Atlas of Acupuncture

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Commissioning Editor: Karen Morley, Claire Wilson Development Editor: Kerry McGechie, Martin Mellor Project Manager: Morven Dean ...

First and second edition published in German under the title Atlas Akupunktur First edition 1998 Second edition 2006 © Elsevier ...

V Preface ‘An acupuncture point is located where it is located’ – like veins, arteries or nerves, the location of acupuncture po ...

VI Acknowledgements This Acupuncture Picture Atlas is a joint project of many very helpful contributors who have helped to compl ...

IX About the editor and contributors Dr med. Claudia Focks, Rottweil: anaesthesiologist, additional qualification in naturopathy ...

Pictogrammes Point hierarchy (Chapters 4–6) In the introductions to the channels (chapters 4–6) the importance of points are mar ...

1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Two Models of Qi Flow in the Channels – Historical Overview There exist essentially two views about the d ...

1 Jing luo(Channel and Network Vessel System) Thus the direction of the Qi flow in the primary channels can be from proximal to ...

1.1 Introduction Jing luo (channel and network vessels) Jing mai (channels) Luo mai (luo- vessels) 8 qi jing ba mai (extraordina ...

1 Jing luo(Channel and Network Vessel System) 1.1.3 Distribution and Organisation of the Channel and Network Vessel (jing luo) S ...

1.1 Introduction Channel systems Each primary channel, together with its pertaining ‘secondary channels’, forms a complex, multi ...

1 Jing luo(Channel and Network Vessel System) The cou li– often unsatisfactorily translated as ‘pores’ – are the striae or compa ...

1.1 Introduction First circulation of the Nutritive Qi (ying qi) and the Organ clock The Nutritive Qi (ying qi) circulates in th ...

1 Jing luo(Channel and Network Vessel System) 1.2 The 12 Primary Channels (jing zheng) 1.2.1 Background Information Synonyms: Me ...

1.2 The 12 Primary Channels (jing zheng) Each channel is associated with its own specific pathological symptoms, which are an im ...

1 Jing luo(Channel and Network Vessel System) Channel circuits Within the primary channel system we can distinguish three cir- c ...

1.2 The 12 Primary Channels (jing zheng) Connections among the primary channels In order to ensure the continuous circulation (a ...

1 Jing luo(Channel and Network Vessel System) Foot Yang–Yin connections (➞Fig. 1.15) The foot Yang channelsare connected to the ...

1.2 The 12 Primary Channels (jing zheng) Yin–Yin connections The Yin–Yin connections between the primary channels are located in ...