By Will Maclean and Jane Lyttleton.

The second volume of a 3-volume TCM clinical formulary, this text is entirely devoted to 29 disorders of the Spleen and Stomach. Each chapter offers a general discussion of the disorder, and a comprehensive account of its etiology, physiology and diagnostic features. This is followed by a detailed analysis of each pattern with one or more herbal prescriptions with variations, patent medicines, and a brief account of acupuncture treatment. Clinical notes offer useful guidance on typical western diseases that may be seen within the pattern discussed, prognosis, numbers of treatments that may be required, and advice to patients on lifestyle changes, including page references to a major section on dietary medicine. Throughout this book there is a rewarding emphasis on the kind of clinical information a practitioner needs to know and much advice drawn from the rich clinical experience of its authors.

Hardbound, 6" x 8.5", 974 pages.