Cupping therapy

Author: Gao Xiang
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book provides a detailed introduction to the basic knowledge and clinical applications of cupping therapy, one of the commonly used folk therapies. The first part is the General Theory, which mainly introduces the operational methods of cupping therapy and the commonly used meridians and acupoints. The second part is the Specific Theory, which introduces the specific applications of cupping therapy for various diseases. Cupping therapy is simple to operate and reliable in efficacy, making it a reference for family health care and clinical doctors in treating diseases.
Table of Contents:
Part 1: General Theory
Chapter 1 Brief History of Cupping Therapy
Chapter 2 Mechanism of Action and Modern Research of Cupping Therapy
Section 1 Traditional Chinese Medicine's Understanding of the Mechanism of Action
Section 2 Modern Research
Chapter 3 Operational Procedures of Cupping Therapy
Section 1 Common Cupping Tools
Section 2 Essential Auxiliary Materials
Section 3 Selecting the Appropriate Body Position
Section 4 Cupping Techniques
Section 5 Cupping Methods
Chapter 4 Indications, Contraindications, and Precautions of Cupping Therapy
Chapter 5 Meridian and Acupoint Knowledge
Section 1 Overview of Meridians
Section 2 Locations and Therapeutic Effects of Acupoints
Section 3 Methods for Locating and Selecting Acupoints
Section 4 Acupoints of the Fourteen Meridians
Section 5 Common Extra-Arterial Extraordinary Acupoints
Part 2: Specific Theory
Chapter 1 Internal Medicine Diseases
Section 1 Influenza
Section 2 Acute Tracheitis and Bronchitis
Section 3 Bronchial Asthma
Section 4 Pharyngitis
Section 5 Rhinitis
Section 6 Acute Tonsillitis
Section 7 Hypertension
Section 8 Coronary Heart Disease
Section 9 Sinus Tachycardia
Section 10 Chronic Gastritis
Section 11 Peptic Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum
Section 12 Pyloric Prolapse
Section 13 Gastric Spasm
Section 14 Viral Hepatitis
Section 15 Chronic Non-Specific Ulcerative Colitis
Section 16 Biliary Ascariasis
Section 17 Diaphragmatic Spasm
Section 18 Neurotic Vomiting
Section 19 Obesity
Section 20 Autism
Section 21 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Section 22 Pediatric Anorexia
Section 23 Pediatric Diarrhea
Chapter 2 Neurological and Orthopedic Diseases
Section 1 Vasculogenic Headache
Section 2 Facial Nerve Inflammation
Section 3 Cervical Radiculopathy
Section 4 Cervical Spondylosis
Section 5 Torticollis
Section 6 Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
Section 7 Costochondritis
Section 8 Intercostal Neuralgia
Section 9 Epicondylitis of the External Humeral Epicondyle
Section 10 Dorsal Fasciitis
Section 11 Sciatica
Section 12 Polyneuritis
Section 13 Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Section 14 Acute Lumbar Strain
Section 15 Lumbar Muscle Strain
Section 16 Rheumatoid Arthritis
Section 17 Rheumatoid Arthritis
Section 18 Piriformis Syndrome
Section 19 Ganglion Cyst
Section 20 Osteoporosis
Chapter 3 Dermatological and Surgical Diseases
Section 1 Chloasma
Section 2 Rosacea
Section 3 Cellulitis
Section 4 Acute Mastitis
Section 5 Neurodermatitis
Section 6 Erysipelas
Section 7 Eczema
Section 8 Acne
Section 9 Herpes Zoster
Section 10 Psoriasis
Section 11 Seborrheic Dermatitis
Section 12 Polymorphic Erythema
Section 13 Drug Eruption
Section 14 Occlusive Arteritis
Section 15 Raynaud's Syndrome
Chapter 4 Gynecological Diseases
Section 1 Uterine Prolapse
Section 2 Functional Uterine Bleeding
Section 3 Amenorrhea
Section 4 Primary Dysmenorrhea
Section 5 Postpartum Insufficient Milk Production
Section 6 Menopausal Syndrome
Section 7 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome