For practitioners and students of Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and complementary medicine, Claus Schnorrenberger (Lifu International College of Chinese Medicine, Switzerland) and Beate Schnorrenberger, a naturopath, food chemist, and Chinese medicine specialist in Germany, explain how traditional Chinese tongue diagnosis can be used in daily practice to complement conventional Western methods. They first introduce the history, anatomy, physiology, and methodology of tongue diagnosis, then basic techniques and procedures for identifying individual characteristics of the tongue's shape and modifications. Color photos show a range of clinical scenarios illustrating diagnosis, with treatment suggestions for using acupuncture, herbs, and nutrition, as well as a separate section of headache cases. The text is based on a documentary, Tongue Diagnosis--The Core of Chinese Medicine (1990, German Research Institute of Chinese Medicine). This edition updates illustrations, has corrections, and improves the layout. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)