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Acupressure's Potent Points : A Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments; Michael Reed Gach; Paperback; $15.26

Acupuncture (Alternative Health Series); Michael Nightingale; Paperback; $11.65

Acupuncture : A Viable Medical Alternative; Marie Cargill; Paperback; $11.65

Acupuncture : Energy Balancing for Body, Mind and Spirit (Health Essentials Series); Peter Mole; Paperback; $8.95

Acupuncture : How It Works, How It Cures; Peter Firebrace, Sandra Hill; Paperback; $17.96

Acupuncture : The Ancient Chinese Art of Healing and How It Works Scientifically; Felix Mann; Paperback; $7.20

Acupuncture Imaging : Perceiving the Energy Pathways of the Body : A Guide for Practitioners and Their Patients; Mark Seem; Hardcover; $15.26

Acupuncture in Clinical Practice : A Guide for Health Professionals (Therapy in Practice, No 43); Nadia Ellis; Paperback; $37.99

Acupuncture Points : Images and Functions; A Lade; Hardcover; $29.50

The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain : Safe and Effective Methods for Using Acupuncture in Pain Relief; Leon Chaitow; Paperback; $17.96

Acupuncture With Your Fingers : An 18-Point Healing System; Ralph A. Dale; Hardcover; $12.00

Acupuncture Without Needles; J. V. Cerney; Paperback; $8.95

Chinese Acupuncture; George Soulie De Morant; Hardcover; $125.00

The Chinese Way to Healing: Many Paths to Wholeness; Misha Ruth Cohen, OMD, L.Ac.; Softcover; $15.00 (in stock)
The Chinese Way to Healing: Many Paths to Wholeness is an essential guide to achieving total health in mind, body, and spirit. By showing you the powerful benefits of Chinese medicine, particularly acupuncture, massage, nutrition, meditation and herbs, along with other healing arts as adjunct therapies, this book can help you take control of your healing process and maintain or restore wholeness and harmony in all aspects of your life.

This book offers comprehensive healing plans for a wide range of ailments including digestive problems, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, gynecological problems, PMS, menopause, and more. These plans combine Chinese dietary guidelines with Western medicine, plus various other Eastern and Western healing therapies.

Includes:

  • Basics of Chinese medicine
  • How to evaluate a Chinese medicine practitioner
  • Acupuncture and moxibustion
  • Qi Gong: Chinese exercise and meditation
  • Case histories: profiles in healing
  • Chinese medicine dietary practices
  • Chinese herbal therapy
  • Self-care techniques
  • Massage and other body therapies and more

This is a remarkable first book to purchase, especially if you want a clear overview of Chinese medicine and methods with which you can use that information to your ultimate advantage. A "must read" for potential patients of Chinese medicine.

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The Complete Book of Acupuncture; Stephen Thomas Chang; Paperback; $11.65

Fighting Drug Abuse With Acupuncture : The Treatment That Works; Ellinor R. Mitchell; Paperback; $16.16

Foundations of Chinese Medicine : A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists; Giovanni Maciocia; Hardcover; $85.00 (Special Order)
This comprehensive and scholarly work brings together the complete theory of Chinese Medicine in a detail never before available in the West. The author's understanding of the Chinese language has allowed him to refer to the ancient Chinese classics, as well as to modern textbooks.

Key features include:

  • Explanation of the theories of Chinese Medicine in relation to clinical practice
  • Creative adaptation of Chinese Medicine theory to Western clinical conditions
  • Detailed presentation of the energetic action and clinical use of over 200 acupuncture points
  • Discussion of many previously neglected aspects of Chinese Medicine including the mental-spiritual aspects of the 5 main organs in health and disease

This is the book to purchase if you are a serious student, or practitioner who wants to brush up on one's foundations.

The Layman's Guide to Acupuncture; Yoshio. Manaka; Paperback; $10.95

Life Energy : Using the Meridians to Unlock the Hidden Power of Your Emotions; John Diamond; Paperback; $9.85

The Location of Acupoints : State Standard of the People's Republic of China; Hardcover; $25.00

Love, Miracles, and Animal Healing : A Veterinarian's Journey from Physical Medicine to Spiritual Understanding; Allen M. Schoen, Pam Proctor; Hardcover; $19.80

Touch for Health : A Practical Guide to Natural Health Using Acupuncture, Touch and Massage to Improve Postural Balance and Reduce Physical and Menta; John F. Thie; Hardcover; $24.95

Traditional Acupuncture : The Law of the Five Elements; Dianne M. Connelly; Paperback; $12.00

Tsubo : Vital Points for Oriental Therapy; Katsusuke, Serizawa; Hardcover; $26.10

