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The first text on bloodletting therapy for Western practitioners of
Chinese medicine, this authoritative text explores the theory and
function of bloodletting, and provides detailed instruction on its
clinical use. Bloodletting therapy, which works to remove internal
and external disruptions to the system through the withdrawal of
small quantities of blood, has numerous benefits, especially
concerning the treatment of complex or chronic disease. Yet the
technique is often met with alarm in the West and side-lined in
favour of less controversial treatments such as fine-needle
acupuncture, and moxibustion. This book provides a concise overview
of its theory, historical and contemporary relevance, and clinical
guidance. With detailed reference to the classic texts, the author
clarifies the fundamental Chinese medical theory related to blood
and the network vessels, and provides an in-depth discussion of the
benefits of and practice guidelines for bloodletting. The book
includes a chapter on the classical acupuncture techniques of Tung
Ching Chang whose work is attracting increasing attention in the
West. Through the exploration of classic texts and contemporary
standards, the book provides everything needed to gain a
comprehensive understanding of the technique and to encourage its
use as a viable treatment option in the West. It will be an
invaluable addition to the resources available for acupuncturists,
as well as students and practitioners of Chinese medicine more
generally, including those interested in all Chinese approaches to
health.
An invaluable guide for anyone beginning a career in acupuncture,
this book offers a unique and supportive insight into the
challenges and the pitfalls that the novice acupuncturist is likely
to encounter, and provides encouragement and down-to-earth ideas
for tackling them. Written in an easy-to-read conversational style
with useful case studies throughout, this book will help
newly-qualified acupuncturists to reflect on what kind of
practitioner they want to be. It addresses styles of working,
common mistakes, confidence with patients, becoming a better
practitioner, and how to think about success and failure in the
treatment room. The ultimate goal is to ensure that the
practitioner ends the day refreshed and enlivened by the work and
has confidence in the treatments given.
Historically, the influence of Chinese medical traditions, thought
to be revealed from divine sources, extended East to Korea and
Japan and as far South as Indochina, the Malay Peninsula and the
Indonesian Archipelago. As the distinct medical traditions of these
regions encountered the ancient medicine of mainland China, they
absorbed and transformed them based on their own indigenous healing
practices, and herbal and plant resources. Providing a panoramic
overview of the medical traditions of China, the Malay Peninsula,
the Indonesian Archipelago, the Philippines, Indochina (Vietnam,
Laos, and Cambodia), Korea, and Japan, Dr. Marc Micozzi offers
compelling new insights into the influence of the essentially
Chinese expression of vital energy (qi) in these traditions, as
well as the pull of other cultural traditions, such as those of
India and Islam. Dr. Micozzi discusses evidence for the efficacy of
these healing practices and their many influences in the West, and
explores how a Western reader might consider seeking a
practitioner, as well as effective treatments, from one of these
traditions. This groundbreaking book will be of interest to
practitioners of Chinese and Asian medical traditions, and
complementary and alternative health, as well as anyone with an
interest in Chinese and Asian approaches to health and wellbeing.
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