Practical TCM and Pharmacology: Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Practical TCM and Pharmacology: Acupuncture and Moxibustion
By Geng Junying and Su Zhihong
English translation
Soft paper cover, 200 pages
New World Press, 1991
7800051153 more info

The second volume of the Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology series is intended to acupuncture practitioners and students. Instead of expounding largely and copiously on acupuncture theories and principles, the authors stressed in the book more on its practical value and applicability than theoretical explorations. It is mainly of their personal experiences accumulated from years of teaching and clinical practice.

The book is divided into three chapters. The first chapter introduces the most essential and practical techniques as well as the points which merit special attention in applying acupuncture treatments. The second chapter is devoted to the most commonly used acupoints. With a view to practicability and convenience, the authors have not only explained the location, function, pathological indications of each point as almost all books on acupuncture do, but also provided detailed information on the main points to be combined with the current point in treating different types of diseases as well as point variations for the different syndromes of the same disease. Notes are made also to the needling method for each point. The third chapter deals with acupuncture treatments of common diseases. Again in order to make the book more practical and convenient for clinical use, they did not follow the conventional practice of merely mentioning the syndromes and listing the points. Instead the first differentiated each case to determine the nature of its syndrome type as a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine would have done in the clinic. That is to determine whether the syndromes are of the yin, yang, xu, or shi type. Then different methods as well as their purpose and functions are suggested for each type. All these treatments were used personally and found very effective. Case studies are given to the specially effective cases.

Advanced Textbook on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology: Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Advanced Textbook on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology (Vol IV)
Compiled by Ming Shunpei, Yang Shunyi
Language: English
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: New World Press (January 1, 1997)
ISBN: 7800053016 more info

Advanced Textbook on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology was edited, examined and approved by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
Members of the editorial Board from the four colleges of traditional Chinese medicine (Beijing College of TCM, Shanghai College of TCM, Nanjing College of TCM, Guangzhou College of TCM) have been teaching foreign students five to ten years, during which time they have accumulated a great deal of experience. Most of the editors have experience in compiling textbooks in their fields of study used nationwide by full-time colleges of traditional Chinese medicine. Many of these textbooks have long been used in teaching foreign students. As a result, they are both comprehensive and applicable.

This textbook has taken into consideration the cultural differences as well as the fact that foreign students are only allotted limited time for classroom studies, making necessary compression of the original edition for Chinese full-time college students of traditional Chinese medicine while preserving the essence.

Volume I covers the history, basic theories and diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine; Volume II deals with pharmacy and the sciences of traditional prescription; Volume III dedicates to internal medicine, providing readers with in-depth analysis of etiology and pathogenesis, principles of treatment, as well as sufficient case studies.

Elaborating on acupuncture and moxibustion, Volume IV includes three parts - meridians and acupoints, manipulation of acupuncture and moxibustion, and therapeutics. With detailed line drawings, the textbook provides readers with every convenience to locate the acupoint and carry out the moxibustion treatment. The therapeutic part of Volume IV offers syndrome differentiation and the treatment of various diseases, from internal disorders, gynecological and infantile illness to emergency measures. In the appendix of Volume IV, readers can also find acupuncture anesthesia method and the ziwuliuzhu doctrine for locating acupoints.

Volume IV Contents of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

1. MERIDIANS AND ACUPOINTS
   1. An Introduction to Acupoints
      1. Classification of Acupoints
      2. Therapeutic Effects of Acupoints
      3. Specific Points
      4. Method of Locating Acupoints
   2. Meridians and Acupoints
      1. The Twelve Meridians
      2. The Eight Extra Meridians
      3. The Extra Acupoints
2. MANIPULATION OF ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION
   1. Manipulation of Filiform Needle
      1. Structure, Specifications and Storage of Filiform Needle
      2. Needling Practice
      3. Preparations for Acupuncture Therapy
      4. Methods of Insertion
      5. Precautions and Emergency Handling
      6. Points for Attention
   2. Manipulation of the Three-Edged and Dermal Needle
      1. Manipulation of Three-Edged Needle
      2. Manipulation of the Dermal Needle
      3. Manipulation of Intradermal Needle
   3. Moxibustion
      1. Effects of Moxibustion
      2. Classification and Application
      3. Points for Attention
      4. Cupping
   4. Electroacupuncture, Acupoint Injection and Acupoint Magnetotherapy
      1. Electroacupuncture
      2. Acupoint Injection
      3. Acupoint Magnetotherapy
   5. Ear and Scalp Acupuncture
      1. Ear Acupuncture
      2. Scalp Acupuncture
3. THERAPEUTICS
   1. Introduction
      1. Principles of Syndrome Differentiation
      2. Therapeutic Effects
      3. The Principles of Treatment
      4. Acupoint Selection in Acupuncture and Moxibustion
   2. Treatment of Various Kinds of Diseases
      1. Internal Diseases
      2. Gyniatrics and Pediatrics
      3. Surgical Diseases
      4. Diseases of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
      5. Emergency Treatment
4. APPENDIX
   1. Acupuncture Anesthesia
   2. Ziwuliuzhu Acupuncture

Related Links

• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
• Acupuncture, Meridian Theory and Acupoints - the definitive book on the subject of acupuncture and will also be of use for those who practice acupressure and pressure points in martial arts.
• The Location of Acupoints - State Standard of China - The State Standard for the Location of Acupoints presents a thorough and accurate location of the points of the 14 meridians and a part of the extra points.
• Skill with Illustrations of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion - a monograph of acupuncture-moxibustion techniques.
• The Miracle of Acupuncture - Introduces etiology and pathology, differentiation of common diseases, treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion.
• Charts: Standard Meridian Points of Acupuncture (in English)
• English-Chinese Applied Anatomical Atlas of Acupoints
• 100 Diseases Treated by Single Point of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
• Handbook to Chinese Auricular Therapy (in English) - For Western learners of Traditional Chinese Medicine who wish to master the unique manipulation methods of Chinese auricular therapy and the current Chinese charts.
• English-Chinese Practical Anatomical Charts of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
• Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture (English)