Palmistry and Hand Therapy

Author: Bao Jinglong
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Treating diseases using acupoints and palm lines, with unique methods, proven efficacy, cost-effectiveness, safety, and ease of learning and application. Guided by Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, it not only diagnoses and treats diseases but is also increasingly favored for prevention and health care. With the development of medical genetics, the mechanisms of acupoint and palm line therapy have been scientifically explained. The hand, being the extremity of the limbs, distributes five meridian points, serving as the location where qi and blood flow, meridians connect, and is closely linked to the viscera. Therefore, through methods such as acupuncture, massage, Tuina (Chinese massage), point injection, holding medicine, and cauterization with buried thread, it can achieve the purposes of regulating qi and blood, balancing yin and yang, dispelling disease and pathogens, and strengthening the body for health care. Hand diagnosis and hand therapy have accumulated extensive experience through long-term medical practice. Acupoint therapy has proven highly effective in treating pain conditions such as lower back and leg pain, toothache, and headache, often with a single treatment. It also plays a significant auxiliary role in preventing and treating chronic diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Persistent acupoint therapy has helped eliminate long-standing difficult and. Acupuncture and Tuina acupoint therapy have shown remarkable efficacy in treating pediatric respiratory, digestive, and nervous system diseases. Over the ten years since its publication, the book has been deeply loved by readers and has been reprinted five times. This revision aims to correct omissions, enhance content, and present it with rich illustrations, giving it a fresh new look. The book primarily introduces the theoretical foundation of acupoint and palm line therapy, common treatment methods, the treatment of common internal medicine conditions, the treatment of common orthopedic and dermatological conditions, the treatment of common gynecological conditions, and the treatment of common pediatric conditions.