文档介绍：ESSENTIALS
OF CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE
Compiled by
Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Acupuncture Institute of the Academy of
Traditional Chinese Medicine
FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS
BEIJING
Distributed as an eBook by
Bamboo pany
. Box 2792
Saratoga, CA 95070 .
First Edition 1980
Foreign Languages Press
24 Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing, China
Printed in the People's Republic of China
CONTENTS
PREFACE 1
FOREWORD 3
INTRODUCTION 5
PART I A General Description of the Basic Knowledge of Traditional Chinese
Medicine 9
CHAPTER I YIN-YANG AND THE FIVE ELEMENTS 11
I. YIN-YANG 11
1. The opposition and interdependence of yin and yang 11
2. The inter-consuming-supporting and the inter-transforming relation of yin and
yang 13
II. THE FIVE ELEMENTS 16
1. Attribution of things to the five elements 17
2. The inter-promoting, inter-acting, over-acting and counter-acting relation of
the five elements 17
CHAPTER II ZANG-FU (ANS) 22
I. THE ANS 22
1. Heart 22
2. Liver 23
3. Spleen 24
4. Lung 25
5. Kidney 26
6. Pericardium 27
II. ANS 27
1. Small intestine 27
2. Gall bladder 27
3. Stomach 27
4. Large intestine 28
5. Urinary bladder 23
6. Sanjiao 28
III. ANS 29
1. Brain 29
2. Uterus 29
CHAPTER III CHANNELS AND COLLATERALS 31
I. NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION 31
II. FUNCTIONS OF CHANNELS AND COLLATERALS 33
CHAPTER IV QI, BLOOD AND BODY FLUID 36
I. QI 36
II. BLOOD 37
III. BODY FLUID 37
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CHAPTER V ETIOLOGY 39
I. SIX EXOGENOUS FACTORS 41
1. Wind 41
2. Cold 42
3. Summer heat 42
4. Damp 43
5. Dryness 43
6. Heat (fire, mild heat) 43
II. SEVEN EMOTIONAL FACTORS 44
III. MISCELLANEOUS PATHOGENIC FACTORS 45
1. Irregular food intake 45
2. Over-strain and stress or lack of physical exertion 46
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