About the Authors Authors John McDonald is one of Australia's foremost acupuncture educators and writers. Over the last twenty-five years of teaching and practice he has held academic positions in six colleges. He has been dean of Traditional Chinese edicine at the !ew "outh #ales #ales College of !atural Therapies and head of the acupuncture department at the $risbane College of Traditional Acupuncture and !atural Therapies. Currently %ohn is curriculum consultant and senior lecturer in the acupuncture department at the Australian College of !atural edicine& $risbane& the first private college in Australia to be government-accredited to offer a $achelor of Health "cience in Acupuncture. %ohn wrote four of the new subects for the degree application as well as contributing substantially to the degree documentation process. He received his (iploma in Acupuncture Acupuncture in )*+, and his $achelor of Acupuncture from The nternational College of Oriental edicine in The !etherlands in )*+. He is also a /egistered 0sychiatric !urse in 1ueensland. n addition& %ohn has written many fine articles on acupuncture for various maga2ines and acupuncture ournals and has lectured extensively throughout Australia& !ew 3ealand& the 0hilippines& "outh America and !orth America. %ohn also maintains a successful acupuncture practice on the 4old Coast. Dr. Joel Penner is a graduate of The 5niversity of California at $er6eley. He spent several years in the entertainment industry prior to returning to school to study Oriental edicine. (r. 0enner received his initial training at 7mperor's College of Traditional Oriental edicine in "anta onica& California and received his (octorate from "A/A 5niversity in 8os Angeles. He is licensed as an Acupuncturist by the "tate of California.
(r. 0enner has been active in the Oriental edicine Community on many levels. n addition to operating a successful practice in 8os Angeles& he served on the board of directors and was Treasurer of The California Association of Oriental edicine. He is also past president of The Center for Oriental edical /esearch and 7ducation. (r. 0enner is also a noted author& lecturer and teacher. He is a 0rofessor of Oriental edicine and has served on the faculties of 9o 9o "an 5niversity of Oriental edicine& "A/A 5niversity and 7mperor's College where he also served as chairman of the (epartment of Herbology. Zang Fu Syndromes: Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and and Treatment Treatment Zang Fu Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment serves as both a textboo6 for students of Traditional Chinese edicine and an excellent clinical reference boo6 for practitioners. This :;: - page boo6 covers one of the most important areas of Chinese diagnosis and treatment. ncluded are + 3ang
user friendly' by both students and practitioners. Here is a list of some of the benefits we believe ma6e this boo6 an outstanding source text on 3ang
All of the syndromes are in outline form for easy reference, including: o
7tiology
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Clinical manifestations
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Complications
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Associated western conditions
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Treatment 0rinciple
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Common Acupuncture points
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Common Herbal formulas
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(ifferential (iagnosis
Heral Formulas are also in outline form and include: o
The name of the formulas in 0in 9in& Chinese characters& and all 6nown 7nglish translations
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Actions of the formulas
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"yndromes the formula treats
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Clinical manifestations
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Associated western conditions
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Contraindications
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odifications
Ma!or functions are gi"en for acu# uncture points and herbs contained within the formulas appropriate for each syndrome.
All syndromes and her formulas are cross$referenced.
There is an e%hausti"e inde%, &hich includes: o
A complete symptom index
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A 0in 9in formula index
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An 7nglish formula index
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A 8atin individual herb index
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A 0in 9in herb index
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A point index
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A tongue index
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A pulse index
Through use of the indices& the practitioner should find this boo6 extremely helpful in refining his?her diagnostic s6ills and will certainly find that the treatment sections provide a firm starting point for selection of points and herbal formulas. 3ang
At last& a complete clinical reference text on the differential diagnosis and treatment of 3ang
"Zang Fu Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment" rest -. Pelechaty Acu#uncture Physician, riental Medicine Doctor The American Acu#uncturist #date
Oriental edicine (octors %ohn c(onald and %oel 0enner have provided us with a handy reference boo6 both for the busy practitioner of acupuncture and the beginning level professional TC herbalist. As the 0reface tells us& this textboo6 was originally written for the use of the students and teaching staff of the (epartment of Traditional Chinese edicine at !ew "outh #ales College of !atural Therapies. t will li6ely prove very useful to many students and faculty of other TC colleges in the 7nglish spea6ing world. The maor source in the preparation of this boo6 was a Chinese text entitled 3ang
@uite short errata page attests.
