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Volume II · Acupuncture in Theory and Practice

Eight Extraordinary Vessels

From the general theory of meridians and points, through needle holding and qi regulation, tonification and reduction, and the management of mishaps, to clinical prescriptions by specialty.

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The Eight Extraordinary Vessels, with the Ren and Du

The reservoirs outside the main circuit: governor of all yang, receptacle of all yin, and the sea of the twelve channels.

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Overview of the Meridian System

Twelve principal channels, eight extraordinary vessels, divergent channels, collaterals, muscle regions and cutaneous regions: how the parts fit together.

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