Well Women: Healing the Female Body Through Traditional Chinese Medicine

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In the Western world, acupuncture and herbal medicine are considered alternative treatment options and are not practised widely by the medical establishment. However, as the Chinese have discovered, they are very effective in treating PMS, infertility, the discomforts of menopause and other ailments that afflict women. This book presents the case for using traditional Chinese medicine in problems of a gynaecological and obstetrical nature that women encounter from puberty to beyond menopause. "Well Women" shows how these treatments work, when they are appopriate, what happens in treatment, and the scientific basis for these treatments. Offering numerous case histories illustrating how ordinary women were helped by TCM - in some cases after Western medicine had failed - this book presents a strong body of evidence for the use of alternative medicine in American health care. For patients, this book spells out the effectiveness and high rate of cure coupled with very low risk and costs - a definite plus in today's medical world. The goal of this book is to educate women about their treatment options. Education, prevention and self-reliance can only improve women's health. As an active participant in her health, a woman can gather from this book all the information she needs to assess her options and determine the treatment plan that best suits her needs.

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Large collections serving upper-division undergraduates through faculty.-Choice
This relatively short treatise on traditional Chinese gynecology is particularly successful in elucidating the often confusing principles of this approach....Cargill not only covers traditional Chinese interpretations of each disorder but also contrasts them with possible Western therapies....Although not a self-help book, this effort serves as a solid introduction to medical alternatives that are often safer, less invasive, and less expensive, with fewer long-term side effects.-Booklist
"Large collections serving upper-division undergraduates through faculty."-Choice
"This relatively short treatise on traditional Chinese gynecology is particularly successful in elucidating the often confusing principles of this approach....Cargill not only covers traditional Chinese interpretations of each disorder but also contrasts them with possible Western therapies....Although not a self-help book, this effort serves as a solid introduction to medical alternatives that are often safer, less invasive, and less expensive, with fewer long-term side effects."-Booklist

Author Bio

MARIE E. CARGILL is a Licensed Acupuncturist and registered herbalist in the Boston area. She is the author of Acupuncture: A Viable Medical Alternative (Praeger, 1994) and lectures at the New England School of Acupuncture. Ms. Cargill is nationally known for her work in wholistic veterinary care. She is featured in Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book for her work in alternative treatments for cancer.