Single Point Acupuncture and Moxibustion for 100 Diseases is a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to the clinical application of single point acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, with a special emphasis on methods and needle techniques. Single point acupuncture and moxibustion therapy differs from other forms of acupuncture in that only one point is selected during each session. The single point technique is noted for its quick therapeutic response and exceptional results, despite using far fewer points than traditional acupuncture therapy. It is a simple technique for practitioners to master, and patients are quick to extol the virtues of the single-point approach. Author Dr. Decheng Chen describes in detail how to treat one hundred of the most common clinical ailments, including headaches, neck pain, hypertension, and even the common cold. Dr. Chen uses both Western and traditional Chinese medical theory to describe his treatment methods. Each section consists of an introduction to the disease, a detailed explanation of the needle technique used, a case study of the treatment, and a discussion. With its easy-to-use format and step-by-step instructions, Single Point Acupuncture and Moxibustion for 100 Diseases is the definitive single point acupuncture guide for teachers, students, and acupuncture practitioners alike.

Chapter I: painful diseases. Chapter II: internal diseases. Chapter III: surgical diseases. Chapter IV: obstetrical, gynecological and pediatric diseases. Chapter V: ophthalmic, E.N.T. diseases and others.

Acupuncture therapy with single point is a strategy of killing two birds with one stone. Needling a meridian meeting point is to needle one point to treat two meridians. When the cause involves two or more internal organs, it may be treated by the meeting points of meridians. The eight meeting points between extraordinary meridians and twelve master meridians refer to the points at which energy of the eight extraordinary meridians meet with that of the twelve master meridians. Needling at such meeting points is capable of producing a double effect of the twelve master meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians. Chinese acupuncture was originated in Yellow Emperor's Classics in which 66 diseases were treated by single point. In the first acupuncture classic entitled, First Classic Of Acupuncture And Moxibustion published in 282, a total of over 800 diseases were listed for acupuncture treatment among which 728 diseases were treated by single points. It was not until the publication of Living Classic Of Acupuncture And Moxibustion in 1220 that acupuncture therapy with multiple points became popular. The first national Chinese conference on acupuncture therapy with single point was held in 1989, with 81 representatives attending and 151 theses presented at the conference; followed by the second conference in 1991, and the third conference in 1992. There are a few characteristics of this type of acupuncture therapy. First of all, it puts emphasis on syndromes differentiation. Take headache as an example, headache in the forehead should be treated by Li4, headache on one side of the head should be treated by Lu7. In the second place, different methods of treatment should be applied, depending on the nature of diseases, such as needling, moxibustion, point injection, and cupping etc. In the third place, different treatment strategies should be applied to deal with different syndromes of diseases, such as toning up deficiency and sedating excess, sedating the child and toning up the mother.

Paradigm Publications brings the medicine and healing of the Oriental tradition to English-speaking readers. Our work is based on the premise that the West will successfully absorb Oriental traditional healing arts only by honoring the respect for language, tradition, and nature on which they were founded. Seeking to accurately transmit an Asian expertise that is rooted in bedside skills and highly trained sensory observations, our books for clinical professionals are produced by cooperative teams of Asian and Western clinical experts, scholars, and linguists. By adhering to voluntary, multi-author, multi-publisher standards, these works become part of a valuable library that is not limited by the interests of any one author or publisher. Based on similar principles, our books for discriminating readers offer the simple utility people need to apply these arts to their lives.In the Complete Course in Acupuncture series, along with The Book of Acupuncture Points.

The authors look at TCM treatments for a wide range of common & more difficult problems, such as: eczema; gangrene; depressions; palpitations; & many more. Material is structured in such a way as to be easily accessed in clinical situations

Cheng DAn-an was the single most important Chinese acupuncturist of the mid-20th century. He created the modern acupuncture college curriculum in China and rescued acupuncture and moxibustion from oblivion in its native land. As a teacher of many other famous teachers of acupuncture, such as the late Dr. James Tin Yau So, Cheng Dan-an is the father of modern Chinese acupuncture. This book is a collection of his formulas and treatments for a wide range of traditional Chinese diseases, such as cold damage, warm heat diseases, wind stroke, mania, diarrhea and dysentery, cough, phlegm rheum, panting & wheezing, the five accumulations, and more. This is a seminal book in the development of modern acupuncture which should not be overlooked by any Western practitioner.

This definitive acupuncture text, used for licensing examinations in many states, remains an essential reference for professionals and students.