Bloodletting and Cupping (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780648847816)

This reproduced text gives a good overview of the Traditional use of Cupping, Scarifying and Bloodletting in the Western Medicine Tradition. Compiled from the writings of some of the greatest Physicians in the Western Tradition it includes references to the likes of Hippocrates, Galen Avicenna and Celsus. It covers both the rules and observations to be observed in performing Cupping and Bloodletting, as well as an exhaustive list of diseases along with their treatment. It is an invaluable text for practitioners wanting to expand their clinical knowledge of Bloodletting and Cupping. It also includes a glossary of Traditional Medical terms.