The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine: Psoriasis & Cutaneous Pruritis

This well-organized and comprehensive clinical series is characterized by important diseases, it provides detailed western disease information and Chinese clinical treatment effective for each specifi c disease. These books also discuss, in detail, related quotes of classical TCM iterature and clearly narrate the modern clinical experience of renowned physicians, thus enabling the practitioner to become more adept at using Chinese medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases.

Professor Lu Chuan-jian serves as Master's level supervisor at the Second Teaching Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. She was chosen to be a successor of a famous senior physician Professor Shen Yan-nan in the national Master and Apprentice Education Program. Through her years of clinical practice, teaching, and scientific research she has achieved great curative effects in treating diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, urticaria, cutaneous pruritis, and herpes zoster. She has participated in 11 projects of scientific research on the national, provincial and bureau levels, and has published more than 50 research papers in national or provincial journals. She has won 7 clinical and teaching achievement awards.
Professor Xuan Guo-wei serves as a professor, chief physician, and doctoral supervisor of the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He has also been given the title of National Famous Physician of Chinese Medicine”. As an expert, he has earned national recognition and is assigned as a Master Physician of the National Master and Apprentice Education Program. He has been engaged in clinical practice, teaching, and scientific research for more than 40 years. Over his long career in clinical practice, he has developed the special clinical approachtonifying the Kidneywhich is based on the principle of harmonizing yin and yang. The approach has been proved effective in the treatment of complicated dermatological diseases. Naturally, he is widely sought out by patients for treating difficult dermatological cases.

People’s Medical Publishing House (PMPH) has maintained the leading position in medical publication in China. After half a century’s efforts PMPH has set up a vast wealth of medical publications, including books, periodicals, and digital products. It has become the most important medical publishing base in China. It’s also the only World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for the Promotion and Translation of WHO Publications in China.

PMPH has published more than 30 thousand books and printed over 670 million copies. It publishes 1000 new titles and distributes more than ten million copies annually. Total sales are more than 800 million RMB per year. PMPH has continually led the way in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) book publication throughout Asia. In the past 50 years it has published a total of 1400 TCM books, including 300 classical Chinese medical texts.

Today, PMPH’s TCM books occupy the majority of the market share in China. Its books are of the highest quality and have become the best choice for all serious students of Chinese medicine. PMPH is a vital resource for Chinese TCM experts and is the first choice of scholars who wish to publish their works. The PMPH brand has become a symbol for the highest quality and authoritative content in TCM books. This brand has also won wide acceptance from TCM readers in China and from overseas.