Illustrations Of Special Effective Acupoints for common Diseases

Changqing Guo

• Publisher: Heartspace Publications
• Year: 2020
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780648921608
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Illustrations of Special Effective Acupoints for Common Diseases is a concise, practical guide to the most clinically important acupuncture points. Compiled and edited by senior specialists and professors from the School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Massage at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, this book provides authoritative guidance for both study and practice.

Acupuncture therapy relies on the precise stimulation of specific points to achieve therapeutic effects. This book focuses on the most effective points, including points of the fourteen meridians, five-shu points, yuan-source points, luo-connecting points, xi-cleft points, back-shu and front-mu points, lower he-sea points of the six fu organs, eight influential points, and confluence points of the eight extraordinary vessels.

Clear illustrations accompany each point, making it easy to locate and apply them accurately in clinical settings. This makes the book an essential reference for teachers, students, researchers, and professional clinical practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

As part of the Quick Reference Handbooks of Chinese Medicine series, this book complements:

• Acupuncture of Acupoint Combinations Quick Lookups
• Human Body Reflex Zone Quick Lookup
• Quick Investigation on Acupuncture Points

Sales points:

·       Reflex zone therapy has a long history in China.

·       Takes in the latest research

·       Clear colour images of every treatment

CHAPTER 1

Methods of Locating Special Acupuncture 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 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 symphysis pubis	5 cun
	Between the two nipples	8 cun
Lateral sideof the trunk	From the tip of th...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Illustrations of Special Effective Acupoints
• Publishing Details
• Abstract
• Testimonial
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Methods of Locating Special Acupuncture Points
• Chapter 2: Five-shu Points
• Chapter 3: Yuan-source Points
• Chapter 5: Back-shu Points
• Chapter 6: Front-mu Points
• Chapter 7: Eight Confluence Points
• Chapter 8: Eight Influential Points
• Chapter 9: Xi-cleft Points
• Chapter 10: Lower he-sea Points