Skill with Illustrations of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Written by Yan Jie
Translated by Yin Ganlin
English-Chinese, hardcover, 850 x 1168mm, 496 pages
Hunan Science Press, 1992
ISBN 7535709311

"As a monograph of acupuncture-moxibustion techniques, it has gathered and collected the acupuncture-moxibustion manipulation skills and techniques of diverse academic schools and doctors in modern and ancient times, and introduces and explains them with words and figures. So, it can give guidance and directions to acupuncture and moxibustion manipulation. Moreover, with some new ideas by dividing acupuncture-moxibustion techniques into skills relating to acupoints, abstract or basic skills, and clinical skills, it makes valuable exploration to the establishment of an applied science - acupuncture-moxibustion technique." -Prof. Wang Xuetai, Chairman of the World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies

The book is divided into two parts: Part One and Part Two. The Part One, also titled with Preparatory Knowledge, mainly intorduces the basic knowledge about the meridians, acupoints and equipments of acupuncture & moxibustion.

The Part Two, also titled with Skill of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, includes two chapters: (I) A General Discussion on Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion; and (II) Clinical Application of Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. The first chapter mainly introduces the filiform needling, three-edged needling, intradermal needling, cutaneous needling, dull needling, hot needling, electric needling, hydre-puncture, ear needling, scalp needling, wrist-ankle needling, moxibustion and cupping. Among them, skills of filiform needling are discussed in most detail, 30 odd methods being listed. The second chapter mainly introduces clinical application of the skills of acupuncture and moxibustion on treatment of 60 kinds or more diseases with acupuncture and moxibustion, which is based on referring to clinical reports in last 40 years.

This book is written in Chinese with English translation and lays emphasis on clinical practice. It is easy to be understood as it is filled with illustrative pictures. So it is suitable to the overseas amateurs of acupuncture and moxibustion and medical workers who engage in acupuncture and moxibustion and will help them master the basic skills of Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion quickly and accurately, and it can also be an important referring book for middle or advanced-degree acupuncturists in China to study the skills of acupuncture and moxibustion and learn acupuncture English.