This book is an introduction to the specifically Daoist contributions to the practice of acupuncture and moxibustion. It begins with an overview of Daoism’s contributions to Chinese medical theory and then goes on to present the biographies of numerous famous Daoist doctors. A large part of this book describes various systems of choosing and forbidding points based on timing. These include the Eightfold Spiritual Turtle Method, the Eightfold Soaring Method, and the Midnight-Midday Ebb & Flow Method. In addition, there are sections on longevity and first aid moxibustion, Ma Dan-yang’s Twelve Star Points, and secret Daoist points for the treatment of various diseases.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Book One: Introduction
Chapter 1: Daoism & Chinese Medicine
Chapter 2: Biographies of Famous Daoist Doctors
Chapter 3: Daoist Philosophy & the Nei Jing
Chapter 4: How Daoist Acupuncture Techniques Became the Common Knowledge of Chinese Medicine
Book Two: The Basic Theories of Daoist Acupuncture
Chapter 1: Tai Ji & Yin Yang
Chapter 2: The Yellow River chart & Luo River Inscription
Chapter 3: The Nine Palaces & Eight Trigrams.
Chapter 4: Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches & the Cycle of 60 Stem-Branch Pairs
Chapter 5: The Five Movements & Six Qi
Book Three: Daoist Needling & Moxibustion Methods
Chapter 1: Special Needling & Moxibustion Techniques
Chapter 2: Special Methods of Point Selection
Chapter 3: Time-based Prohibitions to Acumoxatherapy
Book Four: The Timing of Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Chapter 1: Midday-midnight Point Selection
Chapter 2: Eightfold Method of the Sacred Tortoise
Chapter 3: The Soaring Eightfold Method
Book Five: Life-nourishing & Emergency Acupuncture-moxibustion
Chapter 1: Life-nourishing Moxibustion.
Chapter 2: Emergency Acumoxatherapy
Book Six: Secret Daoist Acumoxa Methods
Chapter 1: Fine Jade True Person’s Secret Tips
Chapter 2: The Eleven & Twelve Heavenly Star Points
Chapter 3: Two True Persons & One Immortal’s Songs on Treating Disease
Bibliography
Index
