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Traditional Acupuncture: The Law of the Five Elements

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I gave Dianne Connelly's book on the Five Elements to my mother, an artist, because it clearly describes the art of Chinese medicine. It lifts the veil from the mysteries of a healing tradition that expresses a deep respect for nature and wellness. The British school of acupuncture often looks deeper than quick-fix Chinese medicine by reaching for the source of imbalance.. It is well worth looking in to. I recommend it to readers of ASIAN HEALTH SECRETS and anyone interested in PERSONAL RENEWAL.

This book should be required reading for any acupuncture student. Ms. Connelly's thesis provides important and difficult-to-find information on Five Element Acupuncture. Her book is well-written and easy to understand. The case study and vignettes offer a unique glimpse into this type of treatment. As a student of acupuncture and chinese medicine, I found it to be a highly valuable resource.

There's surprisingly little info. "out there" about five element acupuncture, first taught by J.R. Worsley, originally of the U.K. This book provides some of the only written info. you'll find, and because of that, is fairly helpful. If more were written, this book might seem kind of basic/generic, but there's an absolute paucity of available info., so it's actually very helpful, by default. The author studied with J.R. Worsley in England, and breaks down what the five elements are like re: health and treatment through this unusual, rare form of acupuncture.

I loved this book and recomm it to everyone. It is very understandable for my first book of this type. I was an RN for 22 yrs and never read anything of this type of book on health care alternative. It is well written and easy to understand.

I have found this book to be very helpful in my research as both a practitioner of acupressure and Qigong. This book will help explain a very detailed, yet simplistic view of the five element system. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the five elements as per wood, fire, earth, metal, and water were used as a model in which to diagnosis and treat illnesses and diseases. This is only part of the TCM system, but it gives a good insight for those wishing to learn many of the association related to all of the elements. There is a very small section on pulse diagnosis, but that can be picked up in the book entitled, "Pulse Diagnosis" by Li Shi Zhen. There are also a few five element charts that are useful for referencing.

If you know virtually nothing about the 5-element theory, then this book will be of great help. It's pretty basic and I think it is meant to be that way. This is an introduction to the 5 elements and a good explanation of the theories and practices behind them. I found it very informative as a newbie to the field but it is perhaps not deep enough for those who already possess the basic knowledge. I still refer to it from time to time and I like this book more as a refresher in case I am blanking on something that I know that I am supposed to know :)

This is not a bad book for someone wrote it quarter of a century ago. While it does cover laws of 5 elements for a medical profession the most annoying feature is the appearance of large fonts and outdated Chinese Pinyin. The large fonts are cluttered together making it very hard on the eyes. I checked 5 other similar books and this is the only with such printing style. The Wade-Giles Chinese is also outdated as new students do not get it. Perhaps one should contemplate releasing a new edition with both PinYin and Wade-Giles terms and making the pictures in the back more readable (too small). Also it should include some sources of online sources as 25% of readings in any medical science should contain more recent information. Paid $16 from the publisher and it is a good book for the money.