Principles of Selecting Treatment Points in Chinese Acupuncture

Unlike Chinese herbal therapy, where treatment of syndromes play almost an exclusive role in clinical practice, Chinese acupuncture applies a wide range of principles in the selection of treatment points in clinical practice, including the treatment of syndromes, to be sure. From my observations and clinical experiences, there are at least 46 common Principles of Selecting Treatment Points, divided into 9 categories as follows: 1. Selection of Basic Points 2. Points Paired Off 3. Points on System of Meridians 4. Specially Marked Points 5. Specially Marked Points Paired Off 6. Traditional Types of Treatment 7. Acupuncture Classics 8. Modern Types of Traditional Chinese medicine treatment 9. Supplemental There are five parts in this book: Part 1: Clinical Application of Principles Part 2: Principles of Selecting Treatment Points Part 3: Acupuncture Treatment of Syndromes Part 4: Clinical Cases Part 5: List of Specially Marked Points How to use this book: 1. Use this book to find treatment points quickly by going through Part 1. 2. Use this book as a learning tool to advance your knowledge in acupuncture. 3. Use this book to get a picture of different concepts of selecting treatment (a total of 46 principles), which are not normally covered by regular practice of acupuncture, such as selecting classical points. 4. Use Part 3 as quick reference for treatment of syndromes, whenever required. 5. Use Part 5 to understand prescriptions of points you may encounter. 6. Use this book to create your own treatment points. 7. Use this book as a clinical manual of acupuncture therapy.