Common Clinical Acupuncture Point Combinations and Contraindications

Author: Hou Zhongwei, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is a popular reading material introducing the clinical application of acupuncture point combination. The clinical application of point combination has not only been valued by the ancients but also explored by modern acupuncture practitioners. Common point combination methods include selecting points based on location, such as meridian combination, interior-exterior meridian combination, upper-lower combination, front-back combination, and left-right combination. From the perspective of point properties, they include combinations like Eight Conception Vessel combination, primary-channel and collateral combination, combination, combination, etc. There are also experienced point combination, multiple-point combination, and combination with Ashi points, etc. This book is divided into two parts. The first part starts from clinically common points and discusses the application characteristics and contraindications of paired points. The second part focuses on numerous acupuncture and moxibustion case studies from renowned experts, explaining the connotation and application characteristics of paired points in clinical acupuncture. This book highlights clinical features and, more importantly, includes a renewed understanding of the theory and properties of paired points. It also encompasses the unique insights of acupuncture practitioners over the past decade and the distinctive contributions of many since the founding of the People's Republic of China.