Celestial Lancets - A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Needham Research Institute Series
Release date:	December 2015
First published:	2002
Authors:	Gwei-Djen Lu • Joseph Needham
Introduction by:	Vivienne Lo
Dimensions:	246 x 189mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-13716-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > General
LSN:	1-138-13716-2
Barcode:	9781138137165

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