BookClaus C. Schnorrenberger, Beate Schnorrenberger.
Summary: In this fully up-to-date Second Edition, experts in Chinese medicine explain how traditional Chinese tongue diagnosis can be used in daily practice to complement conventional Western methods. The guide begins with a brief introduction to the history, anatomy, physiology, and methodology of tongue diagnosis followed by basic techniques and systematic procedures for identifying the manifold individual characteristics of the tongue's shape and its many modifications. Full-color photographs of tongues then demonstrate a variety of clinical scenarios to help readers develop a holistic approach to diagnosis.
Contents:
Introduction and preliminary remarks
History and scientific foundations of tongue diagnosis
The technique of tongue diagnosis
Systematic procedure of tongue diagnosis
Clinical applications
Typical topographic changes of the tongue in relationship to syndrome differentiation (Bian Zheng)
Assessment of the course of a disease by application of tongue diagnosis
Tongue differentiation in headache patients.