Accupressure Therapy : Point Percussion Treatment of Cerebral Birth Injury, Brain Injury, and Stroke; Zhao-Pu Wang; Hardcover; $65.00 (Special Order)

Acupressure's Potent Points; Paperback (Special Order)

Acupuncture; Paperback (Special Order)

Acupuncture; Hardcover (Special Order)

Acupuncture : A Comprehensive Text; Chen Chiu Hseuh; Hardcover; $65.00 (Special Order)

Acupuncture : Cure of Many Diseases; Felix Mann; Paperback; $22.50 (Special Order)

Acupuncture : Everything You Ever Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask; Gary F. Fleischman; Paperback; $10.75 (Not Yet Published -- On Order)

Acupuncture : Textbook and Atlas; Gabriel Stux, Bruce Pomeranz; Hardcover; $96.00 (Special Order)

Acupuncture Case Histories from China; Jirui Chen, Nissi Wang; Hardcover; $35.00 (Special Order)

Acupuncture Cases from China : A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories; Zhang Dengbu, Oran Kivity; Hardcover; $48.50 (Special Order)

Acupuncture Energetics : A Clinical Approach for Physicians; Joseph M. Helms, Joseph Helms; Hardcover (Special Order)

Acupuncture Energetics : A Workbook for Diagnostics and Treatment; Mark Seem; Paperback; $14.95 (Special Order)

Acupuncture in Clinical Practice : A Practical Guide to the Use of Acupuncture and Related Therapies; Xinghua Bai; Hardcover (Not Yet Published)

Acupuncture in Gynaecology and Obstetrics : An Essential Guide for Practitioners and Students; Royston, Ph.D. Low; Hardcover (Publisher Out Of Stock)

Acupuncture in Practice : Case Histories from the West; Hugh MacPherson, Ted J. Kaptchuk; Hardcover (Not Yet Published)

Acupuncture Point Combinations : The Key to Clinical Success; Jeremy Ross; Hardcover (Publisher Out Of Stock)

The Acupuncture Treatment of Internal Disease (Alternative Medical Textbook); George Lewith; Paperback; $12.95 (Special Order)

The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain; Unk; Paperback (Special Order)

Acupuncture Without Needles; Paperback (Special Order)

Acupuncture, the Ancient Chinese Art of Healing; F. Mann; Hardcover; $19.80 (Special Order)

Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain; Hardcover (Special Order)

Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain : A Scientific Approach to Acupuncture for Use by Doctors and Physiotherapists in the Diagnosis a; P. E. Baldry; Hardcover; $65.00 (Special Order)

Acupuncture-- Art and Science : Index of Modern Authors and Subjects, With Guide for Rapid Research; Stanley X. Garrett; Hardcover; $44.50 (Special Order)

Acupuncture-- Art and Science : Index of Modern Authors and Subjects, With Guide for Rapid Research; Stanley X. Garrett; Paperback; $39.50 (Special Order)

Akupunktur : Lehrbuch Und Atlas : Ubersetzung Chinesischer Begriffe : Karl Alfried Sahm Zeichnungen : Petra Kofen/Book and Charts; G. Stux, et al; Hardcover; $79.00 (Special Order)

The Art of Acupuncture Techniques; Robert Johns; Hardcover (Not Yet Published)

Basics of Acupuncture; Gabriel Stux, Bruce Pomeranz; Hardcover; $24.00 (Special Order)

Basics of Acupuncture; Gabriel Stux, Bruce Pomeranz; Paperback; $27.95 (Special Order)

Basics of Acupuncture; Paperback (Special Order)

Bee in Balance : A Guide to Healing the Whole Person With Honeybees, Oriental Medicine and Commonsense; Amber Rose; Paperback; $34.95 (Special Order)

Beyond Yin & Yang; George Ulett; Paperback; $22.50 (Special Order)

Beyond Yin & Yang; Paperback (Special Order)

Bioenergetic Medicines East and West; Vanrene, Manning; Paperback; $12.95 (Special Order)

Bioenergetic Medicines East and West; Paperback (Special Order)

Bodymind Energetics : Toward a Dynamic Model of Health; Mark D. Seem; Paperback (Publisher Out Of Stock)

Bodymind Energetics : Toward a Dynamic Model of Health; Mark. Seem; Paperback; $16.95 (Special Order)

The Book of Acupuncture Points (Complete Course in Acupuncture/James Tin Yau So, Vol 1) Vol 1; James Tin Yau So; Hardcover; $35.00 (Special Order)

The Celestial Stems; Royston Low; Hardcover; $12.95 (Special Order)

Character and Health : The Relationship of Acupuncture and Psychology; Yves Requena; Paperback; $16.95 (Special Order)

Chasing the Dragon's Tail : The Theory and Practice of Acupuncture in the Work of Yoshio Manaka; Yoshio Manaka; Paperback; $50.00 (Special Order)

