Eczema and atopic dermatitis

SciTech Book News, Sept, 2008

Eczema and atopic dermatitis.

Da-can, Chen and Chuan-jian Lu.

People's Medical Publishing House

2007

226 pages

$39.95

Paperback

The clinical practice of Chinese medicine.

RL243

Notoriously difficult to treat, these conditions seem to respond well to traditional Chinese medicine. Treatment that will cool the blood to expel wind may include a simple chilled drink made of celery, tomato, pear, lemon and honey, while that to strengthen the spleen may require Chinese winter melon or pigeon meat with sticky rice, monosodium glutamate and balsam. These fascinating treatments are joined by many others that include traditional herbals made by experts, techniques such as cupping, and thermal methods. Each condition has an overview, an explanation of Chinese medical etiology and pathomechanics, Chinese medical treatment, including pattern differentiation, prognosis, preventative care, expert opinions, insights into integrative techniques, quotes form classical texts, modern research and references. Although some treatments are very complex and best performed by well-trained practitioners of Chinese medicine, practitioners of Western medicine will find ideas about integrative practice throughout.

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