The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Volume IX

Volume IX of The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Y ng J zh u translated by Lorraine Wilcox, Ph.D, L.Ac., is broken into four parts: The first part covers 151 different patterns and how to treat them with acupuncture and moxibustion, the second part covers miscellaneous subjects such as: L D ngyu n's Method of AcupunctureThe Treatment Methods of Famous Physicians describing: Sores with Toxins, Throat Impediment, Dribbling Blockage, The Eyes, Injury, The Supreme Unity Spirit Talisman, and S n S mi o's Song of Needling the Thirteen Ghost Points.In the third part of the text Y ng writes extensively about moxibustion methods, and treatment strategies such as: Clever Essentials for Moxibustion, The Four Flowers Method of Master Cu, Method for Applying Treatment to G o Hu ng (UB 43), Riding the Bamboo Horse Moxibustion Point Method, Moxibustion on the Taxation Point, Applying Treatment to Sh n Sh (UB 23), Moxibustion Method for the Small Intestine Sh n Q Points, etc.In the the fourth part of the text Y ng presents 31 case studies where he used acupuncture, moxibustion, and occasionally herbal formulas to treat the patients. This section serves not just to discuss Y ng's successes but is also a venue to talk about the deeper meaning of some of his treatment strategies.