Acupuncture: Visible Holism (Paperback)
by Bai Xinghua with RB Baron
Product Details
· Paperback: 192 pages
· Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (February 13, 2001)
· Language: English
· ISBN-10: 0750645393
· ISBN-13: 978-0750645393
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
This text questions the validity of traditional beliefs concerning the origins of acupuncture and offers new theories on the early development of this ancient medicine. Archaeological evidence suggests that the generally accepted beliefs concerning the origins of acupuncture are incorrect and in need of revision. In this work, the origins and practice of acupuncture, as well as its relationships within holism, are discussed and challenged, offering theories and interpretations of key tenets. Readership: Undergraduate; postgraduate; research/professional. –From British Medical Journal Bookshop (www.bmj.com)
This book throughout is solidly rooted both in historical analysis and the clinical perspective of a practising doctor. It is a pleasure to read a work such as this which is based on careful historical reference and a willingness to draw new and sometimes challenging conclusions. I recommend it to students and practitioners who wish to enrich their understanding of where our art comes from and what the historical records actually say about many aspects of its further development. –By Peter Deadman, Chief Editor of Journal of Chinese Medicine (www.jcm.co.uk)
While most books on acupuncture are concerned with the conditions that it can treat and how it works, Acupuncture: Visible Holism presents an original interpretation of the origins of this ancient branch of alternative medicine using a holistic approach. This theoretical view sees acupuncture as representative of the Chinese culture of holism or holistic healing whereby the laws of nature are used to cure the ills of the body. "The practice of needling the lower part of the body to cure the upper, and treating the outer to heal the innercultivating the Root to nourish the Tip." --by Arlieda Ries, Physical Sciences Librarian, Miami University Brill Science Library (www.e-stream.com)
