One of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West, Giovanni Maciocia, illuminates and examines the art of traditional Chinese acupuncture with this in-depth look at the secondary channels and other key structures encompassing the human body in Chinese anatomy. This book describes in detail the pathways, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the Luo, Muscle, and Divergent secondary channels, as well as other key structures such as the Cou Li and Huang membranes, and gives a thorough, clear overview of subjects poorly understood and incompletely covered in other English language texts. Over one third of the book is dedicated to the Eight Extraordinary Channels, providing the reader with the most in-depth information available in the English language. Drawing on his broad clinical experience, the author covers the energetic physiology, pathology and points by body area, providing ease of access for both the student and practitioner of acupuncture. The Channels of Acupuncture presents comprehensive and clear information on an essential part of traditional Chinese medicine.
1. INTRODUCTION TO: THE CHANNEL SYSTEM - p. xix 2. Chapter 1: CONCEPT OF ‘CHANNEL’ IN CHINESE MEDICINE - p. 1 3. Chapter 2: MORPHOLOGY AND FLOW OF QI OF CHANNELS - p. 14 4. Chapter 3: THE MEMBRANES (HUANG), FAT TISSUE (GAO), THE CAVITIES AND TEXTURE (COU LI) AND THE TRIPLE BURNER CAVITIES - p. 31 5. Chapter 4: FUNCTIONS OF THE CHANNELS IN GENERAL - p. 55 6. Chapter 5: THE CHANNELS IN DIAGNOSIS - p. 64 7. PART 2: THE MAIN CHANNELS - p. 78 8. INTRODUCTION TO: THE MAIN CHANNELS - p. 78 9. Chapter 6: PATHWAYS OF THE MAIN CHANNELS - p. 79 10. Chapter 7: CHANNEL SYMPTOMS - p. 96 11. Chapter 8: TREATMENT OF MAIN CHANNELS - p. 106 12. Chapter 9: THE FIVE TRANSPORTING (SHU) POINTS - p. 140 13. Chapter 10: CATEGORIES OF POINTS - p. 156 14. Chapter 11: THE COMBINATION OF ACUPUNCTURE POINTS - p. 175 15. PART 3: CONNECTING CHANNELS (LUO MAI) - p. 215 16. INTRODUCTION TO: CONNECTING CHANNELS (LUO MAI) - p. 215 17. Chapter 12: MORPHOLOGY AND PATHWAYS OF CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 217 18. Chapter 13: PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 233 19. Chapter 14: AETIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS OF THE CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 240 20. Chapter 15: PATHOLOGY OF CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 245 21. Chapter 16: TREATMENT OF THE CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 259 22. PART 4: MUSCLE CHANNELS (JING JIN) - p. 281 23. INTRODUCTION TO: MUSCLE CHANNELS (JING JIN) - p. 281 24. Chapter 17: MORPHOLOGY AND PATHWAYS OF THE MUSCLE CHANNELS - p. 283 25. Chapter 18: MUSCLE CHANNELS-FUNCTIONS AND AETIOLOGY - p. 310 26. Chapter 19: PATHOLOGY AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCLE CHANNELS - p. 314 27. Chapter 20: TREATMENT OF MUSCLE CHANNELS - p. 317 28. PART 5: DIVERGENT CHANNELS (JING BIE) - p. 328 29. INTRODUCTION TO: DIVERGENT CHANNELS (JING BIE) - p. 328 30. Chapter 21: MORPHOLOGY OF DIVERGENT CHANNELS - p. 329 31. Chapter 22: FUNCTIONS AND CLINICAL USE OF THE DIVERGENT CHANNELS - p. 340 32. PART 6: CUTANEOUS REGIONS - p. 352 33. INTRODUCTION