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9780750645393

Acupuncture : Visible Holism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780750645393

  • ISBN10:

    0750645393

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-02-13
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Summary

Acupuncture: Visible Holism provides a theoretical complement to currently available guides to the clinical practice of acupuncture. The author presents the groundbreaking concept of acupuncture as "visible holism", as well as an entirely new theory concerning the origins of acupuncture, the identification of the meridians, and the discovery of the acupoints. Also contained in the volume are original interpretations of a number of key aspects of acupuncture, including the Root and Tip theory (ben biao) and its applications, the principles of pattern identification (bian zheng), the importance of the needling sensation (deqi) and how to maximize it, and the necessity of a synergistic relationship between patient and acupuncturist.

Table of Contents

About the authors vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1(4)
The origins of acupuncture -- a unique synthesis of Chinese culture
5(51)
Unique characteristics of acupuncture
5(2)
The origins of acupuncture: challenging the accepted theory
7(13)
Preconditions for the invention of acupuncture
20(12)
The invention of acupuncture
32(4)
Additional questions concerning the origins of acupuncture
36(8)
Acupuncture as visible holism
44(12)
Meridians -- the network of the body
56(27)
The system of meridians
56(11)
Applications of meridian theory
67(6)
Disorders of the Fourteen Meridians
73(4)
Selection of acupoints
77(6)
Acupoints --- the terminals of the network
83(23)
Discovery of the acupoints
83(5)
Classification of the acupoints
88(1)
Effects of the acupoints
89(3)
Specific acupoints
92(10)
Acupoint diagnosis
102(4)
Acupuncture in practice -- a holistic sculpture
106(20)
The holistic interaction of practitioner, patient, and needle
106(3)
Needling methods
109(5)
Enhancing the needling sensation
114(5)
Indications and contraindications of acupuncture
119(7)
Appendix 1 The Ancient Medical Relics of Mawangdui 126(4)
Appendix 2 The Classic of Moxibustion with Eleven Foot---Arm Meridians 130(4)
Appendix 3 The Classic of Moxibustion with Eleven Yin-Yang Meridians 134(4)
Appendix 4 Chapter 10 of the Lingshu: `Meridians' 138(8)
Appendix 5 Pattern identification --- deduce the invisible from the visible 146(14)
Bibliography 160(3)
Index 163

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