Insights of a Senior Acupuncturist [Paperback]

Miriam Lee (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0936185333 | ISBN-13: 978-0936185330 | Publication Date: February 1992 | Edition: 1st

This book details the ingenious use of only five major acupuncture points to effectively treat a wide variety of ills. Written by one of the most experienced and well-known acupuncturists in California, this book is a must read for students and practitioners alike. It is written in a deceptively simple, unpretentious style characteristic of its author, but readers should not be deceived. The theory it contains is profound, stemming from the Four Great Masters of the Jin-Yuan dynasties.

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"Dr. Lee advances this bilateral combination of 10 points as a valuable tool for the less experienced acupuncturist. They served her well during those years when she had no time for diagnosis beyond recognizing a patient 'whose middle burner has been attacked.' Dr. Lee details how these points can be used to treat specific illnesses.

Beyond the technical information, itself immensely valuable, this volume is rich with a sense of wisdom that Dr. Lee has come to through her many years of practice. It is a worthwhile addition to a serious acupuncturist's library." -- Gateways, p. 11

As the subtitle of her book state, "one combination of points can treat many diseases." Dr Lee found the theoretical basis for this combination in the Nei Jing. "When the stomach and spleen, the central jiao, are attached by emotion, pure qi cannot ascend to the brain, and the evil qi, the waster, cannot descent," she explains. To facilitate the free flowing of qi in the central jiao, to benefit the liver as well as the kidneys and spleen, to force the evil qi to go down, and to improve brain function, Dr. Lee chooses a bilateral combination of 10 points. It is a valuable tool for any acupuncturist and Dr. Lee details how these points can be used to treat specific illnesses. Beyond the technical information, itself immensely valuable, the volume is rich with the wisdom that Dr. Lee has come to through her many years of practice. It is a worthwhile addition to any serious acupuncturist's library. Chris Vernon Gateways Newsletter -- Gateways Newsletter

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Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Blue Poppy Pr; 1st edition (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936185333
• ISBN-13: 978-0936185330
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Special Book, July 15, 2001

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kyara - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insights of a Senior Acupuncturist (Paperback)

This is indeed a special book. Miriam Lee shares here insights into how to treat people in a busy acupuncture practice with minimal effort and maximum results, yet at the same time ensuring each patient is given quality time. The author covers treatment of common health problems in the West such as depression, allergies, asthma, diabetes and obesity. This she does using a core set of points which are mainly the 5 Shu (transport) points of the meridians and whose functions she explains with remarkable clarity. The book is a true inspiration for both beginning and experienced acupuncturists. Miriam Lee shows us not only how to heal patients, but also to consider our own intention as healers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb and thought provoking!!!, March 25, 2007

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This review is from: Insights of a Senior Acupuncturist (Paperback)

A must read for all acupuncturists. Set against a background of Miriam's
experiences as the person who brought acupuncture to the U.S, the book
is really about how an acupuncture "formula" or combination can be used
for many, many conditions by changes in how it is applied. This book is
one that changed the way I understand acupuncture and I thank Miriam for
sharing her knowledge in such a simple and powerful way.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Insights of a senior acupuncturist:One combination of points, July 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Insights of a Senior Acupuncturist (Paperback)

I found Miriam Lee's book very interesting. As a student in a traditional chinese medicine institute I have a lot of books on points and acupuncture and many of them can be quite tedious for the beginning student. I found not only her stories interesting but the insights to treatment principles very helpful. I am about to finish my first year in school and some of the information I have already learned made more sense after reading her book. I intend to kept it and refer to it often. Not only was it very informative but an interesting read as well, as a matter of fact the day I came home and found it had arrived I became so interested in it that I stayed up late reading it and forgot to make dinner.