03ME28 - External Applications in Traditional Chinese Medicine Topics>>Safety Surgery: Preparation and Recovery 16

Surgery: Preparation and Recovery 16 Amanda McQuade Crawford

Includes ethnobotanical history of use

Are any of them valid expressions of the therapeutic benefit of herbs

and many substances including red wine

03ME28 - External Applications in Traditional Chinese Medicine Topics>>Safety Surgery: Preparation and Recovery 16Speaker: Roy Upton. There are a number of external therapies in traditional Chinese medicine to augment internal therapies. These are discussed and demonstrated. Cupping involves application of a vacuum to a specific area of the body. Moxabustion involves application of heat to local areas. The actions, therapeutic indications, primary acupuncture points of application, contraindications and precautions are given for each therapy.