1 What is Acupuncture?

104 Pages·2013·2.73 MB·English

Index
1) What is Acupuncture ? 4
2) Meridians in Acupuncture. 6
3) Effects of Acupuncture. 8
Units Used in Acupuncture 9
4) Classification of Acupuncture points. 11
5) Five Elements and Acupuncture 14
6) Yin Yang 16
7) Organ Clock. 18
8) 14 Meridians of Acupuncture. 22
1) Lung Channel 22
2) Large Intestine Channel 30
3) Stomach Channel 41
4) Spleen Channel 57
5) Heart Channel 68
6) Small Intestine Channel 74
7) Urinery Bladder Channel 83
8) Kidney Channel 103
9) Pericardium Channel 113
10) Tripple Warmer Channel 119
11) Gall Bladder Channel 129
12) Liver Channel 145
13) Governing Vessel Channel 153
14) Conceptional Vessel Channel 163
9) Extra ordinary Points 170
10) Un-numbered Extra Points 186
11) The New Acupuncture Points 189
12) Nose, Hand and foot Acupuncture 211
13) Scalp Acupuncture 222
14) Auricule Acupuncture 228
15) Eight Extraordinary Channel 241
16)
Selection Technique of Acupuncture Points 251

17 ) Clinical Acupuncture
1) Brain and Nervous System Disorders 274
2) Respiratory Disorders 277
3) Heart and Cardio Vascular Disorders 279
4) Blood Disorders 281
5) Stomach and Gastro Intestinal system Disorders 282
6) Hepatic, Biliary, Splenic and Pancreatic Disorders 286
7) Genito Urinary Disorders 288
8) Ear Disorders 290
9) Eye Disorders 292
10) Endocrine Disorders 296
11) Psychiatric Disorders 297
12) Disorder of Children 299
13) Acute Disorders 300
14) Gynaecological Disorders 304
15) Locomotor Disorders 308
16) Skin Disease 311

18)
Analysis of Acupuncture Points According to
Chinese Image Meaning 314
104 Meeting Point 318

19) Acuyoga 324
Acuyoga For 14 Channel 336
Acuyoga Therapy 345
Acumeridian Tooth organ Relationship 355
Eye and Lip Micro-acupuncture system 356
Face Acupuncture 357
Acuyoga For Beautiful Face 359
Index of Acu-Points with English Meanings. 373
ACUPUNCTURE POINTS ON SPECIFIC AREA 388
Index of Acu-Points with Chinese alphabet 389
Index Of Disease And Prescription 407
Entry Exit Point 416
Reference Books & website 417
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Note to Reader :
This book in intended as an informational guide. The remedies, approches and
techniques described herein are meant to supplement and not to be substitute for,
professional medical care or treatment. They should not be used to treat a serious
ailment without prior consultation with qualified health care professional.
Preface :

From last 10 years the patients who benefits the Laser Acupuncture Therapy & other
patients from my country & abroad, motivated me to write the book in detail, because the books
on these Acupuncture, acupressure, acuyoga, in any language are in just brief. Acupuncture is
discovered with the battle of archery i.e. Bow & Arrow. Soldier was injured on leg with arrow
and his eyesight was improved, thus the many other acupuncture point was discovered.
In this book I added almost all acupuncture point’s with Chinese Images & their
meanings which found rarely in other books. Figures include Each Channel of separate organ &
it’s internal relationship with related organ. Each points separate figure, International name,
Chinese Image, it’s meanings, Location, Indication, Needling ( Puncture ), Acupressure,
Laser, Acuyoga. The book include total points on channel including left & right side 670,
Extra ordinary points left & right side are 75, unnumbered acupuncture points 42, Recent
discovered points 96.
This book include Micro system Acupuncture Ear-acupuncture ( Auricular-
acupuncture Total No of points including left and right 200), Nose acupuncture, Hand
Acupuncture, Foot Acupuncture, Scalp Acupuncture with detail figure, & treatment. On
Nose 34 Points, On both hands 34 Points, On both feet 32 Points.
In this book I added different techniques of point selection, use of analgesic points, use
of specific points for specific diseases, use of combination points, use of five element theory
& it’s rule, use of 60 command points, use of tonification & sedation points & other many
techniques.
In Clinical acupuncture, Disorders of Brain & Nervous System, Heart & Blood
vessels disorders, Diseases of Stomach & Intestine, Genito-urinary disorders, Sensory
organ’s disorders (i.e. Ear, Nose, Eye, Skin), Psychological disorders, Diseases of
respiratory system, Gynecological & obstetrics diseases, Diseases of bones, joints, &
connective tissues, diseases of Gall Bladder & Liver, Skin (Dermatology) & Cosmetology
etc. are describe in brief and simple language.
Acuyoga the combination of acupressure and yoga is described in detail with figure.
Daily self acupressure practice, Acuyoga and self acupressure for different diseases are
described in brief with figures. For looking young and beautiful face with natural face
lifting, more than sixty facial acupressure and facial yoga are described in detail with other
health benefits including detail figures.
DR. Sakhare M.S.