Chasing the Dragon's Tail : The Theory and Practice of Acupuncture in the Work of Yoshio Manaka; Yoshio Manaka, et al; Hardcover; $50.00 (Special Order)

Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion; Qiu Mao-Liang; Hardcover; $125.00 (Special Order)

Cross-Sectional Anatomy of Acupoints; Eachou Chen; Hardcover; $48.00 (Special Order)

The Dictionary of Acupuncture & Moxibustion : A Practical Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine; Nguyen Duc Hiep; Hardcover (Publisher Out Of Stock)

Dictionary of Acupuncture Terms, Concepts & Points : Terms, Concepts, and Points; Ralph Alan Dale, et al; Paperback; $69.00 (Special Order)

Disease and Diagnosis for the Acupuncturist : An Advanced Guide to Traditional Diagnostic Techniques; Graham Player; Hardcover (Publisher Out Of Stock)

East and West Acupuncture : An Altenative to Suffering; M.J. Cunningham, I-Yen Yang; Paperback; $9.35 (Special Order)

The Energies of Consciousness : Explorations in Acupuncture, Auras, and Kirlian Photography; Acupuncture, and Western Hemisphere Conference on Kirlian Photography; Hardcover; $114.00 (Special Order)

Everything You Want to Know About Acupuncture : Information for the General Public; Tiong-Hung Ling; Hardcover; $15.95 (Special Order)

Everything You Want to Know About Acupuncture : Information for the General Public; Tiong-Hung Ling; Paperback; $9.80 (Special Order)

Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture; Paperback (Special Order)

Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture; Andrew, Ellis; Paperback; $29.95 (Special Order)

Galaxies of Life; Hardcover (Special Order)

Galaxies of Life : The Human Aura in Acupuncture and Kirlian Photography (Social Change Series); Acupuncture, and Western Hemisphere Conference on Kirlian Photography; Hardcover; $100.00 (Special Order)

Grasping the Wind; Andrew Ellis, et al; Paperback; $25.00 (Special Order)
Grasping the Wind is the first Western text to present information about acupuncture points as it has been most often presented in China throughout history. Point information was often passed from teacher to student through poems and songs. These devices were sometimes public and sometimes secret, but always used the traditional acupoint names to convey their lessons. Expert physicians incorporated references to medical theories, special locations and particular effects. Literary allusion was used to remind students of complex energetics relationships. The Chinese language, rich with metaphors and connotations, was precisely used to transmit a wealth of subtle meaning.

Based on traditional songs, and the great classical compendium, Grasping the Wind brings this important information to light for English-speaking practitioners. The book provides students a unique opportunity to study an application of Chinese medical language in a clear, appropriately documented, and culturally valid context. The location, use, and effects of more than 360 channel points are explained through modern standard names and alternative names that were used in earlier eras.

Skill Level: Beginning and Intermediate

Grundlagen Der Akupunktur : Chinesische Ubersetzungen Von Karl Alfred Sahm Zeichnungen Von Petra Kofen; Gabriel Stux; Paperback; $26.00 (Special Order)

Gua Sha : A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice; Arya Nielsen; Paperback; $38.95 (Special Order)

Handbook of Medical Acupuncture; Frank Z. Warren; Hardcover; $32.00 (Special Order)

Highlights of Ancient Acupuncture Prescriptions; Honora L. Wolfe; Paperback; $14.95 (Special Order)

An Introduction to Acupuncture; Johannes Bischko; Paperback; $19.95 (Special Order)

An Introduction to Acupuncture : A Practical Guide for Gps and Other Medical Personnel; P.F. Pearson; Hardcover; $27.50 (Special Order)

Japanese Acupuncture : A Clinical Guide; Stephen Birch, Junko Ida; Paperback; $40.00 (Not Yet Published)

The Layman's Guide to Acupuncture; Paperback (Special Order)

Ling Shu, Or, the Spiritual Pivot (Asian Spirituality, Taoist Studies Series); Jing-Nuan Wu; Hardcover; $30.00 (Special Order)

Modern Chinese Acupuncture; N.R. Lewith, G.T. Lewith; Hardcover (Publisher Out Of Stock)

Modern Chinese Acupuncture; Hardcover (Publisher Out Of Stock)

The Practical Application of Meridian Style Acupuncture; John E. Pirog; Hardcover; $70.00 (Special Order)

The Practice of Chinese Medicine : The Treatment of Diseases With Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs; Giovanni Maciocia; Hardcover; $125.00 (Special Order)
This eagerly-awaited companion volume to The Foundations of Chinese Medicine discusses the application of Chinese medical theory to the treatment of specific diseases. The book is unique in its extensively detailed coverage of each diseases and in its inclusion of both acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Key features include:

