A Manual of Acupuncture

5 Responses to “A Manual of Acupuncture”

1. Mauricio C. Quintana Says:
   July 25th, 2010 at 12:29 pm

   Finally! This book is not a manual of acupuncture is the manual.

   students of TCM, do not let the intimidating price tag, and let me assure you that it is worth every penny. These powerful and beautiful volume may be nothing left unsaid, and provides detailed information carefully, many quotes information from a variety of standard sources and a joy to handle, navigate and read. Of particular interest and value are the sections describing the special point groupings, because they simply do not make lists of points that belong to these groups, but also systematic and coherent explanations behind the operation of slot xi, Yuan-source connection Luo, and developed many other categories. Also valuable are the comments relating to each item, because they describe relationships and important information on how each item, such as the development and use of information throughout history, and other tidbits of information that new avenues of investigation and application open for students and practitioners chip. Comments on items not only provide information but are written in clear prose, style, memory and AIDS learning important information.

   The point is to specify precise, although in some cases, too short, in my opinion. The illustrations are very detailed and actually useful (unlike some other texts) to locate points. The instructions and precautions to be placed on the needle points in sensitive areas where they are easily visible, and provide information on the local anatomy of the point, and what are the consequences of inappropriate insertion.

   There are tables, the main points by anatomical region (the show is readable and understandable to show), and indices of abundance: Pinyin and Chinese name, English name, and point to a particularly interesting index information. There is also a glossary of terminology Wisemanese acting by the authors, although similar in A Practical Dictionary is used is not exactly the same thing.
   If you buy this book? ABSOLUTELY! You’ll never need another acupoint book of all time. It is a companion marker-based maps of the same authors the same images and a summary of point information on the contents of the book can be used. A tip though: if it is on the shelf for long stays, the pages tend to sag. But the amount has been using this book, which is unlikely.
   Rating: 5.5

2. Jonathan Bailey Says:
   July 25th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

   This is the text that I have on the subject of acupuncture. I am not a doctor, but had hoped it would (expensive) text for me a whole foundation in the discipline and would eventually allow me to use acupressure or rudiments of the field of my own efforts to promote health .

   I was a little disappointed that has been the introduction and basic is missing from the book, and there are no separate sections on diagnosis or descriptions of the nature of the disease. The book is essentially a description of each of the 360 acupuncture points or so primary traditional Chinese medicine. This is a good deal of material on the methodology of point selection, but the real gem of this book is intelligent and precise descriptions of objects, their properties, and how to find and pin. The reason I gave the book five stars is that there is much more complete and consistent in his descriptions of any point of the Chinese version of my acupuncturist, chiropractor who was a Chinese doctor Shanghai for eight years before being used in the United States and a chiropractor. Often when a discipline is translated from one language and culture to another, the translation is very comprehensive and systematic sensitive than the eclectic literature corpus upon which it rests. Those who conceived this book has created a phenomenal global synthesis of more than 3000 years of Chinese medical tradition. They have taken a monumental task and succeeded brilliantly. The quality of this reference is so high that I even recommended that practitioners of the East who come to the United States or other English speaking countries to open an office. First, it will help them learn the English vocabulary of acupuncture jargon and help them understand our butchered pronunciations of words in many Chinese acupuncturist English vocabulary. Second, they are able to better communicate their activities to their patients. Finally, the book is the reference the highest possible quality of what they brought with them from Asia.
   Rating: 5.5

3. WeiQiDoc Says:
   July 25th, 2010 at 6:06 pm

   And Peter Deadman. al. really hit the nail on the head of this book. It is without doubt one of the books most beautiful and functional points of acupuncture on the market! The drawings illustrate the points are magnificent! There is a reason that is an indication for the NCCAOM! The manual begins

   , channels and collaterals, point categories (connection Luo, away from xi, eight influential, etc.) and has a nice concise job of explaining the function points. selection methods are discussed item (local, distal, show combos, cross pins, etc.) and then point location and needling (CUN measures the angle of the needle, depth, surface anatomy, precautions, etc..) This is a diagram of the Nice meeting point in the canals and the drawings illustrate the areas of skin.

