Reference for the in-depth essay on TCM concepts of Phlegm-Fluids-Water

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Hi Willie, & All,

 

William H. McCormick wrote:

> Dear Phil, Who is the author of this chapter and what text is it

> from? Best, Willie

 

Apologies, Willie! I should have given the full reference. It is:

 

Stephen Clavey’s “FLUID PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY IN

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE”, 2nd Edition, Churchill

Livingstone - Hardback - December 2002 { HYPERLINK

" http://www.harcourt-international.com/catalogue/titlesearch.cfm "

}http://www.harcourt-

international.com/catalogue/titlesearch.cfm

 

CHAPTER 7: PHLEGM: ETIOLOGY AND SYMPTOMATOLOGY

 

Concept of phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine 265

Scope of phlegm influence 266

Role of zang organs in the production of phlegm 268

Brief review of fluid metabolism 268

Introduction to phlegm pathology 269

Individual zang organ activity 270

Case history 275

Constitutional indications of phlegm 283

Explanation of the constitutional indications of phlegm 283

Case history 284

Typical phlegm symptoms 290

Explanation of the special characteristics 291

Combination of phlegm and other pathogens 297

Case history 302

Other common phlegm combinations 304

Case history 305

Different treatment methods in phlegm conditions 307

 

The full e-text of that chapter is at:

{ HYPERLINK " http://www.harcourt-international.com/e-books/pdf/443.pdf "

}http://www.harcourt-international.com/e-books/pdf/443.pdf

 

[The pdf version has the Hanzi characters for some TCM terms, but

these characters are lost when the pdf version is converted to html ]

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