Acupuncture Books

I have read all the reviews of this book to date and I must say that ,while not perfect, I would love to hear from those critical of this volume to name a book that is as clear and well presented as this one is. Of course it is not perfect and trying to learn any style of acupuncture from a book is only a small part of the process. Most of my learning anyway has come from treating patients.

I recently purchased this text at the recommendation of my instructor for a 5 Element course for physician acupuncturists. I have found it to be invaluable to introduce and reinforce the ideas presented in the course. In short--it's excellent. Buy it.

The Hicks, Hicks and Mole book is nothing but a caricature of the beautiful system of medicine practiced over 50 years by Dr. Worsley. I purchased this book with alot of enthusiasm but was soon disappointed, even horrified by some of what I read. As a practitioner, it offered nothing to increase my knowledge of Classical Five Element Acupuncture, and in fact, would sorely mislead anyone wishing to study and practice this medicine. I would hope that students of acupuncture would go directly to the Master's books for information regarding Classical Five Element Acupuncture: Traditional Acupuncture, Volumes 1 and 2, and Volume 3, The Five Elements and the Officials, by J.R. Worsley. All of his books are available through Amazon, are filled with Dr. Worsley's words and the true spirit of his work, and will enrich your practice and life.

Diane McCormick, M.D.

I think "arguments" occur because people think one way is "right" or "pure." Most 5e practitioners I have experience with and who studied with JR Worsley or Judy Worsley do not feel their style is superior to others. In fact, JR and Judy both have said that their style isn't superior, but different, and they wanted to keep what they learned taught in its original form since its the style they know best and the style that they practice. I have taken some 5e classes myself from Worsely-based schools and found that the approach is not critical of TCM or other styles, but rather they acknowledge the benefits all different styles of acupuncture may have. Of course they are partial to the type they learned and practiced the most and saw succeses with! And 5e does work well! The schools I've studies at also acknowledge its limitations.

The folks who critique Hicks' book for deviating from Worsley's style are being in my opinion, well, anal. The authors do acknowledge that they deviate from Worsley's teachings and explain most of the areas in which they do and why. I believe they also give due respect to Worsely as an influential teacher and promoter of 5e style, and in no way try to say that everything in the book is what he (Worsley) taught.

Anyway, the whole argument against blending styles is silly since Worsely himself studied with so many teachers and took away what was most beneficial. There is no PURE teaching. Everything changes and grows with time and place, and anyone who denies this is in for extinction. Most 5e or Worsely practitioners do not hold this absolute purist attitude, even if they choose to practice "pure" CF-EA themselves. I feel CF-EA practitioners are poorly represented by the vocal loyalists who can't go with the flow...like the Dao recommends. I just don't see anything in life that doesn't change or adapt...that survives. I think wanting to keep JRs teachings pure is great, but others should be allowed to use them and integrate them in a way that works for THEM, as this is how all medicine has evolved. People have always studied under many different teachers (Worsley included), and practice what they have seen works.

Good medicine stands the tests of time.

I do think the book should have mentioned Worsley's books as well (Vol. I-III) as they are great reference books, and have been around a long time. I see this book as a place to get information about a different kind of 5e practice, and I don't think the authors try in any way to mislead readers into thinking its pure Worsley CF-EA style.

