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By:
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Pages:
331
Trade paperback book
ISBN:
9787810106535
This volume discusses the intricacies of treating children and infants with
Chinese medicine. It detailsthe physiological and pathological characteristics
of infants, including the delicacy of the zang-fu organs and underdevelopment of
the physique and qi, the constant insufficiencies of the lung, spleen, and
kidney, and the easy contraction and rapid transmission of disease in infants.
The larger portion of this text includes in-depth discussions on commonly
encountered diseases such as common cold, cough, infantile malnutrition,
infection of the urinary system, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and diarrhea, and
other conditions including neonatal jaundice, rubella, chickenpox, and epidemic
parotitis. |
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