Quick Investigation On Acupuncture Points

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• Publisher: Heartspace Publications
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9780648921622
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Professor Yang Jiasan is one of China's foremost acupuncture and moxibustion scientist. He is the first director, professor, doctoral supervisor and professor of acupuncture and massage at the department of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Professor Yang is famous at home and abroad for his exquisite medical skills and unique academic viewpoints. He is recoganised as the Chinese authority on acupoint selection, clinical acupoint application, needle injection, needle tonifying, and reducing clinical treatment, etc.,

Within these pages are the methods of accurately taking the treatment points of acupuncture and moxibustion. With more than 400 clear colour images, the reader can visually and vividly study the point-taking and apply it to clinical practice. Additionally covered, are the methods of point-taking of the fourteen meridians of the body, and nearly 400 extra points, all clearly explained.

The book is informative, intuitive, and easy to learn, and is especially suitable for; students of Traditional Chinese Medicine, for acupuncture and moxibustion practitioners, teaching, and research workers, universities. It is also ideal for acupuncture and moxibustion enthusiasts.

This is one of four books in the Quick Reference Handbooks of Chinese Medicine series Comprising;

Acupuncture - of Acupoint Combinations Quick Lookups

Illustrations Of Special Effective Acupoints for common Diseases

Human Body Reflex Zone Quick Lookup, anatomical illustration of reflex zones

Categories

Med001000 Medicine/Acupuncture

Med004000 Medicine/Complementary/Holistic

MX Medicine/Complementary

Sales points:

·Professor Yang Jiasan is one of China's foremost acupuncture and moxibustion scientist.

·Takes in the latest research

·Clear colour images of every treatment

CHAPTER 1

Methods of Locating Combination Points

Section 1

Finger-length Measurement

Finger measurement is a method of standard measurement, for the location of the acupuncture point, since the fingers are in proportion with the other parts of the body – that the length and width of the patient’s fingers are taken.

1. Four-Finger Measurement

The width of the four fingers (index, middle, ring and little) placed together, taken at the level of the dorsal crease of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger measures 3 cun. Cun is the term for the measurement relative to the patient (see images below). This method is always used to locate the points in the abdomen, back and lower limbs.

2. Thumb Measurement

Place the thumb straight. The width of the interphalangeal joint of the patient’s thumb is 1 cun.

3. Middle Finger Measurement

When the patient’s middle finger is flexed, the index finger is straight, and the end of the middle finger against the belly of the thumb, forming a ring. The width between the two medial ends of the creases of the interphalangeal joints is 1 cun. This method is suitable for limbs and transverse measurement of the dorsal.

Section 2

Bone-Length Measurement

The commonly used modern method of orientation of “bony degree” is based on Ling Shu (superior pivot), and in the long-term medical practice after modification and supplement, see the table below for details.

Standard for Bone-Length Measurement

Body Part	Area between two points on the body	Length in cun
Head	From the midpoint of the anterior hairline to the midpoint of the posterior hairline	12 cun
Head	Between the corners of the forehead ST 8.	9 cun
Head	Between the two mastoid processes 9 cun	9 cun
Chest and Abdomen	From the suprasternal fossa to the sternocostal Abdomen angle	9 cun
	From the sternocostal angle to the center of the umbilicus	8 cun
	From the center of the umbilicus to the upper of ...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Illustrations of Special Effective Acupoints
• Publishing Details
• Preface
• Testimonial
• Chapter 1: Methods of Locating Combination Points
• Chapter 2: Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin; LU
• Chapter 3: Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yanming; LI
• Chapter 4: Spleen Channel of Foot Taiyin; SP
• Chapter 5: Small Intestine Channel of Hand Taiyang; SI
• Chapter 6: Bladder Channel of Foot Taiyang; BL
• Chapter 7: Kidney Channel of Foot Shaoyin; KI
• Chapter 8: Pericardium Channel of Hand Jueyin; PC
• Chapter 9: Sanjiao Channel of Hand Shaoyang; TE
• Chapter 10: Gallbladder Channel of Foot Shaoyang; GB
• Chapter 11: Liver Channel of Foot Jueyin; LR
• Chapter 12: Du Vessel; DU
• Chapter 13: Ren Vessel; RN
• Chapter 14: Extrapoints; EX
• Appendix A: Introduction to Professor Yang Jiasan
• Appendix B: Clinical experience in acupuncture and moxibustion of Professor Yang Jiasan