TO: CUTANEOUS REGIONS - p. 352 34. Chapter 23: THE 12 CUTANEOUS REGIONS - p. 353 35. PART 7: EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS - p. 369 36. INTRODUCTION TO: EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS - p. 369 37. Chapter 24: THE EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS – INTRODUCTION - p. 371 38. Chapter 25: CLINICAL USE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS - p. 392 39. Chapter 26: GOVERNING VESSEL (DU MAI) - p. 413 40. Chapter 27: DIRECTING VESSEL (REN MAI) - p. 448 41. Chapter 28: PENETRATING VESSEL (CHONG MAI) - p. 485 42. Chapter 29: GIRDLE VESSEL (DAI MAI) - p. 532 43. Chapter 30: YIN STEPPING VESSEL (YIN QIAO MAI) - p. 547 44. Chapter 31: YANG STEPPING VESSEL (YANG QIAO MAI) - p. 565 45. Chapter 32: COMBINED YIN AND YANG STEPPING VESSELS PATHOLOGY - p. 586 46. Chapter 33: YIN LINKING VESSEL (YIN WEI MAI) - p. 599 47. Chapter 34: YANG LINKING VESSEL (YANG WEI MAI) - p. 618 48. Chapter 35: COMBINED YIN AND YANG LINKING VESSELS PATHOLOGY - p. 637 49. Chapter 36: THE EIGHT POINTS OF THE DIVINE TURTLE - p. 643 50. PART 8: THE INTEGRATION OF MUSCLE AND CONNECTING CHANNELS IN PRACTICE - p. 648 51. INTRODUCTION TO: THE INTEGRATION OF MUSCLE AND CONNECTING CHANNELS IN PRACTICE - p. 648 52. Chapter 37: PAINFUL OBSTRUCTION (BI) SYNDROME (TRAUMA, SPORT INJURIES, REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY) - p. 648 53. PINYIN-ENGLISH GLOSSARY OF CHINESE TERMS - p. 685 54. ENGLISH-PINYIN GLOSSARY OF CHINESE TERMS - p. 693 55. BIBLIOGRAPHY - p. 700 56. FURTHER READING LIST - p. 703 57. CHRONOLOGY OF CHINESE DYNASTIES - p. 704 58. INDEX - p. 705
One of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West, Giovanni Maciocia, illuminates and examines the art of traditional Chinese acupuncture with this in-depth look at the secondary channels and other key structures encompassing the human body in Chinese anatomy. This book describes in detail the pathways, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the Luo, Muscle, and Divergent secondary channels, as well as other key structures such as the Cou Li and Huang membranes, and gives a thorough, clear overview of subjects poorly understood and incompletely covered in other English language texts. Over one third of the book is dedicated to the Eight Extraordinary Channels, providing the reader with the most in-depth information available in the English language. Drawing on his broad clinical experience, the author covers the energetic physiology, pathology and points by body area, providing ease of access for both the student and practitioner of acupuncture. The Channels of Acupuncture presents comprehensive and clear information on an essential part of traditional Chinese medicine.
