Pathomechanisms of the lung, Fei bing zhi bing

摘要

Part of a series of offerings on the pathomechanisms of the five viscera, this book clearly offers a contemporary mainland Chinese approach to understanding lung patterns of disharmony. The authors do this by firstly offering statements relating to normal physiological function and then outline the kind of symptomatology that may be found should the pattern manifest. Reference to early Chinese medica are scattered throughout the text and used as a means of enriching the discussion about the patterns and their manifestation. The authors arrange the chapters into patterns that reflect pathomechanisms of repletion and vacuity. In addition, the authors provide special emphasis on lung yang vacuity and lung blood vacuity. A useful short summary is included at the end of each section. Treatment strategies are clearly aimed at the herbalist. No reference to acupuncture protocols is provided.