Moxibustion in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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100 Diseases Treated by Single Point of Acupuncture Moxibustion
By Cheng Decheng

Single point therapy is an independent treatment method, derived from acupuncture and moxibustion. It refers to the application of stimulation at one point or one small local area of the superficial of the body in order to treat and prevent diseases. Single point therapy consists of many methods of acupuncture and moxibustion, such as acupuncture, moxibustion, auricular acupuncture, head acupuncture, cupping therapy, bleeding therapy, point injection and laser therapy. It also consists of medicated compress, acupressure and massage, which are exceptional category of acupuncture and moxibustion. Single point therapy uses fewer points with less pain, and easy to master, with good and quick effect. This book introduces different therapies for the treatment of 100 common diseases by single acupoint, including the point, location, method, result, case study and discussion, with the author's personal experiences.

The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
By Mi Huang-Fu, Huang-Fu Mi, Shou-Zhong Yang, Charles Chace

The first clinical textbook of acumoxa therapy dating from the third century—and one of the four great Chinese acupuncture classics—this book is so authoritative that it has provided the framework and standard for all subsequent acupuncture textbooks in China. It contains all the most important passages of the Su Wen and Ling Shu, collated, edited, and arranged according to topic.

The Treatment of External Diseases With Acupuncture and Moxibustion
By Yan Cui-Lan, Zhu Yun-Long

This book is a clinical manual for the treatment of traumatic injuries, muscle-joint problems, dermatological conditions, and post-operative complaints. It has been written by Yan Cui-lan, a well-known acupuncturist specializing in external diseases from Tangshan, Hebei. Dr. Yan has written this book specifically with Western practitioners in mind. In fact, the English language version of this book is being printed in the United States before the Chinese language version in the People’s Republic of China. Practitioners will find this book a useful addition to their library, allowing them to treat an even wider variety of diseases.

Acupuncture & Moxibustion Formulas & Treatments By Dan'An Cheng

Cheng DAn-an was the single most important Chinese acupuncturist of the mid-20th century. He created the modern acupuncture college curriculum in China and rescued acupuncture and moxibustion from oblivion in its native land. As a teacher of many other famous teachers of acupuncture, such as the late Dr. James Tin Yau So, Cheng Dan-an is the father of modern Chinese acupuncture. This book is a collection of his formulas and treatments for a wide range of traditional Chinese diseases, such as cold damage, warm heat diseases, wind stroke, mania, diarrhea and dysentery, cough, phlegm rheum, panting & wheezing, the five accumulations, and more. This is a seminal book in the development of modern acupuncture which should not be overlooked by any Western practitioner. We chose to publish this book even though most Westerners have never heard of Cheng Dan-an because, if one does know a little something about the modern Chinese history of acupuncture, one has to know about the tremendous role Cheng played throughout the entire middle part of this century. This book can either be used as a stand alone treatment manual, or it can be read as a seminal transition text from premodern to modern Chinese acupuncture. In particular, students of Dr. James Tin Yao So in the early days of the New England School of Acupuncture will find this book extremely enlightening, since it is the source for many of their teacher's treatments and ideas.

Acumoxa Therapy 1: A Reference & Study Guide
By Paul Zmiewski, Richard Feit

This timely and useful handbook contains concise summaries of acupuncture and moxibustion therapies. It includes discussions of basic theory, channels, points, pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, pattern identification, and treatment techniques - the information necessary for class preparation or quick clinical review. A major portion of the text is in graphic tables to reinforce comprehension and aid memorization. The information is presented in pattern sequences that clearly and succinctly describe the concept or treatment. Similarities or differences that go unrecognized in other presentation styles are quickly accessible with this user-friendly technique. This first volume is often used by students preparing for their exams. The "note card" format makes self-testing easy.
All terms have been carefully cross-referenced to popular texts. Classical Chinese five-phase acupuncture techniques, previously unavailable in English, are included. Practical and free of theoretical or clinical bias, this book offers a compilation of unsurpassed value as a review and as a ready reference, giving the reader easy access to a vast body of practical and theoretical knowledge.

Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
By Mao-liang Qiu

This new, Western edition of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion is attractively produced, featuring many refinements of presentation and language and containing notably more material than earlier versions. The introduction provides a history of acumoxa therapy and a section that introduces Chinese research into the relationships between the jingluo and various biomedically defined anatomic or physiologic structures. The main part of the text is a detailed, meridian-by-meridian description of the acupoints featuring a new description of the overall modern pathway features. The next section discusses acumoxa techniques, including filiform needling and methods of student practice, sterilization, insertion, manipulation, and emergency situations such as bent or broken needles. Moxa techniques presented include scarring and non-scarring direct moxa, moxa stick technique, and indirect moxa on salt, ginger, etc. Cupping, three-edge needling, cutaneous and intradermal needling, scalp and ear acupuncture, point injection therapy,and electrostimulation are also described.
The section on acupuncture anesthesia includes acupoint prescriptions for operations from tooth extraction to Caesarean section. The treatment section begins with a discussion of general therapeutic considerations, such as the zang fu, and concludeswith prescriptions and descriptions of point categories. Each specific treatment for common diseases describes etiology, differentiation, and treatment. The first appendix presents the Qibo-Huangdi conversations concerning the nine needles and yuan-source points, the explanation of the filiform needles, a discussion of the source of the shu points, the selection of needles, and the technique of contralateral needling. The second appendix consists of classical rhymes as either transcriptions of the Chinese verse or as tabular summaries of the points or point combinations related to specific symptoms or diseases. In the final appendix the method of time-sensitive, or open-point treatment is explained, with charts and calculations required for determining the stem-branch-point relationships and determining clinical application.