Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture [Hardcover]

Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Author)

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Publication Date: March 7, 2011

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Foreign Languages Press; 1ST edition (January 1, 1993) Language: English ISBN-10: 7119002406 ISBN-13: 978-7119002408 Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches PREFACE FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION INTRODUCTION PART I A General Description of the Basic Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine CHAPTER I YIN-YANG AND THE FIVE ELEMENTS I. YIN-YANG 1. The opposition and interdependence of yin and yang 2. The inter-consuming-supporting and the inter-transforming relation of yin and yang II. THE FIVE ELEMENTS 1. Attribution of things to the five elements 2. The inter-promoting, inter-acting, over-acting and counter-acting relation of the five elements CHAPTER II ZANG-FU (INTERNAL ORGANS) I. THE ZANG ORGANS 1. Heart 2. Liver 3. Spleen 4. Lung 5. Kidney 6. Pericardium II. FU ORGANS 1. Small intestine 2. Gall bladder 3. Stomach 4. Large intestine 5. Urinary bladder 6. Sa'njlao III. EXTRAORDINARY ORGANS 1. Brain 2. Uterus CHAPTER III CHANNELS AND COLLATERALS I. NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION II. FUNCTIONS OF CHANNELS AND COLLATERALS CHAPTER IV QI, BLOOD AND BODY FLUID I. QI II. BLOOD III. BODY FLUID CHAPTER V ETIOLOGY I. SIX EXOGENOUS FACTORS 1. Wind 2. Cold 3. Summer heat 4. Damp 5. Dryness 6. Heat (fire, mild heat) II. SEVEN EMOTIONAL FACTORS III. MISCELLANEOUS PATHOGENIC FACTORS 1. Irregular food intake 2. Over-strain and stress or lack of physical exertion 3. Traumatic injuries 4. Stagnant blood and phlegm CHAPTER VI METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS I. INSPECTION 1. Observation of the expression 2. Observation of the color 3. Observation of the appearance 4. Observation of the tongue II. AUSCULTATION AND OLFACTION 1. Listening 2. Smelling III. INQUIRING 1. Chills and fever 2. Perspiration 3. Food and drink, appetite and taste 4. Defecation and urination 5. Pain 6. Sleep 7. Menses and leukorrhea IV.

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• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Foreign Languages Press; 1ST edition (March 7, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 7119002406
• ISBN-13: 978-7119002408
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars and excellent mate to "seirin atlas of acupuncture", July 1, 2003

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Rogelio (David Chiriqui) - See all my reviews

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This is a serious work of the Chiness academy of traditional medicine of Beijing, it is a needed piece to understand the laberintic-like acupuncture theory, for the medical doctor that uses acupuncture as a help, not a life style but a every day help in the art of cure. I recommend it for beginners and not just them but practical fellows, if u take the Seirin Atlas of Acupuncture, that is excellent, this item will clear every doubt.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference Book, June 4, 2009

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This is a lucid and easy to read text, which I had used in School and have been looking for ever since. It is an excellent point reference text and a splendid overview of Acupuncture therapy modes, as well as a fine introduction to TCM principles. It's more traditional organization makes it easy to find points and insights. While not as instructive as The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists. Second Edition, it nevertheless provides a sound basis for Acupuncture practice and study.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read it in Spanish but it should be as good as English, March 7, 2003

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Rudolph Tan "ezhuam" (China-Mexico-USA) - See all my reviews

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Basically, I wanted to have an theoretical insight in acupuncture. I have already read articles in a Mexican magazine called "Muy Interesante" and "Discovery", yet not of those were deep enough. Luckly, my search paid off. Although somewhat overwhelming by historical information about the evolution and origins of acupuncture (at the beggining), this book really gives a through explanation of acupuncture's theoretical principles such as the concepts of Qi, Channels, Meridians, Points, etc. I read the first chapters only, but they were enough to convince me that this book is a very good information compilation. Later on, they really get even deeper into acupuncture (and since I do not intend to be an acupuncturist I stopped.)