Treating autoimmune disease with Chinese medicine [electronic resource] / Wanzhu Hou, Guangpi Xu, Hanjie Wang ; consulting editor, Jeffrey Gould.

TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINE clearly describes the integration of Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. This book clearly describes how Chinese medicine can treat autoimmune diseases by clearly presenting recommendations for acupuncture point and...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ScienceDirect)
Main Author: Hou, Wanzhu
Other Authors: Xu, Guangpi, Wang, Hanjie, Gould, Jeffrey, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1
  • Basic immunology and immune system disorders. Chapter 2
  • An overview of Chinese Medicine and autoimmune diseases and the role of yin deficiency. Chapter 3
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus. Chapter 4
  • Cardiopulmonary disease and lupus. Chapter 5
  • Rheumatoid arthritis. Chapter 6
  • Autoimmune hepatitis. Chapter 7
  • Crohn's disease. Chapter 8
  • Graves' disease. Chapter 9
  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Chapter 10
  • Mental illness and autoimmune disease. Chapter 11
  • Multiple sclerosis. Chapter 12
  • Psoriasis. Chapter 13
  • Raynaud's phenomenon. Chapter 14
  • Scleroderma. Chapter 15
  • Sjogren's Syndrome. Conclusion. Appendices. Glossary of immunology. Index of Chinese herbal formulas. Index of acupuncture points. Index.
  • Basic immunology and immune system disorders
  • Overview of Chinese medicine and autoimmune diseases and the role of yin deficiency
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Cardiopulmonary disease and lupus
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Crohn's disease
  • Graves' disease
  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis
  • Mental illness and autoimmune disease
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Psoriasis
  • Raynaud's phenomenon
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjogren's syndrome.