The Channels of Acupuncture Cards

Clinical Use of the Secondary Channels and Eight Extraordinary Vessels

The Channels of Acupuncture Cards on ScienceDirect(Opens new window)
Spiral Bound, 226 Pages
Published: DEC-2006
ISBN 10: 0-443-10379-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-443-10379-7
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


By
Giovanni Maciocia, CAc(Nanjing), Acupuncturist and Medical Herbalist, UK; Visiting Associate Professor at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China

Description
THE CHANNELS OF ACUPUNCTURE CARDS is a set of 109 2-color cards designed to allow students and practitioners to test themselves on their knowledge of the channels and extraordinary vessels of acupuncture. Color illustrations from The Channels of Acupuncture text provide unparalleled images of the channels, giving the user a key visual impression. Each channel illustration displays the pathways of the channel and the reverse of each card provides concise descriptions of the channel pathways. Additional cards illustrate the pathology of each channel, especially for the eight extra meridians. Unparalleled information on the Eight Extraordinary Vessels gives visual and descriptive details on the pathology of the channels commonly seen in clinic.

Audience:
All acupuncture and Chinese medicine students All acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioners


 
Last update: 5 Nov 2011