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Introduction

Clinical Experiences, the fifth volume in the series "Practical Tradi-

tional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology" joins with two others,

Medicifnal Herbs and Herbal Formulae, in providing practical applica-

tions of Chinese medicine. As such, it will be most useful if the reader

has a working knowledge of the theories and principles of traditional

Chinese medicine and pharmcalogy as presented in the first volume of

this series. An understanding of the physiology and pathology of

the human body, disease etiology, diagnosis, and differentiation of

symptom-complexes, including the theories of Yin-Yang, Five Ele-

ments, zang-ju, channels-collaterals, qi, blood, and body fluid, will

enable one to make the most efficient use of the information contained

here.

The contents of this volume are arranged according to the charac-

teristics and therapeutic methods of treating common diseases, both

internal and external. Each section begins with a brief description of

the disease. This is followed by a discussion of the disease's Etiology

and Pathogenesis. The next section includes two parts: (a) Syndrome