Isbn: 9780702034138 - energetics in acupuncture: five element acupuncture made easy (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. Name in front. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> Although most people believe that acupuncture encom- passes a homogeneous body of knowledge and meth- ods of practice; in reality, the theory and practice of acupuncture varies from country to country, school to school, and practitioner to practitioner. Since its origin in China about 4000 years ago, acupuncture has spread all over the world, initially from China to Japan and Korea, and more recently to the West. This, together with centuries of experience in using acupuncture to diagnose and treat various diseases and symptoms, has resulted in many revisions, modifications, expansions and adaptations of the techniques. For example, 'medical acupuncture' as practised in the West bears very little resemblance to the method of acupuncture envisaged by its Chinese forefathers apart from using needle insertion. Compared with other forms of treatment, such as allopathic medicine or homeopathy, the differences and the lack of unifor- mity is huge indeed. Every approach has its merits and disadvanta.…