Chinese Acupuncture Dictionary

Author: Gao Xiyan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This dictionary's distinctive feature is its comprehensive coverage of acupoints, explaining over a thousand meridian points, extraordinary points, head points, and auricular points in detail. It covers their meridian affiliations, synonyms, locations, local anatomy, indications, acupuncture and moxibustion methods, modern mechanism research, and relevant classical literature records. The content is rich, especially as this book includes some clinically effective modern acupuncture and moxibustion medical devices and ethnic medical practices, such as Zhuang medicine thread moxibustion, emphasizing clinical application and practicality. The book also includes acupuncture and moxibustion treatments for common and difficult diseases in departments like internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, and ophthalmology/otolaryngology, which were not previously found in acupuncture reference books.
This dictionary's distinctive feature is its comprehensive coverage of acupoints, explaining over a thousand meridian points, extraordinary points, head points, and auricular points in detail. It covers their meridian affiliations, synonyms, locations, local anatomy, indications, acupuncture and moxibustion methods, modern mechanism research, and relevant classical literature records. The content is rich, especially as this book includes some clinically effective modern acupuncture and moxibustion medical devices and ethnic medical practices, such as Zhuang medicine thread moxibustion, emphasizing clinical application and practicality. The book also includes acupuncture and moxibustion treatments for common and difficult diseases in departments like internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, and ophthalmology/otolaryngology, which were not previously found in acupuncture reference books.
The annotations in the book are accurate and well-supported, with rich and specialized content. In addition to introducing traditional acupuncture and moxibustion knowledge, it also collects research findings from the past 50 years, such as acupuncture mechanism research and acupuncture anesthesia research. This book integrates scientific rigor, knowledge, and practicality, accurately reflecting modern acupuncture terminology and academic expressions.
To facilitate easy reference and ensure well-organized content, the authors consulted various reference book formats and decided to arrange the entries in the dictionary in Pinyin alphabetical order. Additionally, they compiled a stroke index and a subject classification index to further enhance the book's completeness.