Tongue Diagnosis

Tongue Diagnosis (Chinese-English)
By Xin Ying, Guo Xiazhen, Zhang Lisha
Published by Tianjin Scientific Translation Press, 2001 First Edition, 2006 Third Printing
Paperback, 7.5 x 4.5 inches, 212 pages
ISBN: 7543311674 9787543311671 more info

Tongue diagnosis is an important part of the Chinese medical assessment. Chinese medicine practitioners believe the appearance of your tongue can reveal a lot about your health. The inspection of the tongue is an objective and convenient way for disease diagnosis. It includes 6 parts, such as the tongue's spirit, color, shape, status and coating's color, fur proper. As with any assessment method, the doctor doesn't rely on tongue diagnosis alone, but uses it to provide a complete picture of a person's health.

In order to meet the need of traditional Chinese medicine students and family health in communities, in this book the author expounds the knowledge on the inspection of the tongue by a Chinese-English way, beginning from the most vivid and objective colored tongue picture, combining the clinical diagnosis and treatment for diseases.

Atlas of Diagnostic Method of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Atlas of Diagnostic Method of Traditional Chinese Medicine (in Chinese)
Inspection Diagnosis
Inspection of the Tongue
Sphygmogram Diagnosis

Color photo pictures with captions in Chinese, no English translation.

The compilation of the Atlas of Diagnostic Method of TCM was to meet the requirements of inspection diagnosis as recorded in the Textbook of TCM diagnostic Methodology by Shanghai College of TCM and the Textbook of TCM Science for all nation higher schools of medicine and materia medica. It contain more than 250 typical photographs of general or local inspection of spirit, color, shape and attitude of human body.

The materials of this Atlas were gathered from clinical practice, which reflected really the pathological features of various diseases. The selection and arrangement of its contents has fully displayed the unique characteristics of inspection diagnosis in TCM. Hence it is of great help to beginners in mastering the methods of TCM inspection diagnosis as well as understanding the significance of differentiation of different pathological signs.

This Atlas is recommended to be used in teaching and learning TCM in colleges, universities and secondary medical schools. It is especially practical for students of correspondence course, who study TCM individually in short of clinical practice. It is also a valuable reference book for teachers, physicians and research workers who are interested in the field of TCM.

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