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Acupuncture: The Ancient Chinese Art of Healing and How it Works Scientifically
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 (3 Reviews)
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$13.00
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January 12, 1973 |
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Paperback
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 Two Stars, November 30, -0001
By Pamela Terry
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seller ok. book disappointing
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 Valuable, plain and simple, November 30, -0001
By Demitri Pevzner
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This is a most valuable addition to any accupuncturist's collection of literature. It offers some of the earliest clinical trials on Accupuncture, carried out by Felix Mann.
The book shows his research and findings, discusses the meridians and how they relate to his dermatomes, and generally discusses the TCM theory (which includes the 5 element interactions explained in great detail.) At times, some of the diagrams seem crowded, but the information in this book dwarfs that fact by far.
Some of the topics in the book include:
-Medical experiments carried out on animals, research statistics
-Medical cases as they relate to accupuncture
-5 Element theory
-Accupoint categories and their meeting points
-Pulse diagnosis
5 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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 Small and mighty, November 30, -0001
By Born to Read
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This is a standard-sized paperback with very small print, which includes British spelling. Books on acupuncture that are easy to understand are very difficult to find. Most go into too much depth about Traditional Chinese Medicine in general and others skim the surface leaving you more confused. This book has lots of information and is readable. I just began reading this one.
I want to draw your attention to this comment from the Preface: "A few months before the publication of the 2nd edition of this book, my more popularly written book on acupuncture for the layman, 'Acupuncture --- Cure of Many Diseases' was published. Hence this second edition is rewritten more from the point of view of doctors and others having a greater interest in Far Eastern philosophy and medicine, as my other books (except Acupuncture --- Cure of Many Diseases) have always been written."
That tells me the other book may be more for me, as I am a lay person, and I have ordered it used. It is not as readily available and is much more expensive new.
That said, I am not at all unhappy to have this little gem in my library. It includes fascinating history of acupuncture and palatable information like this: "In acupuncture, the needle is frequently placed at the opposite end, and possibly opposite side, of the body from that of the diseased organ or site of symptoms. Under certain conditions one of these distant and contralateral pricks can have an effect in one or two seconds."
It also includes information like this: "Normally the dermatome of the arm is given as C5 to T1, whilst the sympathetic dermatome obtained by stimulating the anterior spinal root is T2 to T9." Not much I'll do with that. :)
The contains incredible information and those of us with a greater interest as the author says will love it. Even we may not make use of all of it, but the book gives great insight into a complicated practice. There is an entire chapter on pulse reading. I shall never master it, as that is not the intention, but I now understand what the practitioner is doing and am even informed enough to ask questions about what was noticed.
My practitioner uses Japanese acupuncture and I found this book, which has been very readable and informative. If you have Kindle, you can read the whole book for $3.03. Japanese Acupuncture 101: A Clinical Guide for Beginners. The "real" book is less than $20.00. :)
What I really love is that acupuncture is helping relieve some serious back issues and easing some anxieties. I just want to understand more about the practice and this little book is filled with incredible information, simply incredible.
I like it much, much more than this one: Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine. It was so thick I could not get through it. To be fair, it is about Chinese Medicine as a whole and is recommended widely; just not for me. This is another popular tome on Chinese MedicineThe Web That Has No Weaver : Understanding Chinese Medicine. TCM is an old practice and very complex, but these books cover the topic, including acupuncture. If you want to just hone in on acupuncture, this little book you are considering has lots to offer.
Enjoy whatever you read and be well.
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