Traditional Japanese Acupuncture: Fundamentals of Meridian Therapy
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0967303443 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 381 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 1990, on the 50th anniversary of the Society of Traditional Japanese Medicine, the members of the editorial committee embarked on this book project that was completed over a ten-year period. Among the illustrious contributors, all of them distinguished scholars and practitioners of Meridian Therapy, are: Okabe Somei, M.D., Aiza
Traditional Japanese Acupuncture Kevin Anderson This is a great book for those who use Meridian therapy in thier clinic, this can be seen from some of the authors of this book Ikeda Masakazu and Shudo Denmei. The fact it uses the term traditional in the title simply indicates that the sources for this book/Meridian therapy are from the classical texts of Chinese traditional medicine such as Su Wen and Ling Shu. This reflects the common use of the word traditional in the names of many of the Japanese acupuncture societies in Japan. The book fills in many of the gaps that Shodu's book did not, remembering that Meridian therapy was first introduced t. Not actually traditional japanese Medicine This book is titled TRADITIONAL Japanese Acupuncture. Unfortunatelty it is not really that at all though it may contain elements of some traditional Japanese styles. It seems that the esteemed authors have made an attempt to fuse Chinese TCM with elements of Japanese Meridian Therapy and have come up with something that to many Meridian Therapy practitioners (myself included)seems unrecognizable as TRADITIONAL anything. I do not mean to criticize the authors theories or his approach but to call this traditional Japanese acupncture in any sense seems a bit of an inaccurate statement.Chinese TCM and Ja. Five Stars That a good book, exist a lot of view and he organize the information with card.
From the Publisher Meridian Therapy is a system of clinical acupuncture utilized in Japan and rooted not only in the acupuncture classics (the Su Wen, Ling Shu, and Nan Jing) but also in the modern clinical experience of highly successful Japanese clinicians. It is a very sophisticated modality that offers Western students, practitioners, and their patients a practical way of choosing and applying treatment in the light of clinical reality. . Contents include: the development of Meridian Therapy in light of the historical circumstances of acupuncture in Japan; an introduction to the basics--Yin and Yang, Five Phases, Ki, Blood, Fluids, deficiency, and excess; an overview of the meridians and acupuncture points, with detailed channel-by-channel descriptions; and much more. This is an important and pivotal contribution to the acculturation of classical acupuncture in the West. The authors, who are among Japan's foremost teachers and
This is an important and pivotal contribution to the acculturation of classical acupuncture in the West.. The authors, who are among Japan's foremost teachers and clinicians, have compiled a work that provides a broad, accurate, and detailed foundation for students learning acupuncture or for clinicians who wish to improve their clinical results