1 What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is the Latin word. Acus means needle and puncture with needle means
Acupuncture or Acuate means sharp pointed apparatus by which puncture is done means
Acupuncture.
In most of religion Ear Piercing in the centre of lobe is Ceremony on twelfth day after the
birth of child. In Auriculo-Acupuncture Eye point is in the centre of lobe, above the eye point
there is brain point, It is believed that by piercing ear the health of child is improved, behind this
there is scientific reason of ear acupuncture.
In Islam Religion before prey ( Namaz ) each must clean their ear ( Wujoo). In Ear
acupuncture there are more than 200 points. Piercing ear in different points, massaging ear,
pinching ear, twisting or wringing ear our health is improved.
Wearing gold and silver ornament on different body part, wearing bangles, applying
kumkum or smooth paste of sandalwood or other scented powder, at the centre of eyebrows,
applying ash ( Bhasma ), wearing necklace etc. is related to acupuncture different points and
benefits as per point.
Nerves end on palm and sole. Clapping 15 minutes daily while praying, motivating
players, playing different games, working in kitchen, churning curd with churning staff by hand,
grinding chutney or spices on stone slab and grinder by hand, daubing yard or courtyard by hand,
draw water from well with rope palms are stimulated. Walking bare foot sole is stimulated.
Revolving around temple with bare feet sole is stimulated. Nowadays polished pavements,
marble are all over in temples, mashids, churches, so there is no stimulation to our sole and we
think that we are not receiving blessings of God.
There are different types of hand postures (Mudra) in different religions while praying,
different types of dance (Kathhak, Bharat Natyam, Mohini Attam, Ballet, other classical dance
etc.) acupressure is done naturally.
Massaging oil on head and body of child, Massaging oil and scrubbing with smooth
scented herbal powder before bath is the acupressure to different points of body. Tapping by
hand to children while slipping, they sleep soundly because the points of sedation are behind ear.
We also take our hand by folding in elbow underneath ear naturally while sleeping.
Hot stamping on body (Tapt Mudra), Cauterizing, Tattoo painting, Ear piercing etc. are
done in different types of community. Behind all these conventional acupressure and
acupuncture science is there.
Most of female wear Necklace. As Necklace rest on the 7th cervical spine they have least
possibility of neck pain. The pendant of specific shape if placed near neck and neck is pressed
downward it improves thyroid function. Now a day female have low backache because they
forget to wear silver belt which was used few years ago. Knee pain is common in females
because they do work in kitchen by standing. While working in front of Kitchen Katta weight of
body is not divided same on both legs in the centre of knee joint. In rural region those females
who are cooking in sitting position are free from knee pain and low backache. Long time sitting
on chair hamstring muscle are contracted and become short.
2 Acupuncture Meridians
The route on which Chi flows in the body is known as Meridian or Channel. These routes
originate from various vital organs of the body and known as per name of particular organ. E.g.
Route originated from Heart is known as Heart Meridian. Heart Meridian is denoted by the
symbol H and first or starting point is denoted by H-1 and so on.
There are twelve paired Meridians and two single Meridians means total fourteen main
Meridians.
Six Meridians are on Hand.
Six Meridians are on Leg.
Six Meridians are Yang ( Positive ).
Six Meridians are Yin ( Negative ).
Six Meridians are Ascending.
Six Meridians are Descending.
Name of Meridian Symbol Polarity No of Points
LUNG LU YIN 11
LARGE INTESTINE LI YANG 20
HEART H YIN 09
SMALL INTESTINE SI YANG 19
PERICARDIUM P YIN 09
TRIPLE WARMER TW/SJ YANG 23
STOMACH ST YANG 45
SPLEEN SP YIN 21
URINARY BLADDER UB YANG 67
KIDNEY K YIN 27
GALL BLADDER GB YANG 44
LIVER LIV YIN 14
GOVERNING VESSEL GV/DU ------ 28
CONCEPTIONAL VESSEL CV/REN ------ 24
On the above table 1 to 6 Meridian’s pairs are on hand and 7 to 12 Meridian’s pairs are on
leg and 13 and 14 single Meridian are on body’s posterior mid line and anterior midline.
Origins and Direction of Meridians :
The direction of the channel is depending upon the direction of flow of Chi of particular organ.
Three Yin channels on the hand start from chest and descend on medial side of hand towards
fingers and meet Yang channels.
Three Yang ascends from fingers on lateral side of arm and goes to head and meet three yang
channels of leg.
Three yang channels of leg start from head and descend on leg’s toe from front, back and lateral
side of leg and meet three yin channel of leg.
Three yin channels of leg ascend from medial side of leg and go to the chest and meet the three
yin channel of hand.
3 Effects Of acupuncture
Effects of acupunctures are Subjective and Objectives. Subjective Effects feel patient
while objective effect knows doctors only.
Subjective Effects :
Pain: Patient feels pain while pricking needle. In Laser acupuncture there is no pain.
Numbness: Patient feels numbness after pricking needle. In Laser acupuncture there is no
numbness.
Heaviness: Patient feels heaviness after pricking needle. In Laser acupuncture there is no
heaviness.
Soreness: Skin around the needle becomes a sore.
Distention: Patient feels something moving from both end of channel where we prick the needle.
Objective Effects :
Analgesic : Some acupuncture points relieves pain of patients.
Sedation : Some acupuncture points have sedation or tranquilizing effects.
Immunity Improvement : Some acupuncture points improve immunity.
Homeostatic Effect : Due to acupuncture blood purifies, removes blockage of breathing,
regulates heart beats, body temperature, many biochemical reactions, other many life saving
parameters are regulated.
Motor Gate Theory : Due to acupuncture rain and nerves are stimulated and movements starts
at particular place.