Aryana Libris

Author : Mi Huang-fi
Title : The systematic classic of acupuncture & moxibustion A Translation of the Jia Yi Jing by Yimg Shou-zhong and Charles Chace
Year : 1994

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Translators’ Preface. The ancient classics of acupuncture and moxibustion are not what one would consider user friendly. While source materials such as the SU Wen (Simple Questions), Ling Shu (Spiritual Pivot), and the Nun Jing (Classic of Dijficulties) are the bedrock upon which nearly every style of acupuncture is based, these texts are not teaching texts per se, nor are they clinical manuals. Anyone who has,perused the Nei Jing (Inner Classic) in Chinese or examined any of its piecemeal translations in English will most likely have been struck by its internal contradictions and the difficulty of finding what one is looking for. During the late Han dynasty, Huang-fu Mi undertook the task organizing the existing acupuncture literature in a systematic manner. The Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing (Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, ) was the result of the effort and was the first book of its kind. Huang-fu Mi’s magnum opus consists of twelve books containing a total of one hundred twenty- eight chapters. The first six books deal with the basic theories of acupuncture and moxibustion, while the last six deal with acupuncture and moxibustion therapeutics. In this work, we find the first systematic exposition of the basic theories of Chinese medicine, the acupoints, channels and connecting vessels, needling techniques, and the clinical application of acupuncture and moxibustion. It also contains an analysis of the various patterns of disease in the areas of internal medicine (nei ke), external medicine (wai ke), pediatrics (er ke), and gynecology (fu ke). Huang-fu Mi initiated a new system in cataloguing acupoints. On the limbs the points are grouped according to channels, but on the trunk he introduced regional divisions. because of the convenience of this approach, Huang-fu Mi’s system of arranging materials pertaining to therapeutics is preserved today in many acupuncture textbooks. ...