Please note that Professor JR Worsley was indeed exposed to many teachers in the 1950's. He chose to follow his two teachers who eventually became his masters. They taught only ancient classical five-element acupuncture. He did not embellish or change terms taught to him. His Masters bestowed upon him the title "Master", which carries the honoring duty to teach and present this ancient system to the world.
My concern with the Hicks Mole book, which is very well organized and the product of much hard and admirable work, is that it is likely to confuse anyone who is not familiar with this tradition that JR's masters entrusted him to teach.
JR taught exactly what his teachers taught him: That diagnosis of "Causative Factor" ("CF") elaborates a very precise process of achieving a conscious state. Choosing to do what it takes to work in this state of being means one can be an instrument of nature. Nature and not humans heal.
The confusion that is likely to arise with the Hicks'/Mole new definition of "CF" is that those not around during the time that the Hick's and Mole trained, early in their careers, would not have witnessed that what Hicks and Mole learned from JR was that "CF" means Causative Factor (according to the lineage definition) and never the term or concept "constitutional factor" - coined much later by the Hicks's and Mole.
Many years later, soon after JR died and after many years out of contact with JR, the Hicks Mole book presents the term "CF" with their new definition. For anyone not trained and familiar with the history it would be easy, if not inevitable, that the reader would confuse this new Hicks Mole definition for "CF" as what JR taught and it is not. Without prejudicing or critiquing the Hicks Mole new definition the problem is that it confuses. The process involved in working with their term constitutional factor significantly contradicts the process that JR was taught and passed to us.
A modern reading of the word 'cause' may lead one not familiar with the ancient definition as taught by JR to construe a modern and western definition of 'cause'. The word 'cause' as used in this ancient medicine precisely and elegantly focuses on the place in the intricate balance that a person's whole destiny - to be whole, perfect, at one and at peace within - has become out of balance. Once that happens the whole web of relationships imbalances and "dis-ease" arises. To diagnose the source (cause) of the imbalance one's physical, mental and spiritual presence leads one to detect the cause. Spirit does not categorize.
Without condemning analysis of "pattern"' of anything it is merely my wish to clarify that this approach is not what JR was taught by his masters, trusted to teach to his students and apprentices nor what he practiced.
Another concern is that the Foreward and Introduction to the Hicks Mole book presents "opinions" that JR would have them speak for him. JR did not authorize them to speak for him.
JR pledged, as do I as the inheritor of the title "Master", to do whatever we can to present this teaching as we received it. Again - without prejudice - a modern new definition may or may not be an improvement. We leave that to each individual to decide for his/herself.
My duty and love for this beautiful system of healing compels me to write and state what I promised JR I would do: to speak what I was taught. I trust the decades of experience I had witnessing JR time and again practicing this awesome and ancient system of medicine.
I say what JR would say if he were alive to speak. He explicitly asked me and entrusted me to speak for him and so I do with his authority.
Thank you for reading this review. It is my hope that it helps to put into perspective and clarify a possibly confusing presentation. If the reader wishes to have further information about JR's teachings please do visit the Worsley Institute web site:
www.worsleyinstitute.org
With best wishes to one and all,
JB Worsley

Would you like to add three years to your life, live without any sort of disability for seven years when you are older, and reduce your risk of dying from cancer and coronary disease significantly? Most people think the mental and physical degeneration people experience as they age is an unavoidable fact of life. But Kenneth H. and Tyler C. Cooper, a father and son team positioned at the world famous Cooper Clinic, say otherwise. In Start Strong, Finish Strong both of these doctors, who specialize in preventative medicine, show the reader how the can prevent the unavoidable and live a healthy life. Stationed in Dallas, this father-son duo give people a practical guide to help people stay on the healthy road in life, the road that will make you look and feel better than you ever have.

For a huge payoff that will last your entire life, buying, reading, and then following the guidelines given by this book is sure to help you start and finish strong.

My doctor told me last spring that I had to start exercising and eating a little more sensibly. I dawdled for a while, and then decided to order a couple of books to see if they would help. I got a book by Dr. Weil, and also Start Strong, Finish Strong. Both books are exceptional, and they did the trick. Im 63 and I could follow the recommendations easily. Good common sense stuff in this book. Nothing faddish. I like what the Cooper's are saying, and I've been heeding their advice for a couple of months now. My physical is in early February, and I'm not worried about it. :-)

I went for this book because of my particular history, and I was disappointed. I was fired from a job in April, 1968 for obesity and hyperlipemia. Ken Cooper's original book "Aerobics" had been published in March and became my bible in my odessey back to health. As I have aged I have developed leg and foot problems that make a treadmill or road work very painfull to use. So I recently bought "The Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being" to try to integrate the elliptical trainer into my program and was surprised to find that I had bought an antique published in 1985 before there were elliptical trainers. Then I went to the next book, this one, and found it to be a "rah, rah, let's exercise." I don't need to be convinced to exercise, I need specific data; and I found this book lacking.

I found the book helpful except for the tables on pages (unnumbered)370-374.
Page 370: No labels for the horizontal axis (5th what?).
Page 373: Same here, however I must assume these are years for age. And, assuming again, the values in the body are likely times (minutes and seconds?).
I first read Ken's "Aerobics" in the 60's and continue to be guided by it.

Dr. Cooper has made and continues to make an incredible contribution to the collective body of intelligence on health and aging. It's just too bad so many adults choose to ignore his scientifically proven prescription for longevity and health. He's the "Father of Aerobics", but his true legacy will be the contribution he's making now for the next generation of Americans - our children - who are plagued with epidemic levels of obesity and associated poor fitness and health. For the first time since data have been kept on the topic, the projection on longevity is that it will actually decline - and decline significantly - in the U.S. in the next generation unless the trend in childhood obesity is reversed. Thank God Dr. Cooper turned down the invitation to become the U.S. Surgeon General in 2006 and began, instead, to focus on the problem at the state level in Texas where some progress can actually be made. As for this book, everything you need to know about living longer is there. The one thing it cannot teach you is the discipline to actually live the program. No book can do that.

I follow this book alongside Michael Reed Gach's book, for proper locations of the points, because in JV Cerney's book, it's sometimes difficult to find the acupuncture pts. On my first day of trying the pts. suggested in the book, I worked my pts. for the lung meridian, the next day I was coughing up mucous and phlegm. I love this book. I find out where I am having problems in my body. Love it!

