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Author Lu, Gwei-Djen

Title Celestial Lancets : a History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (473 pages)
Summary Using modern knowledge to shed light on ancient techniques, this text examines two of the earliest therapeutic techniques of Chinese medicine: acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture is the implantation of very thin needles into subcutaneous connective tissue and muscle at a great number of different points on the body's surface; moxibustion is the burning of Artemisia tinder (moxa) either directly on the skin or just above it. For 2500 years the Chinese have used both techniques to relieve pain and to heal a wide variety of illnesses and malfunctions. Providing a full historical account of a
Subject Acupuncture -- History
Moxa -- History
Medicine, Chinese -- History
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Acupressure & Acupuncture.
MEDICAL -- Acupuncture.
Acupuncture
Medicine, Chinese
Moxa
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Needham, Joseph
ISBN 9781136612565
1136612564