Pocket Atlas of Acupuncture 1st Edition

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The PA of Acupuncture provides the reader with a brief overview of the history of acupuncture in China and Europe, it describes the underlying principles of Chinese medicine and how it differs from Western medicine, and it looks at the way Western medicine attempts to explain the effects achieved by acupuncture therapy. The main focus of this book is the presentation of the 361 classic acupuncture points giving details of their locations, the way they are classified, their actions and indications, as well as the needling techniques to be used. On the pages facing the descriptions, there are precise anatomical drawings showing the paths of the channels and the points located on them. Table of Contents History and Basics of Chinese Medicine 1 The History of Acupuncture in China 2 The History of Acupuncture in Europe 3 Western Medicine and Chinese Medicine 4 Methods and Prerequisites of Chinese Medicine 5 Acupuncture 6 Fundamental Standards and Basic Terminology of Energy 7 Correspondences of the Zang Fu 8 Doctrine of the Channels 9 Diagnostics 10 Liver and Gall Bladder Channels 11 Heart and Small Intestine Channels 12 Pericardium and Triple Burner Channels 13 Spleen and Stomach Channels 14 Lung and the Large Intestine Channels 15 Kidney and Bladder Channels 16 The Eight Extraordinary Vessels 17 The Four Diagnostic Methods (Si Jian) 18 Basic Principles of Acupuncture Point Atlas 19 Acupuncture Points of the Lung Channel 20 Acupuncture Points of the Large Intestine Channel 21 Acupuncture Points of the Stomach Channel 22 Acupuncture Points of the Spleen Channel 23 Acupuncture Points of the Heart Channel 24 Acupuncture Points of the Small Intestine Channel 25 Acupuncture Points of the Bladder Channel 26 Acupuncture Points of the Main Channel of the Kidney 27 Acupuncture Points of the Main Channel of the Pericardium 28 Acupuncture Points of the Main Channel of the Triple Burner 29 Acupuncture Points of the Main Channel of the Gall Bladder 30 Acupuncture Points of the Main Channel of the Liver 31 Acupuncture Points of the Main Channel of the Governing Vessel 32 Acupuncture Points of the Main Channel of the Controlling Vessel 33 Extra Acupuncture Points Practice and Technique Ear Acupuncture Acupuncture from a Western Perspective 34 Practice and Technique 35 Ear Acupuncture 36 Acupuncture from a Western Perspective Appendix 37 Proven Treatments List of the 361 Classic Acupuncture Points Index