Product Description

A thorough explanation of theory and practice of treatment methods based on the use of the eight extraordinary methods. Methods described include: plus-minus needling, the Chinese system of body zones, the use of bipolar metals, magnets and electrically pulsed magnets. The text is well illustrated with helpful tables and diagrams.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7099 in Books
• Published on: 1983-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Giovanni Maciocia, in a letter to the Journal of Traditional Acupuncture
".this is an excellent book to be highly recommended to any acupuncture practitioner."

British Journal of Acupuncture
"It is a delight to see that there is a return to the original concepts of acupuncture and the movement of energy on a global level, as distinct from the use of points purely for the removal of specific perverse influences."

From the Author
The authors' attempted for the first time in English, a compilation of the major historical literature on the eight extraordinary vessels. The first chapter introduces the basic theoretical model of the extraordinary vessels with some modern extrapolations. The second chapter contains the most comprehensive compilation of all the major historical discussions of the pathways of the extraordinary vessels that can be found in English. The third chapter contains a compilation of the most comprehensive Asian discussions of the indications and treatment targets for the extraordinary vessels from the historical literature in English. The fourth chapter introduces two rather unique modern uses of the extraordinary vessels developed in Japan. The final sections attempt to show parallels between the historical literature and the modern uses, specially TCM. Recently, other texts on the extraordinary vessels have been published, but none have attempted to report in depth from on the historical literature that this text features.

Customer Reviews

Excellent review of extraordinary vessel theory and practice
This is an well-researched, clearly presented work on the eight extraordinary vessels, which represent the deepest level of energetics in chinese medicine.
The book's first section covers vessel trajectories and classical chinese treatments. There are a lot of valuable quotes from the classics here to help you understand the nature of each vessel, as well as symptom/point combinations.
The second part of the book covers modern japanese extraordinary treatment strategies, especially those of Dr. Manaka, who was Kiiko Matsumoto's teacher.
This is a great reference book for any practicioner or advanced student of acupuncture, I highly recommend it.

Don't Buy
Totally unreadable for beginners of acupuncture.
Even for a practitioner, one may get really
confused. Translations of Chinese and Japanese
words are lost in essence. Attemp to compile
a book according to the Japanese style of publishing
acupuncture books does not do good service to
American readers.