Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture

In Chinese acupuncture, clinical success depends not only on the accuracy of information but also on an effective understanding of the subtle relationships expressed in the Chinese language. Parts of the body, their functions, pathologies and the clinical clues by which therapies are chosen are linked in a delicate mosaic of correspondences. By transmitting a comprehensive and holistic picture, Fundamentals of Chinese Acupunctureoffers readers the opportunity to appreciate the practical images of the Chinese cultural Legacy. The classical insights and efficient modern methods presented in this text provide the student and clinician a more sophisticated view and a richer clinical potential.

Included in this Book: Materials and methods, The channel system (regular channels, extraordinary vessels, connecting vessels, channel divergences, channel sinews, cutaneous regions, channel distribution). Channels and points (pathways, pathologic signs, location & nomenclature, clinical indications, traditional indications, point functions, point combinations, technical instructions, contraindications). Point selection and application (by traditional principles, by channels, by point group, by point combination). Channel and point location illustrations. English/Chinese/Pinyin glossary, clinical reference tables, indexes.

Part I:
Material & Methods
1. Acupuncture
2. Moxibustion
Part II:
An Introduction to the Channels and Points
3. The Channels
4. The Points
Part III:
The Channels and Points
5. A Preface to The Channels and Points
6. The Lung Channel System (Hand Tai Yin)
7. The Large Intestine Channel System (Hand Yang Ming)
8. The Stomach Channel System (Foot Yang Ming)
9. The Spleen Channel System (Foot Tai Yin)
10. The Heart Channel System (Hand Shao Yin)
11. The Small Intestine Channel System (Hand Tai Yang)
12. The Bladder Channel System (Foot Tai Yang)
13. The Kidney Channel System (Foot Shao Yin)
14. The Pericardium Channel System (Hand Jue Yin)
15. The Triple Burner Channel System (Hand Shao Yang)
16. The Gallbladder Channel System (Foot Shao Yang)
17. The Liver Channel System (Foot Jue Yin)
18. The Conception Vessel System
19. The Governing Vessel System
20. The Extraordinary Vessels
21. Non-Channel Points
Part IV:
Approaches to Point Selection and Combination
22. Selecting Points
23. General Principles of Point Combining
24. General Therapeutic Principles