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    Acupuncture and Moxibustion
    A Guide to Clinical Practice

    B. Auteroche (Author), G. Gervais (Author), M. Auteroche (Author), P. Navailh (Author), E. Toui-Kan (Author)

    9780443045561, Elsevier Health Sciences

    Hardback, published 17 August 1992

    164 pages, 159 ills.
    24.1 x 19 x 1.2 cm, 0.69 kg

    Acupuncture and moxibustion together are the principal therapeutic method of external Chinese medicine. This is a highly illustrated guide to acupuncture and moxibustion techniques. It describes the tools of the trade and how to use them. Presentation of each needle and moxibustion technique is followed with practical advice on how to use it.

  • A practical guide showing techniques step by step
    • Presents an in-depth study of tools, needle insertion, manipulation techniques, moxibustion, Qi Gong exercises, and an in-depth training programme
  • Excellent photographs and line drawings illustrate each step
    • Covers moxibustion as well as acupuncture - one of the few texts to cover both
  • Covers
    • indications
  • contraindications
    • principal ailments it can treat
  • examples of point combinations appropriate to particular manipulations

    • SECTION ONE USING the FINE NEEDLE (HAO ZHEN) the Filiform Needle: Introduction (Hao Zhen). Inserting the Filiform Needle. Obtaining Qi (De Qi). Reinforcing, Reducing and Balancing SECTION TWO MOXIBUSTION and OTHER TECHNIQUES Moxibustion (Jiu Fa). Other Needle Techniques. Cupping (Ba Guan Zi). Manual Techniques. Qi Gong Exercises APPENDIX I. Training Programme APPENDIX II. Needle Techniques: Revision Table BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Subject Areas: Chinese medicine & acupuncture [VXHT1]
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