Skill with Illustrations of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Skill with Illustrations of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Written by Yan Jie
Translated by Yin Ganlin
English-Chinese, hardcover, 850 x 1168mm, 496 pages
Hunan Science Press, 1992
ISBN 7535709311 more info

"As a monograph of acupuncture-moxibustion techniques, it has gathered and collected the acupuncture-moxibustion manipulation skills and techniques of diverse academic schools and doctors in modern and ancient times, and introduces and explains them with words and figures. So, it can give guidance and directions to acupuncture and moxibustion manipulation. Moreover, with some new ideas by dividing acupuncture-moxibustion techniques into skills relating to acupoints, abstract or basic skills, and clinical skills, it makes valuable exploration to the establishment of an applied science - acupuncture-moxibustion technique." -Prof. Wang Xuetai, Chairman of the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies

The book is divided into two parts: Part One and Part Two. The Part One, also titled with Preparatory Knowledge, mainly intorduces the basic knowledge about the meridians, acupoints and equipments of acupuncture & moxibustion.

The Part Two, also titled with Skill of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, includes two chapters: (I) A General Discussion on Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion; and (II) Clinical Application of Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. The first chapter mainly introduces the filiform needling, three-edged needling, intradermal needling, cutaneous needling, dull needling, hot needling, electric needling, hydre-puncture, ear needling, scalp needling, wrist-ankle needling, moxibustion and cupping. Among them, skills of filiform needling are discussed in most detail, 30 odd methods being listed. The second chapter mainly introduces clinical application of the skills of acupuncture and moxibustion on treatment of 60 kinds or more diseases with acupuncture and moxibustion, which is based on referring to clinical reports in last 40 years.

This book is written in Chinese with English translation and lays emphasis on clinical practice. It is easy to be understood as it is filled with illustrative pictures. So it is suitable to the overseas amateurs of acupuncture and moxibustion and medical workers who engage in acupuncture and moxibustion and will help them master the basic skills of Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion quickly and accurately, and it can also be an important referring book for middle or advanced-degree acupuncturists in China to study the skills of acupuncture and moxibustion and learn acupuncture English.

English-Chinese Applied Anatomical Atlas of Acupoints

English-Chinese Applied Anatomical Atlas of Acupoints
Compiler-in-Chief: Yan Zhenguo
Published by Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2004
Hardcover, 889mm x 1194mm, 183 pages
ISBN 7810107038 more info

About the Atlas:

        This color photographic Atlas depicts acupoints on the human body in various postures, acupoints along the fourteen meridians or regional acupoints on the head, neck, trunk and extremities, sectional figures of commonly used acupoints, stratified structural figures of acupoints and their clinical application, some CT scintigrams of acuppoints, microstructure of acupoints, various receptors of acupoints and histochemical changes of acupoints.

        This Atlas has accurately described the structural features and location of acupoints, needling techniques, indication, procedure of insertion and the important internal organs around. It has also labeled the depth, direction and angle of needling.

        This Atlas is helpful for acupuncturists, teachers and students in TCM colleges and those who study acupuncture and moxibustion by themselves in and outside of China.

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)