Acupuncture Treatment for Hypertension

by Zhang Ren and Xu Hong. The purpose of this book is to tell people how to deal with it by applying traditional therapies of acupuncture and moxibustion.

Title: Chinese-English Edition of Acupuncture Treatment for Hypertension
Chief Compliers Zhang Ren and Xu Hong
Chief Translator Zhang Qing-rong
Published by Shanghai Scientific and Technological Publishers, 2007
Format: Paperback, 313 pages, 8 x 5.5 inches
ISBN: 9787532390533

Synopsis of Contents

Hypertension is one of the most common "civilized sicknesses" among people in modern society. The purpose of this book is to tell people how to deal with it by applying traditional therapies of acupuncture and moxibustion. Although no large in length, the book is of the following features: Large in information -The book gathers the relative information about hypertension in Western medicine, mainly in Chinese medicine and acupuncture-moxibustion both ancient and present times, especially the successful experience accumulated in treatment of hypertension by acupuncture-moxibustion. Great in practicality: Basing on our more than 30 years experiences clinically, the authors have sorted and optimized the above information. In the book we provide for the readers various effective points for treatment of hypertension including so called micro-acupuncture system, the repeatability-standing therapeutic schemes that are developed from clinically reported large-sample-contenting materials after summarization and optimization, and medical cases treated with various remedies and unique effects by famous medical experts.

Contents

Chapter 1 General Introduction
Section 1 Introduction to Hypertension
Section 2 Outline of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment Determination
Section 3 Retrospect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy

Chapter 2 Commonly Used Points in Treatment of Hypertension
Section 1 Commonly Used Body Points
Section 2 Commonly Used Ear Points
Section 3 Other Points Commonly Used

Chapter 3 Commonly Used Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapies for Hypertension
Section 1 Needling Methods
Section 2 Commonly Used Moxibustion, Point Plastering and Cupping
Section 3 Commonly Used Ear Acupuncture
Section 4 Other Methods of Point Stimulation Commonly Used

Chapter 4 Proved Cases on Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapies for Hypertension
Section 1 Proved Cases by Famous Acupuncturists
Section 2 Proved Cases Treated Based on Syndrome Differentiation
Section 3 Proved Cases Treated by a Single Point

Reference

汉英对照针灸治疗高血压
【作 者】主编张仁 徐红 主译张庆荣
【出 版 社】 上海科学技术出版社
【书 号】 9787532390533
【出版日期】 2007年9月第1版
【开 本】 32开 平装
【页 码】 313
【版 次】1-1

【内容简介】

高血压是现代人中最常见的“文明病”之一，而本书则是告诉人们应用传统的针灸之法如何对付它。尽管全书篇幅不大，但有以下特点：①信息量大。本书全面汇集了有关高血压的西医、主要是中医及针灸的历史的和现代的有关信息，特别是在针灸治疗高血压方面所积累的成功经验。②实用性强。依据作者80多年的临床实践，对上述信息进行了筛选、优化。为读者提供了包括被称作微针系统在内的常用于高血压的各种有效穴位，对临床报道的大样本资料综合优化后形成的经得起重复的治疗方案，包括名家医案在内的多种治法各异、疗效独特的医案。
本书不仅适合于针灸临床工作者，也可供西医和其他中医工作者参考。