Classic Texts
Acupuncture-related chapters from the Ling Shu, Su Wen, Nan Jing and other classics.
01
The Nine Needles and the Twelve Yuan-Source Points
The opening chapter of the Ling Shu: the essential…
02
Different Methods and Appropriate Directions
Why treatment must vary with region: the classical…
03
Nan Jing, Chapter 68: The Five Shu Points and Their Indications
The most compact statement of what each of the fiv…
04
Cauterisation Classic of the Eleven Channels of Foot and Arm
One of the earliest channel texts, from Mawangdui:…
05
Preface to the Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing
Huangfu Mi assembles the scattered acupuncture mat…
06
Moxibustion Methods from the Qian Jin Yao Fang
Sun Simiao on the order of moxibustion, the size a…
07
Illustrated Classic of Acupoints on the Bronze Figure
Wang Weiyi standardises point locations and casts …
08
Ode on Pointing to the Profound
Dou Mo’s celebrated rhapsody on awaiting qi, direc…
09
Ben Shu: Root and Transport
The origin of the five shu point theory: well, spr…
10
Diagnostic Essentials and the End of the Meridians
The location of qi in each season, the needling ap…
11
Nan Jing, Chapter 69: Mother-Son Tonification and Reduction
In deficiency tonify the mother, in excess reduce …
12
Wai Tai Mi Yao: Valuing Moxibustion over Needling
Wang Tao compiles the formulas of his era but deli…