English-Chinese Bilingual Dictionary of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Author: Shi Xuemin
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Publish Date: 1997-08-01
Features: This book is compiled by authoritative experts from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine based on years of experience in training international students, making it the authoritative bilingual (Chinese-English) acupuncture and moxibustion reference book for both domestic and international use. It includes over 4,000 terms related to acupuncture and moxibustion, covering meridians, acupoints, diagnostic methods, treatment principles, acupoint selection methods, needling and moxibustion techniques, and acupuncture treatment methods for various conditions. The definitions are accurate and concise, with translations that are fluent and reliable. The book is richly illustrated with diagrams and is accompanied by Chinese and English indexes, appendices for acupoints and illustrations. This dictionary contains over 4,000 major Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion terms, aiming to comprehensively cover the knowledge and key techniques in various fields of acupuncture and moxibustion. The explanations are clear and precise. Entries in Chinese are arranged in alphabetical order of Pinyin. For homophones with different tones, they are arranged according to their tones; for homophones with the same tones, they are arranged by stroke count. For multi-character entries with identical first characters, they are arranged by the second character in Pinyin order, tone, and stroke count; if the second characters are also identical, the third character is used for ordering, and so on.