Do you want to go deep into the practice of traditional Chinese medicine?

Gain knowledge from the detailed book Diagnostics in Chinese Medicine by renowned author Giovanni Maciocia. It will introduce you to the different aspects of symptom assessment and their interrelation­ships.

Separate sections of the book are devoted to individual diagnostic methods: observation, questioning, palpation and pulse monitoring, listening and smelling. There is also an overview of symptoms and syndromes with suggested acupuncture or herbal therapy.

The content of the book successfully combines traditional Eastern wisdom with a Western approach understandable to the modern reader.

It is very detailed but well structured, clear, with many drawings and photographs, everything is interconnected so you can see the connections right away. Theoretical information is illustrated by concrete examples from practice.

Deepen your knowledge of Chinese medicine with another book by this author: The Practice of Chinese Medicine.

In the book you will read the following

• How to diagnose by observation.
• How to diagnose using interrogation.
• How to diagnose by palpation and pulse monitoring.
• How to diagnose by hearing and smelling.
• An overview of the individual symptoms.
• Overview of complex syndromes that combine multiple symptoms.
• What acupuncture solutions exist.
• What are the possibilities of therapy with herbs.

About the author

Giovanni Maciocia (1945–2018) was an Italian-British specialist, therapist and teacher of Traditional Chinese Medicine. During his more than forty years of clinical practice and teaching, he has contributed significantly to the understanding of TCM in the West. He was instrumental in adapting traditional herbal mixtures to Western conditions, but also developed new approaches based on traditional Chinese medicine to treat modern diseases such as allergies, asthma and fatigue syndrome. He received a special honour for a foreign author when his article was published in a Chinese medical journal. He is considered the father of traditional Chinese medicine in Europe.

More information about the book

Author: Giovanni Maciocia

Title: Diagnosis in Chinese medicine

Number of pages: 1128

Binding: hardcover

Publisher: Anag

Year of publication: 2022

ISBN: 978–80–7554–364–6