Acupuncture and moxibustion are indispensable parts of traditiona[Chinses medicine in the prevention and control of disease.Since the founding of the People's Republic of China these arts have beendeveloped and are highly regarded by the international, academic community. Based upon Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture, used as a textbook by the International. Acupuncture Training Centers in Beijng, Shanghai and Nanjing, Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion incorporates the rich experience of class teaching and clinical, practice and the results of acupuncture research, retaining the characteristic features ofthe traditional theory of acupuncture and stressing the integration of theory and practice.The book consists of eighteen chapters and four appendices. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion was compiled by the International Acupuncture Training Centers and Acupuncture Institute of China, Academy of Traditional. Chinese Medicine, on commission of the Ministry of Public Health. It is published by Foreign Languages Press and distributed by China International Book Trading Corporation.

 

Contents:

Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface
Chapter 1 A Brief History of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Chapter 2 Yin-Yang and the Five llements
Chapter 3 The Zang-Fu Organs
Chapter 4 Qi, Blood and Body Fluid
Chapter 5 The Meridians and Collaterals
Chapter 6 An Introduction to Acupuncture Points
Chapter 7 Acupuncture Points of the Taiyin and Yangming Meridian
Chapter 8 Acupuncture Points of The Shaoyin and Taiyang Meridians
Chapter 9 Acupuncture Points of Jueyin and Shaoyang Meridians
Chapter 10 Acupuncture Points of the Governor and the Conceptior Vessels and the Extra Points
Chapter 11 Aetiology and Pathogenesis
Chapter 12 Diagnostic Methods
Chapter 13 Differentiation of Syndromes
Chapter 14 Acupuncture Techniques
Chapter 15 Moxibustion and Cupping Method
Chapter 16 A General Introduction to Acupuncture Treatment
Chapter 17 Internal Diseases
Chapter 18 Gynecological and Other Diseases
Ear Acupuncture Therapy
Acupuncture Analgesia
Bibliography
Standard Nomenclature of the Acupuncture Points of the Fourteen Meridians
Cross Index of Acupuncture Points (Pinyin)
Index