Using modern knowledge to shed light on ancient techniques, this text examines two of the earliest therapeutic techniques of Chinese medicine: acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture is the implantation of very thin needles into subcutaneous connective tissue and muscle at a great number of different points on the body's surface; moxibustion is the burning of Artemisia tinder (moxa) either directly on the skin or just above it.
For 2500 years the Chinese have used both techniques to relieve pain and to heal a wide variety of illnesses and malfunctions. Providing a full historical account of acupuncture and moxibustion in the theoretical structure of Chinese medicine, Doctors Lu and Needham combine it with a rationale of the two techniques in the light of modern scientific knowledge.
By:
Gwei-Djen Lu, Joseph Needham, Joseph Needham Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 189mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138137165 ISBN 10: 1138137162 Series:Needham Research Institute Series Pages: 480 Publication Date:22 December 2015 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
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A / AS level
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active