There are countless massage books, but there are few books written in English about using accupressure. This book has too much hyperbole, and I am skeptical of many of its claims. However, I have successfully used some of the accupressure points for relieving pain and migraine. I think the hand drawn diagrams are very useful. The book is heavily influenced by traditional Chinese medicine, but is partially Americanized and I find it far more useful than traditional Chinese textbooks.

In summary, this book could be improved, but it is very useful as it is.

I agree with the second reviewer about the writing style. It reads like a huckster miracle food ad pamphlet. The diagrams are labeled with handwritten notes that are hard to read. The descriptions of the diagrams don't match the diagrams. You are never sure if you are doing things correctly. Next to no background is given why you are doing what you are doing.

First - I'm not Gail, I'm her husband, Bill. I got my first issue of this book in 1981 and have not been without it since. To say that the information is dated is true, but Chinese medicine is thousands of years old and still widely used throughout the the world. The pressure points and ailments have not changed as humanity has evolved, therefore being "dated" does not truely apply to this book. Every time I use the ABC program I am amazed. I've mainly used it on my wife for lower back problems and a bi-polar disorder, but over the years we have used it for many ailments. It's even more astonishing that my fingers can accomplish what medical chemistry does - but without the side effect. However we still do as the book suggests - about always consulting your family doctor. This book is as much a part of my first aid kit or medicine cabinet as a bandaid or asprin. I have read and purchased several books on acupressure, many are very good but I always come back to this one as my standard. The copy I have now is worn and torn, time to buy a new one. Thanks Amazon for having it on your list.

I agree with the second reviewer. The writing style is that of hukstar snake oil health food advertisement. It is also explains things poorly. The diagrams are labeled with handwritten notes making them hard to read. The diagrams don't match the descriptions. Hardly any background information is given to "why" you are doing one thing as opposed to another. The directions suck. You don't have an easy sense of knowing what you are doing

If you're a new ager looking for an oxygen-high self-delusion, you'll eat this book up. If you know or want to know anything real about Taijiquan as a Chinese Internal Martial Art - be for for Curiosity, Health, Self-Defense, Martial Arts, or any set of motivations, then don't spend a penny on this text. Even what little information in here appears to be drawn from legitimate sources (not actually cited or referenced in a number of cases), is so homogenized as to lead you nowhere useful. As more than once said by masters and grandmasters, past and present, 'There is qigong in taijiquan; there is no taijiquan in qigong.' This book makes the classic new-ager's mistake of trying to imply one is the other and thereby exposes the authors' ignorance right from the start.

I learned this form as taught by Professor Huo Chi Kwang, who was also one of the authors teachers. This book is great to remind me of details of the movements and the order of them! I do not believe you could learn the form from the book, unless you have studied Yang or Lao Yang Tai Chi already. There are subtle changes involved that a book can not quite show. If you know Chi Kung or Yang style Tai Chi, then you will know the subtle changes already and could benefit. For a book on Chi Kung, this is one of the best.

The title of this book is extremely misleading.
Rather than offer guidance or insight on any aspects of Taiji forms, it provides instruction in an 8-step Qigong form the author likes. This Qigong form has merit - the first two postures (Wuji or Emptiness or Standing Mountain, and Zhan Zhuang or Standing Post) are staple movements practiced by every Taiji instructor I've met. But the form is no better at offering "essential movements" than other Qigong forms and not as good as some.
My other problem with this book is that it's too long for what it contains. The line drawings are very good - but their overlarge size and needless repetition make the book significantly longer than it needed to be.
If you're looking for insight into the fundamentals of Taiji postures, I suggest you take a look at any of the three books by John Loupos - Inside Tai Chi, Exploring Tai Chi, Tai Chi Connections - or Yang Jwing-Ming's book Tai Chi Theory and Martial Power.
If you're looking for Qigong theory and practice, I suggest you take a look at Lam Kam Chuen's book The Way of Healing or Wen-Mei Yu's book Liangong.
In my opinion, all these are better than Kotsias's effort here.

I have studied Tai Chi with John Kotsias for the past four years. John is a knowledgeable and principled teacher and martial artist. I have read this book on Tai-Chi Chi Kung several times in the course of my studies and find it more informative each time. John's personal experiences in his Tai-Chi education are enlightening and entertaining. His descriptions of the movements are detailed and include foot and waist diagrams for clarity. The moves are not simple and will be learned only after repeated practice and study, but I have found them to be most useful in my personal attempts to integrate mind, body and spirit. I have sent copies of this book to many members of my family and friends. I enjoyed it thoroughly and have been blessed by my opportunity to study this fascinating discipline with John Kotsias.

