World Century Compendium to TCM, Vol. 6: Introduction to Acupuncture and Moxibustion

About This Book

Acupuncture and moxibustion are one of the most important contributions our ancestors have made to humankind. In the narrow sense, acupuncture and moxibustion refer to medical therapy, whilst broadly, they are an integral science consisting of four subdisciplines: the subject of meridians and acupoints, the subject of acupuncture and moxibustion techniques, the subject of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, and the subject of experimental acupuncture and moxibustion.

Contents:

Old but Young Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Meridians and Collaterals
Distribution of the Fourteen Meridians
Introduction to Acupoints
Specific Points
Important Acupoints
Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Prevention and Management of Possible Accidents in Acupuncture Treatment
Filiform Needles
Introduction to Acupuncture Manipulations
Moxibustion
Cupping, Warm Needling and Fire Needling
Dermal Needling, Collateral Bloodletting and Intradermal Needling
Electroacupuncture, Acupoints Application, Acupoints Injection and Acupoints Laser Irradiation
Ear Acupuncture
Scalp Acupuncture
Eye Acupuncture and Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture
Clinical Application of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Infectious Diseases
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Digestive and Blood Systems
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Metabolic and Immune Systems
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Neural and Mental Systems
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Urinary and Reproductive Systems
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of Surgery
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Obstetrics and Gynecology Diseases
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Pediatric Diseases
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for ENT Diseases
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Dermatological and other Diseases
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Health Care

Readership: Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners, particularly those practicing in Australia, Europe and America; Chinese medicine educators, clinical and basic Chinese medicine researchers and health science students (particularly Chinese medicine students); herbalists, gerontology researchers, nutritionists, public health specialists (health policy departments in ministries of health and universities); professionals at the World Health Organization and affiliated institutions, and pharmaceutical companies; librarians of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes and the lay reader who either wants general knowledge or wishes to understand how TCM can help a friend, relative or loved one.

Reviews

“This book contains comprehensive information on the varieties and styles of acupuncture. The content in the Chinese version should prove useful for acupuncturists in China.”

Barrie R Cassileth, MS, PhD
Laurance S Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

By (author): Ren Zhang (Shanghai Literature Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China) Translated by: Xuemin Wang