The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Volume IX (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780979955266)

Volume IX of The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Y ng J zhōu translated by Lorraine Wilcox, Ph.D, L.Ac., is broken into four parts: The first part covers 151 different patterns and how to treat them with acupuncture and moxibustion, the second part covers miscellaneous subjects such as: Lǐ Dōngyu n's Method of Acupuncture The Treatment Methods of Famous Physicians describing: Sores with Toxins, Throat Impediment, Dribbling Blockage, The Eyes, Injury, The Supreme Unity Spirit Talisman, and Sūn Sīmiǎo's Song of Needling the Thirteen Ghost Points. In the third part of the text Y ng writes extensively about moxibustion methods, and treatment strategies such as: Clever Essentials for Moxibustion, The Four Flowers Method of Master Cuī, Method for Applying Treatment to Gāo Huāng (UB 43), Riding the Bamboo Horse Moxibustion Point Method, Moxibustion on the Taxation Point, Applying Treatment to Sh n Shū (UB 23), Moxibustion Method for the Small Intestine Sh n Q Points, etc. In the the fourth part of the text Y ng presents 31 case studies where he used acupuncture, moxibustion, and occasionally herbal formulas to treat the patients. This section serves not just to discuss Y ng's successes but is also a venue to talk about the deeper meaning of some of his treatment strategies.

Author: Lorraine Wilcox
ISBN-10: 0979955262
ISBN-13: 9780979955266
Publisher: Chinese Medicine Database
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2011
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.46d