Pocket Atlas of Tongue Diagnosis

Features: - An in-depth review of the tongue's most important anatomic and physiologic features - More than 200 full-color illustrations and high-quality clinical photographs of tongues enhance the text - Treatment suggestions for using acupuncture, herbs, and nutrition accompany each clinical image - Medical assessment of 28 case histories with real-life photographs from the author's practice

Naturopath, Berlin, Germany

Introduction 1 Introduction and Preliminary Remarks Foundations 2 History and Scientific Foundations of Tongue Diagnosis Methodology of Tongue Diagnosis 3 The Technique of Tongue Diagnosis 4 Systematic Procedure of Tongue Diagnosis Clinical Part 5 Clinical Applications 6 Typical Topographic Changes of the Tongue in Relationship to Syndrome Differentiation (Bian Zheng) 7 Assessment of the Course of a Disease by Application of Tongue Diagnosis 8 Tongue Differentiation in Headache Patients Appendix Selected Biographical References Figure Sources Food Groups Accordign to the Five Elements The Groups of Chinese Materia Medica List of Chinese Materia Medica Alphabetical List of the Chinese Materia Medica