0ost-concussion syndrome Allergic 0urpura enorrhagia 0ersonality (isorders Thrombocytopenic purpura 4astric 5lcer "upraventricular tachycardia
Congestive heart disease
This list surely opens one's eyes to a wider range of modern therapeutic application for this classic formula. n the constituents for section for this same /estore the "pleen (ecoction D4inseng and 8ogan CombinationE we see /adix Codonopsis listed parenthetically as a substitute of /x. 4inseng at the appropriately expected dosing range of triple the weight. !o mention is made of the nuances of these medicinals and that there is a long-standing debate about whether (ang "hen can ever really replace /en "hen energetically. y herbal medicine mentor (r. 8ee taught us that it can indeed do so in this particular formula& if need be. "uch a nuance of discussion is typically not in the style of this text. However& another parenthetical entry& "cl. 0oria 0araradicis is discussed as a possible replacement for "cl. 0o ris Cococs. n this case&
James Mc/eill 0mmediate Past President /Z1A
This big reference boo6 has been a long time coming. %ohn c(onald came to !ew 3ealand a couple years ago and gave some well-received lectures in Taupo on "hen (isturbances and a uni@ue presentation on "ecret ing (ynasty !eedle Techni@ues. and many of my colleagues thoroughly enoyed the seminar. %ohn's dry wit and tangential circumlocutions result in a great presentation style of important and valuable information. The subect matter of this boo6 is no less clinically important& in my opinion a defining wor6 in the transfer of TC to the #estern world. This text was originally written for students and staff of colleges in Australia. The aim of this towering wor6 was to provide a learning tool for students and staff of other colleges and a reference boo6 for acupuncture?TC practitioners. The maor source was the Chinese text 3ang
7tiology 0redisposing
Clinical anifestations Dincluding tongue and pulseE
Complications
Associated #estern conditions
(ifferential (iagnosis
Treatment 0rinciple
Common points
Common herbal formulae
n each of the element chapters is a fantastic flow chart which brings all the information together. %oel 0enner in conunction with %ohn c(onald& has done a great ob structuring the herbal formulae contentG comprehensive yet concise. The herbal section of 3ang
#orthy of note is the index section. t's brilliant ncluded is a 0in yin formula index& 7nglish formula index& 8atin individual herb index& 0in 9in individual herb index& point index& and tongue and pulse indexes. n the words of (avid 8egge Dauthor of Close to the $oneE 3ang
At last the long awaited publication of a comprehensive clinical reference on the differential diagnosis of 3ang
i6i "hima commented that one does not need another boo6 or dictionary to ma6e this boo6 usable. thin6 this fairly sums up my opinion. 6now that practitioners and students will find it an invaluable clinical reference. As Chris 3aslaws6i states& in his review of The Handboo6 of nternal edicine& it is truly a sign of maturation of our profession when Australian authors& li6e %ohn c(onald Dassisted by %oel 0ennerE& publish landmar6 wor6s in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. "Zang Fu Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment" 5y 2reg 5anti6, +.Ac. Pulished in riental Medicine 7a Pacific *ollege of riental Medicine #ulication8
#ith the publication of 3ang
K(rs. %ohn c(onald and %oel 0enner have done great wor6 putting together essential material for students of Traditional Chinese edicine in K3ang
KThe development of Acupuncture in the west has been dependent upon @uality research and translation from original Chinese sources by dedicated persons over several hundred years. (rs. c(onald and 0enner ma6e a valuable contribution to this tradition by providing an excellent text for teachers and students& and a more than useful reference for established practitioners.L Peter Sher&ood Chairman& Australian College of !atural edicine
K3ang
KThis is one of the best reference boo6s own. tMs on my des6 and use it daily... A must for every practitioner and student.L Da"id +. 9at .M.D., +.Ac. 0rivate practice& !orth Hollywood& CA
KThis boo6 is not only the most complete 3ang
KHow students in the past got along without this boo6 is mystifying. have found it to be not only an essential boo6 to have& but also one of the most used boo6s in my library.L Stacey Small "tudent& 9o "an 5niversity of Oriental edicine.
KThis is a boo6 for every practitionerMs and studentMs des6. t gives you information you need - when you need it.L Da"id +egge Author of Close To The $one
