Zheng-Hua Li

Drawing from many classical texts to reinforce the primary material, Pathomechanisms of the Heart offers and in-depth analysis of the origins and disease progression for the heart organ according to Chinese traditional medicine.The first section discusses repletion conditions of the heart, including qi stagnation, phlegm obstruction, blood stasis, heart repletion cold, heart repletion heat, dampness encumbering the heart, and water assailing the heart The second section presents vacuity conditions, including vacuity of heart qi, heart yang, heart blood, and heart yin.Each pathomechanism is described in detail and differentiated by specific etiological factors, with informative discussions concerning the origins and development of ideas relevant to this pathology, as well as the various symptoms, treatment strategies, and specific formulas.A review section of relevant literature for each topic spans the entire range of traditional medical literature beginning with the early classics, giving specific quotations and paraphrasing and explaining each. This provides the reader a sense of the historical evolution as well as the various clinical perspectives on each pathomechanism. There are useful summary tables at the end of each section that differentiate by etiology and list specific symptoms in each caseThe understanding of pathomechanisms of different organs is crucial to an understanding of prognosis in TCM. By helping the reader to accurately grasp the dynamics in the prognosis of heart disease, this work serves as an invaluable aid for all students and practitioners of Chinese traditional medicine.… (mehr)