Manual of Acupuncture

An extraordinary publication. Rich and clear. Surely this book must be the primary reference source in the West for the study of acupuncture points and channels.

OVERVIEW

Hardback, 667 pages.
Introductory chapters on the channels and collaterals, point categories, point selection methods, point location and needling.
Illustrations and text descriptions of all primary, extraordinary, divergent, luo-connecting and sinew channels
The points of the fourteen channels and the extra points with their English name, Chinese name and Chinese character.

The most exacting and accurate anatomical point locations yet published in any English text with practical point location notes to assist in easy location.

Nearly 500 illustrations, with a single dedicated illustration for every point.

Point actions to aid the understanding and memorisation of each points principal qualities.

Extensive lists of point indications taken from numerous classical and modern source texts and grouped for ease of reference.

Substantial commentaries explaining in detail the principal historical and modern applications of the point, and drawing on classical and modern texts and the extensive clinical experience of the authors.

Numerous classical prescriptions showing how the points have been used and combined through nearly two millenia of practice.

Area illustrations showing the locations of the major points in each region of the body.

Extensive indexes including an index of every point indication.

The Channels and collaterals
Point categories
Point selection methods
Point location and needling
The lung channel
The large intestine channel
The stomach channel
The spleen channel
The heart channel
The small intestine channel
The bladder channel
The kidney channel
The pericardium channel
The sanjiao channel
The gall bladder
The liver channel
The conception vessel
The Governing vessel
The extraordinary points
Body area illustrations
Area reached by the channels
Chinese dynasties
Bibliography
Glossary of terminology
Points names index
Point indications index
General index
Point numbers index
About the authors

Chapter Contents

The channels and collaterals
Point categories
Point selection methods
Point location and needling

The Lung channel
The Large Intestine channel
The Stomach channel
The Spleen channel
The Heart channel
The Small Intestine channel
The Bladder channel
The Kidney channel
The Pericardium channel
The Sanjiao channel
The Gall Bladder channel
The Liver channel
The Conception vessel
The Governing vessel
The Extraordinary vessel

Body area illustrations
Major points of the body

Areas reached by the channels

Appendices
Indexes