670 pages, 8 1/2" x 11"
500 illustrations
(Cloth)
ISBN: 0-9510546-7-8

$140.00

Introductory chapters describe and illustrate the channels and collaterals, the various categories of points, and methods of selection, location, and needling. Ensuing chapters present each of the points of the 14 channels as well as the extra (miscellaneous) points, identified by their English and pinyin names, and Chinese characters. Each point is located in accordance with the most exacting anatomical standards to be found in any Western textbook.

For each point there is a dedicated drawing, followed by regional body drawings. The quality of the 500 drawings is far superior to those in any other TCM text. There are also practical pointers for finding and needling the points, and cautionary information about what to avoid. In addition to point indexes by their English and pinyin names, there is an index identifying every part of the body reached by each of the channels, and separate indexes of point indications listed according to both TCM and biomedical symptoms.

Please also see the Acupuncture Point Cards, the companion card set to A Manual of Acupuncture, and A Manual of Acupuncture CD-ROM.

"The definitive, most authoritative book on points in English: scholarly, complete, and detailed."
— Giovanni Maciocia

C O N T E N T S

• Physiology & pathology of the channels & collaterals (primary, divergent, extraordinary, connecting, and cutaneous regions)
  Location, actions, indications, precautions & combinations for each of the points
• 500 anatomical drawings of individual & regional point locations
• Historical commentaries on properties & combinations of points
• Special point categories
• Needling methods
• Glossary
• Multiple indexes for points & indications
• Indices