  • Detailed discussion of the aetiology, pathology and treatment of 34 common diseases-symptoms within a Western clinical setting
  • The treatment of 'modern diseases' such as allergic asthma/eczema, ME (CFIDS) and MS are addressed for the first time in a Chinese medical text
  • Detailed discussion of the prognosis and prevention of most disease-symptoms
  • The Western medical differential diagnosis and prognosis for each disease, linking Western and Chinese symptomatology
  • Over 150 case histories with detailed explanations of the diagnostic processes and analysis of treatment
  • The most detailed and comprehensive chapter on the treatment of mental-emotional problems with Chinese medicine yet to appear in an English language textbook
  • An innovative and extensive chapter on the principles of acupuncture point combinations
  • An 8-page colour plate section with tongue slides to clarify diagnoses

This authoritative and comprehensive text will be invaluable to all students and practitioners of acupuncture and herbal medicine. it provides a thorough and logical guide to clinical practice for the treatment of common diseases.

Principles and Practice of Contemporary Acupuncture; Sung J., M.D. Liao, et al; Hardcover; $65.00 (Special Order)

Professions and the Public Interest : Medical Power, Altruism and Alternative Medicine; Mike Saks; Hardcover; $65.00 (Special Order)

Professions and the Public Interest : Medical Power, Altruism and Alternative Medicine; Mike Saks; Paperback; $19.95 (Special Order)

Psychoenergetic Systems : The Interaction of Consciousness, Energy and Matter; Stanley Krippner; Hardcover; $119.00 (Special Order)

Reinventing Acupuncture : A New Concept of Ancient Medicine; Felix Mann; Paperback; $36.95 (Special Order)

Research on Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Acupuncture Anesthesia; People's Republic of China Science Press; Hardcover; $60.00 (Special Order)

Scientific Bases of Acupuncture; Bruce Pomeranz, Gabriel Stux; Paperback; $58.00 (Special Order)

Scientific Bases of Acupuncture; Paperback (Special Order)

Sticking to the Point : A Rational Method for the Step-By-Step Formulation of Administration of an Acupuncture Treatment; Bob Flaws; Paperback; $16.95 (Special Order)

Survey of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Jean Schatz, Sarah Elizabeth Stang; Paperback; $20.00 (Special Order)

The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion : Huang-TI Chen Chiu Chia I Ching (Jia Yi Jing); Mi Huang-Fu, et al; Hardcover; $79.95 (Special Order)

Terrains and Pathology in Acupuncture Vol 1; Yves Requena; Hardcover; $39.95 (Special Order)

Traditional Acupuncture; Paperback (Special Order)

The Vital Meridian : A Modern Exploration of Acupuncture; Alan Bensoussan; Hardcover; $30.00 (Special Order)

The Web That Has No Weaver : Understanding Chinese Medicine; Ted J. Kaptchuk; Paperback; $17.06
"A lucid and penetrating exposition on the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. While the book's rich detail makes it of great use to the practicing healer, it is in its entirety very simply written, enjoyable reading for the layman. It is valuable also as an introduction to the traditional Chinese philosophical outlook, to which it brings a demystifying balance of what is best in the Chinese and Western world views. Instructive, profound, and important!"
-Professor Martin Schwartz
University of California, Berkeley

If you need just one book on Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is it.

The Weeds of Society; Sterling B. Scott; Paperback; $17.95 (Special Order)

What Is Acupuncture? How Does It Work?; Erich Wilhelm, Stiefvater; Paperback; $6.30 (Special Order)

The Wq-10 Electro-Acupuncture Machine : How and When to Use It; Jake Fratkin; Paperback; $9.30 (Special Order)

Zang Fu : The Organ Systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine : Functions, Interrelationships, and Patterns of Disharmony in Theory and Practice; Jeremy Ross; Hardcover; $73.00 (Special Order)
The Zang Fu, the organ systems, are the central core of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). A thorough understanding of Zang Fu is vital to the successful practice of TCM. This authoritative and instructive text provides that understanding by focusing on genuine TCM as it is taught and practiced in the People's Republic of China today.

The author has studied and trained in Canton and Nanjing, as well as in the UK. Within this book he has used his long experience in the teaching of both science and alternative medicine to great effect and clarifies areas which have proved ambiguous or difficult for the Western reader.

The book gives a clear, well-organized framework of the theory of Zang Fu. Illustrated with many tables, diagrams and actual case histories, it shows how the theoretical principles are applied in clinical practice.

In four parts:
Part 1: The Background
Part 2: Zang Fu
Part 3: Interrelationships
Part 4: Clinical Practice

Zang Fu is an essential text for every serious student and practitioner of therapies such as acupuncture, which are based on Chinese medicine.

Skill Level: Beginning to Intermediate

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