This fourth edition of a bestselling title includes completely updated chapters and new acupuncture points. It is a unique introductory book that combines Western science and medicine with traditional Chinese concepts. It covers the scientific basis and current research in acupuncture and contains crisp illustrations depicting the most important acupuncture points. The book concludes with forms of treatments based on Western modes of diagnosis.
This book is a unique introductory book which combines for the first time Western science and medicine with traditional Chinese concepts. An introduction to the philosophy and theory of traditional Chinese medicine is followed by a detailed account of diagnosis and description of the Chinese system of channels, functional organs and, most important, acupuncture points. The remainder of the books is devoted to treatment, based on Western modes of diagnosis. The methods and applications of needling and moxibustion are described, and the most important points are given for frequently encountered diseases.