Five element constitutional acupuncture

✍ Scribed by Angela hicks

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1332
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Front matter
Copyright
Introduction
Foreword to the first edition
1. The philosophical foundations of Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture
2. Five Element theory
3. The importance of the spirit
4. The Constitutional Factor
5. The causes of disease
6. The inner development of the practitioner
7. Introduction to the Five Elements
8. Wood – key resonances
9. Wood – The Organs
10. Patterns of behaviour of Wood Constitutional Factors
11. Fire – key resonances
12. Fire – The Organs
13. Patterns of behaviour of Fire Constitutional Factors
14. Earth – key resonances
15. Earth – The Organs
16. Patterns of behaviour of Earth Constitutional Factors
17. Metal – key resonances
18. Metal – The Organs
19. Patterns of behaviour of Metal Constitutional Factors
20. Water – key resonances
21. Water – The Organs
22. Patterns of behaviour of Water Constitutional Factors
23. Some common confusions between different CFs
24. Diagnosis – the purpose and process
25. Diagnosis – the key methods
26. The body language of the different CFs
27. Diagnosis – levels and golden keys
28. Diagnosis by touch
29. The Five Element blocks to treatment
30. Aggressive Energy
31. Possession
32. Husband–Wife imbalance
33. Entry–Exit blocks
34. Needle technique
35. The use of moxibustion
36. The use of acupuncture points in Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture
37. Using points to treat the spirit
Chapter 38. Lung and Large Intestine points
39. Stomach and Spleen points
40. Heart and Small Intestine points
41. Bladder and Kidney points
42. Pericardium and Triple Burner points
43. Gall Bladder and Liver points
44. Ren and Du channel points
45. Treatment planning
Chapter 46. Treatment – pulling it all together
47. Integration with TCM – a brief introduction to how a practitioner can integrate the two styles
48. Case histories illustrating integrated diagnosis and treatment
Appendix A. Different terms used to describe the spirit
Appendix B. The external and miscellaneous causes of disease
Appendix C. Four Needle Technique
Appendix D. Blocks from scars
Appendix E. Treatment reactions
Appendix F. Checklist for a traditional diagnosis
Appendix G. Outcomes for treatment
Appendix H. Diagnosing and treating element within element
Bibliography
Glossary
Index