N. Y. 10011, and by associated companies, branches and representatives throughout the world.

a Giovanni Maciocia 1994

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First published 1994
Reprinted 1994 (twice)

ISBN 0-443-

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Foreword

Traditional Chinese internal medicine is the basis of all specialities of Chinese medicine. It
systematically reflects Chinese medicine's method of determining treatment on the basis of
differentiation of patterns. Doctors of all departments of Chinese medicine must have a good
command of it.

"The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese
Herbs" written by Giovanni Maciocia discusses in detail the basic theories of the internal
medicine and treatment of 34 common diseases with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. This book
describes common methods of differentiation of patterns and treatment of diseases by
systematically discussing their aetiology, pathology, treatment principles, acupuncture points
and Chinese herbal treatment; in addition, it combines traditional theories with the author's own
clinical experience. Giovanni Maciocia has established his own ideas concerning allergic rhinitis
and asthma, atopic eczema and post-viral fatigue syndrome, which are new not only in China but
also in the West.