1. INTRODUCTION TO: THE CHANNEL SYSTEM - p. xix 2. Chapter 1: CONCEPT OF ‘CHANNEL’ IN CHINESE MEDICINE - p. 1 3. Chapter 2: MORPHOLOGY AND FLOW OF QI OF CHANNELS - p. 14 4. Chapter 3: THE MEMBRANES (HUANG), FAT TISSUE (GAO), THE CAVITIES AND TEXTURE (COU LI) AND THE TRIPLE BURNER CAVITIES - p. 31 5. Chapter 4: FUNCTIONS OF THE CHANNELS IN GENERAL - p. 55 6. Chapter 5: THE CHANNELS IN DIAGNOSIS - p. 64 7. PART 2: THE MAIN CHANNELS - p. 78 8. INTRODUCTION TO: THE MAIN CHANNELS - p. 78 9. Chapter 6: PATHWAYS OF THE MAIN CHANNELS - p. 79 10. Chapter 7: CHANNEL SYMPTOMS - p. 96 11. Chapter 8: TREATMENT OF MAIN CHANNELS - p. 106 12. Chapter 9: THE FIVE TRANSPORTING (SHU) POINTS - p. 140 13. Chapter 10: CATEGORIES OF POINTS - p. 156 14. Chapter 11: THE COMBINATION OF ACUPUNCTURE POINTS - p. 175 15. PART 3: CONNECTING CHANNELS (LUO MAI) - p. 215 16. INTRODUCTION TO: CONNECTING CHANNELS (LUO MAI) - p. 215 17. Chapter 12: MORPHOLOGY AND PATHWAYS OF CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 217 18. Chapter 13: PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 233 19. Chapter 14: AETIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS OF THE CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 240 20. Chapter 15: PATHOLOGY OF CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 245 21. Chapter 16: TREATMENT OF THE CONNECTING CHANNELS - p. 259 22. PART 4: MUSCLE CHANNELS (JING JIN) - p. 281 23. INTRODUCTION TO: MUSCLE CHANNELS (JING JIN) - p. 281 24. Chapter 17: MORPHOLOGY AND PATHWAYS OF THE MUSCLE CHANNELS - p. 283 25. Chapter 18: MUSCLE CHANNELS-FUNCTIONS AND AETIOLOGY - p. 310 26. Chapter 19: PATHOLOGY AND SYMPTOMS OF MUSCLE CHANNELS - p. 314 27. Chapter 20: TREATMENT OF MUSCLE CHANNELS - p. 317 28. PART 5: DIVERGENT CHANNELS (JING BIE) - p. 328 29. INTRODUCTION TO: DIVERGENT CHANNELS (JING BIE) - p. 328 30. Chapter 21: MORPHOLOGY OF DIVERGENT CHANNELS - p. 329 31. Chapter 22: FUNCTIONS AND CLINICAL USE OF THE DIVERGENT CHANNELS - p. 340 32. PART 6: CUTANEOUS REGIONS - p. 352 33. INTRODUCTION TO: CUTANEOUS REGIONS - p. 352 34. Chapter 23: THE 12 CUTANEOUS REGIONS - p. 353 35. PART 7: EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS - p. 369 36. INTRODUCTION TO: EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS - p. 369 37. Chapter 24: THE EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS – INTRODUCTION - p. 371 38. Chapter 25: CLINICAL USE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS - p. 392 39. Chapter 26: GOVERNING VESSEL (DU MAI) - p. 413 40. Chapter 27: DIRECTING VESSEL (REN MAI) - p. 448 41. Chapter 28: PENETRATING VESSEL (CHONG MAI) - p. 485 42. Chapter 29: GIRDLE VESSEL (DAI MAI) - p. 532 43. Chapter 30: YIN STEPPING VESSEL (YIN QIAO MAI) - p. 547 44. Chapter 31: YANG STEPPING VESSEL (YANG QIAO MAI) - p. 565 45. Chapter 32: COMBINED YIN AND YANG STEPPING VESSELS PATHOLOGY - p. 586 46. Chapter 33: YIN LINKING VESSEL (YIN WEI MAI) - p. 599 47. Chapter 34: YANG LINKING VESSEL (YANG WEI MAI) - p. 618 48. Chapter 35: COMBINED YIN AND YANG LINKING VESSELS PATHOLOGY - p. 637 49. Chapter 36: THE EIGHT POINTS OF THE DIVINE TURTLE - p. 643 50. PART 8: THE INTEGRATION OF MUSCLE AND CONNECTING CHANNELS IN PRACTICE - p. 648 51. INTRODUCTION TO: THE INTEGRATION OF MUSCLE AND CONNECTING CHANNELS IN PRACTICE - p. 648 52. Chapter 37: PAINFUL OBSTRUCTION (BI) SYNDROME (TRAUMA, SPORT INJURIES, REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY) - p. 648 53. PINYIN-ENGLISH GLOSSARY OF CHINESE TERMS - p. 685 54. ENGLISH-PINYIN GLOSSARY OF CHINESE TERMS - p. 693 55. BIBLIOGRAPHY - p. 700 56. FURTHER READING LIST - p. 703 57. CHRONOLOGY OF CHINESE DYNASTIES - p. 704 58. INDEX - p. 705
