Practice Handbook of Acupuncture

Do you know the precise location and actions of BL-17? Do you really know the difference between the finger-cun and body-cun? Did you know that many of the master points are located on the ren mai? You don't have much time to spend for looking for points for particular conditons.

Answers to these questions and much more are all waiting for you in this book by Gertrude Kubiena and her team.. They have succeeded in presenting acupuncture and TCM in a concise way, pointing out principles and connections and therefore making clinical application easier.

Features:

* Unique presentation of all meridian pathways and points in one illustration
* Text and illustrations on one double page
* Specific features and usage for particular conditions of each point
* All points for a particular disorder accessible in one glance - for easier use in the clinic and time saving.

First, second and third editions published in German.
English translation of third edition 2010

Contents:

Preface
Foreword
1 Introduction
2 Principles of acupuncture within the framework of TCM
3 Treatment methods and techniques
4 Summary of the 12 regular meridians and the 8 extraordinary meridians
5 Acupuncture points
6 Indications and individual point combinations
Bibliography
Acupuncture points (numerical order)
Acupuncture points (pinyin name)
Index