Acupuncture A Comprehensive Text Shanghai College of Traditional Medicine Hardcover – January 1, 1996

I am glad that I bought this book. I'm a student in a TCM master's program and an intern in the student clinic at my school. For clinic, I have used this book FAR more than any other (including the ubiquitous ADRs). It has myriad extra acupoints, most of which I had never even heard of, as well as all of the usual points with their locations/actions/indications (both modern and classic). There are pull-out charts, detailed technique descriptions, and an awesome auricular chart. It has a treatment guide arranged by condition. So, say you have a patient- main complaint: stiff neck. It gives the TCM etiologies/pathologies, principle and supplementary points with needling techniques and other main treatment methods, then it lists other techniques such as moxa/cupping/cutaneous needling/injection therapy (not legal where I live but still good to know)/different micro-systems techniques/common point prescriptions based on specifics of the symptomatology/etc. At the end of each condition, there's a "remarks" with valuable info on treatment. This text even discusses "barefoot doctor" acupoints, theory, and modern research. It is complete with illustrations and medical specialty sections (pediatrics, dermatology, gynecology, etc.). It's hard to believe that they fit so much into a textbook that can be held with one hand!In short, I am loving this book!

Excellen. Thks.

cover page was barely on. Torn and falling apart. Few pages were ripped, but still usable. do not want to even return because i need it bad. On a side note seems like somebody opened my package and re-closed it but the cover being ripped looks old and not recent.

great.