{"product_id":"celestial-lancets-gwei-djen-lu-9780700714582","title":"Celestial Lancets: A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing modern knowledge to shed light on ancient techniques, this text examines two of the earliest therapeutic techniques of Chinese medicine: acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture is the implantation of very thin needles into subcutaneous connective tissue and muscle at a great number of different points on the body's surface; moxibustion is the burning of Artemisia tinder (moxa) either directly on the skin or just above it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 2500 years the Chinese have used both techniques to relieve pain and to heal a wide variety of illnesses and malfunctions. Providing a full historical account of acupuncture and moxibustion in the theoretical structure of Chinese medicine, Doctors Lu and Needham combine it with a rationale of the two techniques in the light of modern scientific knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwei-Djen Lu, Joseph Needham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700714588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700714582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.66h x 7.36w x 1.03d","brand":"Gwei-Djen Lu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925721940223,"sku":"9780700714582","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ceaaab5e-9625-4a8c-9633-9b1e67a6e162.jpg?v=1681078962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/celestial-lancets-gwei-djen-lu-9780700714582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}