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Author Bertschinger, Richard, author

Title The great intent : acupuncture odes, songs, and rhymes / Richard Bertschinger ; illustrated by Harriet E.J. Lewars
Published London : Singing Dragon, 2013

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Contents The odes, songs and rhymes -- Ode to the whole body's points and channels -- Ode to the one hundred symptoms -- A song on the rule of the hundred points -- A song on how the six qi create disease -- The song 'four all-encompassing points' -- The song 'nine needles which revive the yang' -- Ode to the streamer out of the dark -- Ode to the magnanimity of the mat -- Ode to the golden needle -- A song on how the cycling five of heaven control disease -- A rhyming guide to essential indications when needling -- Ode to the jade dragon -- Old teacher mulberry's rhyme 'secrets of the stars' -- Ma danyang's song on the twelve points -- Shining bright as the starry sky and able to heal all the many diseases -- Ode to the importance of penetrating the dark mystery -- Ode to the magic brightness -- Ode to holding back the river -- Ode to intricacies in the circulating flow -- The song 'tricks to keep up your sleeve' -- The secret rhyme on needling 'barriers within' -- Tonifying and reduction swept clear as snow -- The song 'general pointers when needling' -- The song 'opening the door to needling law'
Notes Preceded by (work): The golden needle : and other odes of traditional acupuncture : book two of Yang Jizhou's grand compendium (1601) / translated by Richard Bertschinger. 1991
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English with some Chinese
Print version record
Subject Acupuncture.
Acupuncture points.
Medicine, Chinese -- History
Medicine -- History -- 17th century.
Acupuncture Therapy -- history
History, 17th Century
Medicine, Chinese Traditional -- history
Poetry as Topic -- history
Acupuncture Points
Physiotherapy.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Acupressure & Acupuncture.
MEDICAL -- Acupuncture.
Medicine
Acupuncture
Acupuncture points
Medicine, Chinese
SUBJECT China
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Preceded by (work): Yang, Jizhou, active 1573-1619. Zhen jiu da cheng. Juan 2. English.
Yang, Jizhou, active 1573-1619. Zhen jiu da cheng. Juan 2. English.
ISBN 9780857011114
0857011111