Basics of Acupuncture
A book for Practioners! - A synthesis of Western science and medicine with traditional Chinese Concepts - Easy-to-read introduction to the philosophy and theory of traditional Chinese medicine - The most important acupuncture points, systems of chann
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Gabriel Stux Brian Berman Bruce Pomeranz
Basics of
Acupuncture
Translations of Chinese Tenns by K. A. Sahm Illustrations by Petra Kofen
Fifth, Revised Edition With 72 Figures and 20 Tables
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This book is based on the following books published by Springer-Verlag: Acupuncture, Text book and Atlas ISBN 978-3-540-44273-8
ISBN 978-3-642-18988-3 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-18988-3
Einftihrung in die Akupunktur, 6. Auflage ISBN 978-3-540-44273-8
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Preface to the Fifth Edition
In 1987, our first book Acupuncture: Textbook and Atlas received rave reviews (e. g., in New England Journal of Medicine). This prompted us to write this smaller, affordable version in order to reach a wider audience. The smaller format has been so successful that we are now into our fifth revised edition. This has given us the opportunity to update and improve the book. Due to health considerations of Prof. Bruce Pomeranz, Prof. Brian Berman took over the current updating of the Scientific Basis of Acupuncture (Chap. 2). We wellcome the new contributor to the fifth edition; Dr. Brian Berman is a renowned acupuncture researcher and clinician of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Also the section on traditional Chinese medicine was expanded because it gives a more complete picture of the current practice of acupuncture. Thanks are due to Lillian Garnier Bridges for substantial insight into the profiling of the 5 constitutional types (Chap. 3.5). Acupuncture has come a long way since our first book appeared in 1987. There has been a surge of interest in treating drug addictions by ear acupuncture in 1500 centers world wide. The
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