Unit 1 Introduction 1
Text A Huang Di Nei Jing and Acupuncture&Moxibustion 2
Text B A Brief History of Acupuncture 12
Supplementary Reading Doctors support acupuncture 18
Unit 2 Meridians 20
Text A 21
Part Ⅰ The Channels and Collaterals 21
Part Ⅱ The Conception Vessel and the Governing Vessel 23
Text B Practical Application 35
Supplementary Reading An approach to understanding the channel divergences 41
Unit 3 Points 44
Text A Rules for Selecting Points 45
Text B Energy-balancing Points 58
Supplementary Reading Effect of acupuncture depth on muscle pain 66
Unit 4 The Eight Extra Meridians 70
Text A The Eight Extraordinary Channels(Qi Jing Ba Mai)Trajectory,Symptomatology and Treatment 71
Text B The Eight Extraordinary Vessels 87
Supplementary Reading An Introduction to Li Shi-Zhen's Exposition on the Eight Extraordinary Vessels 96
Unit 5 Needling Methods 99
Text A Principles of Acupuncture Treatment 100
Text B Technique of Acupuncture 111
Supplementary Reading New Method of Acupuncture Needling 118
Unit 6 Methods of Moxibustion 121
Text A A Brief Introduction to Moxibustion and Cupping 122
Text B Moxibustion:Classification and Application 136
Supplementary Reading Halt Allergies with Moxibustion Therapy 145
Unit 7 Diagnosis and Treatment of Internal Medicine 149
Text A Acupuncture in primary headache treatment 150
Text B Abdominal Pain 162
Supplementary Reading Intense Acupuncture Benefits Bell's Palsy 170
Unit 8 Diagnosis & Treatment of Gynecology & pediatrics 173
Text A The Treatment of Breast Pain with Acupuncture 174
Text B The Treatment of Children's Pain in the Entire Body with Acupuncture 184
Supplementary Reading Acupuncture for Menopausal Problems 191
Unit 9 Diagnosis & Treatment of Traumatic Injury & Dermatology 197
Text A Clinical Practice Guideline of Acupuncture for Herpes Zoster(Ⅰ) 198
Text B Clinical Practice Guideline of Acupuncture for Herpes Zoster(Ⅱ) 211
Supplementary Reading Impact of Acupunctre on Medicine in the United States 218
Unit 10 Diagnosis&Treatment of E.N.T 222
Text A Tinnitus 223
Text B Allergic Rhinitis 234
Supplementary Reading Acupuncture for glaucoma 241
Key to Exercises 244
参考译文 292
Appendix 1-3 360
Glossary 372
References 399