An Outline of Chinese Acupuncture
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“An Outline of Chinese Acupuncture” is the landmark 1975 hard-cover that first gave the Western world a clear, medically accurate window into the meridian system, needling techniques and point combinations used daily in Beijing’s busiest teaching clinics. Compiled by the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the 305-page text is still the only English-language volume whose charts, pulse-diagnosis tables and treatment protocols were drawn directly from the country’s national syllabus for physicians. The result is a reference that bridges the gap between classical texts such as the Huangdi Neijing and the evidence-based approach modern acupuncturists need for board exams, clinic notes and patient education.
Collectors prize this edition for its oversized fold-out meridian diagrams—printed in red and black so every collateral pathway is easy to trace—and for the photo plates showing angle-of-insertion, depth and stimulation methods that many later paperbacks dropped to save space. A concise materia medica of commonly combined herbs, plus syndrome-specific point prescriptions for internal, gynecological and musculoskeletal disorders, make the book a one-stop desk reference for students while still offering seasoned practitioners nuanced variations that are hard to find in contemporary texts.
This copy retains its sturdy red cloth binding, bright gold stamping, and crisp internal pages; only light exterior marks and a previous owner’s neat inscription on the contents page hint at its age. For anyone building a professional library, pursuing NCCAOM certification, or simply fascinated by the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science, a clean first-edition hard-cover of “An Outline of Chinese Acupuncture” is both a conversation piece and a daily working tool that has not been superseded in nearly fifty years.
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