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Acupuncture & Moxibustion Formulas & Treatments (Great Masters Series) by Dan'an Cheng (Author), Cheng Dan-An (Editor), Wu Ming (Editor, Translator) discusses etiology and mechanics of disease processes and offers effective treatment plans for the patterns presented. Though it lacks a full discussion of the complete reasoning behind each specific point. The point prescriptions are somewhat different from many TCM textbook protocols, along with the interesting way the treatments are described in terms of point order and stimulation time are unique to this book and similar only to Tin Yau So's book. All acupuncturists should check it out!
About the Author
Cheng DAn-an was the single most important Chinese acupuncturist of the mid-20th century. He created the modern acupuncture college curriculum in China and rescued acupuncture and moxibustion from oblivion in its native land. As a teacher of many other famous teachers of acupuncture, such as the late Dr. James Tin Yau So, Cheng Dan-an is the father of modern Chinese acupuncture. This book is a collection of his formulas and treatments for a wide range of traditional Chinese diseases, such as cold damage, warm heat diseases, wind stroke, mania, diarrhea and dysentery, cough, phlegm rheum, panting & wheezing, the five accumulations, and more. This is a seminal book in the development of modern acupuncture which should not be overlooked by any Western practitioner.
From the Publisher
We chose to publish this book even though most Westerners have never heard of Cheng Dan-an because, if one does know a little something about the modern Chinese history of acupuncture, one has to know about the tremendous role Cheng played throughout the entire middle part of this century. This book can either be used as a stand alone treatment manual, or it can be read as a seminal transition text from premodern to modern Chinese acupuncture. In particular, students of Dr. James Tin Yao So in the early days of the New England School of Acupuncture will find this book extremely enlightening, since it is the source for many of their teacher's treatments and ideas.
Book Details
- Paperback: 225 pages
- Publisher: Blue Poppy Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0936185686
- ISBN-13: 978-0936185682
- Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Price: $24.95