New Practical Acupointology

Author: Wang Yuxing (Editor)
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: Content Summary
This book is the first specialized work on acupoints written using the efficacy classification method. It categorizes and organizes all the acupoints of the twelve major meridians and commonly used extra-meridian extraordinary points based on their primary functions, dividing them into 17 major categories:
- Expelling exterior pathogens
- Clearing heat
- Cough relief, stopping asthma, and resolving phlegm
- Promoting digestion and resolving stagnation
- Strengthening qi and boosting yang
- Nourishing yin
- Warming the interior
- Pacifying the liver and subduing wind
- Regulating qi
- Regulating blood
- Regulating menstruation and stopping leukorrhea
- Promoting diuresis and resolving stranguria
- Calming the spirit
- Opening the orifices and reviving consciousness
- Promoting secretion
- Dispelling wind and eliminating dampness
- Relieving muscle tension and activating meridians
Under each acupoint, the book lists categories such as classification, location, anatomy, needling and moxibustion methods, precautions, functions, indications, compatibility applications, and appendices. This book is not only a valuable reference for acupuncture and moxibustion professionals but is also particularly suitable for clinical doctors from other disciplines to select corresponding acupoints based on TCM syndrome differentiation. It enables them to quickly, conveniently, and accurately master acupuncture and moxibustion techniques for treating diseases, thereby allowing more clinical practitioners to understand the traditional principles of acupuncture treatment, appreciate and apply acupuncture medicine to improve their comprehensive disease treatment capabilities.