A Practical English Dictionary of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)

The author is an eminent specialist of traditional Chinese medicine and has been frequently in charge of English translation for international acupuncture conferences. He has a deep understanding of acupuncture teaching and saw a requirement for a dictionary specifically written for the acupuncture practitioner but also for the student. This current dictionary fills that role, and contains over 3000 entries, each of which has a detailed explanation in English. Each entry is indexed in English, followed by Chinese characters, and pinyin. The Dictionary includes a number of appendices: ¡®Brief Chinese Chronology¡¯, ¡®The Heavenly Stems¡¯, ¡®The Twenty-Four Solar Terms¡¯, ¡® Sixty Pairs of Heavenly-Stem-Earthly-Branch Match¡¯, and ¡®International Standardised Nomenclature of Acupuncture Points¡¯. There are also Indexes for ¡®Chinese Pinyin Entries¡¯ and for ¡®English Entries'. The text throughout is well-illustrated with detailed drawings and tables. A number of coloured plates are also included. A very handy and well-priced reference!