
| Palpation of acupuncture points, channels and micro-systems | 191 | ||
| Section 4 - The Diagnostic Pillar: Interviewing | 195 | ||
| Introduction | 195 | ||
| Interviewing techniques | 196 | ||
| The 10 questions | 199 | ||
| General questions | 200 | ||
| Disease history | 204 | ||
| Temperature | 206 | ||
| Energy levels | 209 | ||
| Sweating | 212 | ||
| Thirst, appetite, taste | 214 | ||
| Stools and Urination | 220 | ||
| Heart, Lung and Chest | 224 | ||
| Dizziness | 228 | ||
| Skin, hair and nails | 229 | ||
| The ears and eyes | 231 | ||
| Sleep | 234 | ||
| Pain | 235 | ||
| Headache | 239 | ||
| Enquiry that is specific to women | 241 | ||
| Enquiry that is specific to men | 248 | ||
| Enquiry with regard to the emotions and mental state | 251 | ||
| Lifestyle and diet | 254 | ||
| Part 2 - The Diagnostic Models | 257 | ||
| Introduction to the Diagnostic Models | 258 | ||
| Section 5 - Diagnosis According to the Eight Principles | 261 | ||
| Interior and exterior imbalances | 263 | ||
| Exterior imbalances | 263 | ||
| Interior imbalances | 268 | ||
| Hot and Cold imbalances | 270 | ||
| Heat | 271 | ||
| Cold | 280 | ||
| Combined Hot and Cold patterns | 288 | ||
| Xu and Shi imbalances | 289 | ||
| Xu conditions | 289 | ||
| Shi conditions | 300 | ||
| Yin and yang imbalances | 301 | ||
| Section 6 - Diagnosis According to Xie Qi | 305 | ||
| Wind | 310 | ||
| Invasion of exogenous Wind | 311 | ||
| Internally generated Wind | 314 | ||
| Cold | 315 | ||
| Dampness and Damp-Heat | 319 | ||
| Exogenous Dampness | 320 | ||
| Internally generated Dampness | 324 | ||
| Summer-Heat | 328 | ||
| Heat and Fire | 331 | ||
| Shi Heat and Fire | 333 | ||
| Xu Heat | 336 | ||
| Dryness | 337 | ||
| Exogenous Dryness | 338 | ||
| Internal Dryness | 339 | ||
| Phlegm | 340 | ||
| Xue stagnation | 347 | ||
| Food stagnation | 352 | ||
| Section 7 - Diagnosis According to \nQi, Xue and Jinye Imbalances | 355 | ||
| Qi imbalances | 356 | ||
| Xue imbalances | 367 | ||
| Jinye imbalances | 380 | ||
| Section 8 - Diagnosis According to Zangfu Organ Patterns | 393 | ||
| Lung imbalances | 393 | ||
| Large Intestine imbalance | 427 | ||
| Stomach imbalances | 437 | ||
| Spleen imbalances | 459 | ||
| Heart imbalances | 487 | ||
| Small Intestine imbalance | 524 | ||
| Urinary Bladder imbalances | 532 | ||
| Kidney imbalances | 546 | ||
| Pericardium and san jiao imbalances | 577 | ||
| Gall Bladder imbalances | 580 | ||
| Liver imbalances | 590 | ||
| Section 9 - Diagnosis in Relation to the Six Stages, Four Levels and San Jiao | 641 | ||
| Diagnosis in relation to the Six Stages | 642 | ||
| Diagnosis according to the Four Levels | 669 | ||
| Diagnosis according to San Jiao theory | 696 | ||
| Section 10 - Diagnosis in Relation to the 12 Regular Channels | 712 | ||
| Lung channel imbalances | 715 | ||
| Large Intestine channel imbalances | 715 | ||
| Stomach channel imbalances | 716 | ||
| Spleen channel imbalances | 717 | ||
| Heart channel imbalances | 717 | ||
| Small Intestine channel imbalances | 718 | ||
| Urinary Bladder channel imbalances | 718 | ||
| Kidney channel imbalances | 719 | ||
| Pericardium channel imbalances | 719 | ||
| San jiao channel imbalances | 719 | ||
| Gall Bladder channel imbalances | 720 | ||
| Liver channel imbalances | 720 | ||
| Section 11 - Diagnosis in Relation to the Eight Extraordinary Vessels | 722 | ||
| Du mai imbalances | 723 | ||
| Ren mai imbalances | 724 | ||
| Chong mai imbalances | 725 | ||
| Dai mai imbalances | 725 | ||
| Yin qiao mai imbalances | 726 | ||
| Yang qiao mai imbalances | 727 | ||
| Yin wei mai imbalances | 727 | ||
| Yang wei mai imbalances | 728 | ||
| Section 12 - Diagnosis in Relation to the Five Phases | 729 | ||
| Sheng phase patterns | 729 | ||
| Ke phase dominating patterns | 732 | ||
| Ke phase ‘insulting’ patterns | 735 | ||
| Appendix 1 - Supporting the Treatment of the Patient Through Yangshen | 738 | ||
| Appendix 2 - The Energetic Properties of Certain Foods | 754 | ||
| Appendix 3 - Herbal Formulas | 758 | ||
| Glossary | 768 | ||
| References | 770 | ||
| Further Reading | 771 | ||
| Endnotes | 773 | ||
| Index | 775 | ||
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