Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion 3rd Edition
By Cheng Xin-Nong
This
is the official revision of Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture used by
the International Acupuncture Training Centers in Beijing, Shanghai, and
Nanjing. Presented in 18 chapters, it begins with a brief history,
followed by a discussion of yin-yang and the five phases, a review of
the zang fu, and extraordinary fu and their interrelationships, a
discourse on qi, blood and body fluids, a description of the meridians
and collaterals, and location of the acupuncture points.
Theoretical
discussions include etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic methods,
differentiation of syndromes, and acupuncture techniques. Treatment
information includes moxibustion and cupping, general principles of
acupuncture treatment, internal diseases, and gynecological diseases.
There is a supplementary section on ear acupuncture and anesthesia, a
bibliography, a cross-index of acupuncture points, and an index. The
book incorporates the experience of teaching classes of Western
physicians as well as clinical practice and acupuncture research. The
information retains the characteristic features of traditional
acupuncture and stresses the integration of theory and practice.
In
this second edition, a number of revisions and readjustments have been
made in the light of existing needs in education, scientific research,
medical treatment, and international academic exchanges. These include
typographical corrections, locational and terminological standardization
according to guidelines set out by the WHO and the PRC State Bureau of
Technical Supervision standards, and elimination of more abstruse
contents. Students sitting for the U.S. licensure exams will find this
book requisite reading.
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