World Century Compendium To Tcm - Volume 6: Introduction To Acupuncture And Moxibustion (ePub)

Acupuncture and moxibustion are one of the most important contributions our ancestors have made to humankind. In the narrow sense, acupuncture and moxibustion refer to medical therapy, whilst broadly, they are an integral science consisting of four subdisciplines: the subject of meridians and acupoints, the subject of acupuncture and moxibustion techniques, the subject of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, and the subject of experimental acupuncture and moxibustion.Contents:Old Yet Young Chinese Acupuncture and MoxibustionMeridians and CollateralsDistribution of the 14 Meridians and CollateralsIntroduction to AcupointsSpecific PointsCommonly Used AcupointsTechniques of Acupuncture and MoxibustionPrevention and Management of Possible Accidents in Acupuncture TreatmentFiliform NeedlesIntroduction to Acupuncture ManipulationsMoxibustionCupping, Warm Needling and Fire NeedlingDermal Needling, Collateral Bloodletting and Intradermal NeedlingElectroacupuncture, Acupoint Application, Acupoint Injection and Acupoint Laser IrradiationEar AcupunctureScalp AcupunctureEye Acupuncture and Wrist–Ankle AcupunctureA General Introduction to Acupuncture TreatmentAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Infectious DiseasesAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of the Respiratory and Circulatory SystemsAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of the Digestive and Blood SystemsAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of the Metabolic and Immune SystemsAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of the Neural and Mental SystemsAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive SystemsAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Diseases of SurgeryAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Obstetrics and Gynecology DiseasesAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Pediatric DiseasesAcupuncture and Moxibustion for ENT DiseasesAcupuncture and Moxibustion for Dermatological and Other DiseasesAcupuncture and Moxibustion for HealthcareReadership: Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners, particularly those practicing in Australia, Europe and America; Chinese medicine educators, clinical and basic Chinese medicine researchers and health science students (particularly Chinese medicine students); herbalists, gerontology researchers, nutritionists, public health specialists (health policy departments in ministries of health and universities); professionals at the World Health Organization and affiliated institutions, and pharmaceutical companies; librarians of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes and the lay reader who either wants general knowledge or wishes to understand how TCM can help a friend, relative or loved one.