   I can not stress how incredible drawings. . . clear, concise, easy to see where the point regarding the bones, tendons, and / or muscles. The item descriptions are not limited to the usual functions and indications, but to dive into the logic of redemption. There are references to classical literature, such as the spiritual backbone and the main issues are to explain the reasoning behind the classical point of application.

   My favorite of all my dozens of books on acupuncture. If you never buy another book, this is the last to be. . . or the first!
   Rating: 5.5

4. Philip Tan-Gatue Says:
   July 25th, 2010 at 7:26 pm

   Firstly, we can not stress enough that this book is not for beginners. It helps a lot to actually have some experience in Chinese medicine before you try the secrets of the Tome probe. The amount of information available is certainly overwhelming for me at first.

   The lift, I can not help but wonder at the effort put into this book. Not only is it a clear and concise “blue” for points, meridians, muscle and skin regions regions, but it also offers practical advice on the location.

   In addition, it offers the Chinese characters for the next dot-name explanation for the name, actually helped me personally understand and remember the points better. The delivery of each item is a list of information from various sources such as the classic Thousand Ducat Formulas and Compendium of acupuncture and moxibustion.

   If this is not enough, the systems are also very useful. The book is organized maps of important acupuncture points (with directions where appropriate) of the body region. There is also a separate index of all information cited in the main text.

   As I explore is still much to do in this beautiful passage, I think I have enough of Chinese medicine use in my personal journey to be able to say: Bravo!
   Rating: 5.5

5. Brett Lewis Says:
   July 25th, 2010 at 9:02 pm

   The following is a script composed of four parts:
   1) Intro and recommendations /> 2) the location point write
   3) Meridian write
   4 ) Action / Information Leave

   1) I am a first year student at Bastyr University acupuncture. We have with this textbook as the main meridians and points for our class. It is a good text (one of the best that exists for the item), and it is still subject to revisions (I had an author devotes his theme of love). I also recommend flash cards for quick reference for transportation (easier) and Trail Guide to the City Council Andrew Biel (ISBN: 0965853454) to complete your training.

   2) A manual of acupuncture is based on point to help position with good images with a strong quick reference. Only a few inconsistencies in the text. Deadman rule gives a clear description of the anatomical text, you get even more precisely to the point of the image. There are many quick ways to find a point of some of them work even happily Deadman stays away from most of them, and chooses to be a good accurate description of real you that all the time in normal circumstances.
   – Except for one pet peeve: LI-4 is an index able to find a clear description of the use of the Ardennes “muscle” to the point. This trick is needling you quickly in random directions in random places (some of them bad!). The refined version of this thing can actually be useful. . . First Passively adduct the thumb of the patient, so that it contacts the palmar surface of the index. With second hand radial side to put your finger on the climax of the Bulge (this will be the end of the fold). 3rd Release the thumb and let your fingers fall, as the hump disappears – it’s gone! After all, if you use the towers of the main points of the body, you must ensure that they relate to most people most of the time, the remaining time on a Deadman’s excellent text.

   and 3) Meridians are clearly given with a detailed text. Although our instructor subscribes to a different theory for some of the subtleties here and there, overall I have no complaints. I also like the illustrations in this book.

   4) basic measurements in place, without much explanation of the mechanism (Thanks for breaking that Kyo below), the long list of indications and a solid understanding of Chinese medicine (or good teachers) are available at Get your way to explore possible mechanisms. Once you understand the theory will eliminate confusion initially created by a long list of indications. The references are good, but you must know more behind it a look, why / who / what has been written in terms of revenue, otherwise you will be caught by the old dogmas and modern conditions.
   Rating: 5.5

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