The exercise forms that are lucidly described and illustrated in this book should be part of the practice of every serious Tai Chi student. John Kotsias was fortunate to have the opportunity to study with two masters of this art who had worked directly with the Yang Tai Chi family in China ­ an experience he describes at the beginning of the book. He thus learned forms that are seldom taught in the west. This basic form is the foundation for eveloping the strength of mind and body required to practice Tai Chi at the highest level. I learned it from Kotsias in the 1980s and insist that my students learn it before undertaking more widely practiced forms such as the 108 movement form of Yang Cheng Fu. Another outstanding benefit of this form is its ability to stimulate the flow of internal healing energy. I experienced this vividly at a conference where I was studying Tai Chi with a teacher from Europe. I had a nasty virus and could barely do the 108 forms being taught. I had promised a fellow student to show him the basic form and had to do so on that day since he was leaving for home. Amazingly when I was done demonstrating these 8 movements, my virus symptoms were virtually gone! I now regularly turn to the basic movements described in this book for self-healing. I strongly recommend this book to everyone interested in Tai Chi and chi healing.

One of the greatest books I've ever read. This book opened my eyes to my beliefs on life in a way that I never before could seem to assemble. I've met Gary Dolowich and consider him to be the type of physician whose path all doctors should follow.

As an acupuncture student, this was the required textbook for my Five Elements class. I was really looking forward to reading the book, but was disappointed. If you're a student and debating whether to buy this book, in my opinion, it's not worth it. This was evidenced by the large number of postings on the school bulletin board after the class of used copies for sale.

The writing style tended to meander around without exactly saying anything. There were a lot of quotes from song lyrics circa 1960 and 1970. Personally, I didn't think the Beatles were singing about the Five Elements.

That said, if you're really into Five Element acupuncture, it's a worthwhile book to have. There are some good sections on the Officials as well as descriptions of the different elements. However, if Five Element Acupuncture isn't your thing, this book won't convince you that it is.

This book gives you a generalization of 5 Element Acupuncture. Go with something better if you want information more than the bare minimum.

This book opened my eyes to a new synthesis of two of my favorite topics: archetypal psychology, specifically Jungian-oriented psychology, and acupuncture, which I've enjoyed as a healing modality for the past twenty-five years.

Dr. Dolowich is a medical doctor who has been a practitioner of Chinese Five Element acupuncture and a student of archetypal psychology for many years. In this book, he shares many insights gained from using acupuncture to work with clients on medical and psychological issues.

I found the material fascinating, the presentation lucid, and the book itself beautiful and easy to read. From "Navigating the Stages of Life'" to Resolving Emotional Imbalances" Dolowich provides information grounded in actual patient experiences and enriched by an inquiring mind. This book will be valuable reading to students, healthcare professionals, and anyone interested in a new perspective on acupuncture and healing.

This book is of great aid in the best understanding of the human soul and this book us allows to establish a parallel one between the junguian psychology and the acupuncture. This book in the display although inside of each fundamental feeling there are different causes for the same and that such causes are related to the five movements or elements of the traditional chinese medicine (TCM). It is an indispensable reading to every psychology student, acupuncture and TCM. Besides all of the people that work with disturbances compartamentais and psychological they should read this book, besides veterinary doctors! It is a great book writing in way clear, simple and that it will help us to act better in the psychological field as therapists.

Chok Hiew provides a theory of Qigong practice that is unique, and in fact, is somewhat the opposite of traditional Taoist Qigong. Or, perhaps I should say it is advanced, taking the discussion of Qigong farther than most anything I have previously seen, and I have read over 50 books on Qigong. He supports his theory with excellent discussion, including the explanation of how Qi relates to karma and how that in turn affects the body.

While the theory and benefits of Chaoyi Fanhuan Qigong, or CFQ, are explained in great detail over the 159 pages of the book, the book falls disappointingly short in a failure to describe the actual Qigong techniques themselves. He discusses the importance of the Matra assoicated with the practice, but doesn't tell you what it is. So you finish the book thrilled at the potentials of CFQ practice, but frustrated that he does not explain the actual practice. I give the book 3 stars only because of the quality of the discussion on the theory.

There is absolutely no information on this book : no counsel - no explanations - a pinch of a mixed Tao/Buddhist theories. - no lineage. Just an introducing speech to go on the seminars. The art of Wu Wei... but with a price.

The questions of "birth, aging, diseases and death" are always remain the mystic of human intellectual for the past centuries. Over the past, thousands of theories were put forward trying to explain it. Over here, a humble QiQong Master sharing his experiences and would like everyone to discover the answers to the mystic. It is practically impossible to gain the actual understanding by acquiring knowledge in the usual way. This book reveals in tremendous details on the Law of Life Force that governs human being or any other living organisms.

The book explains the relationship between the spirit or "Pure Heart" and the "Karmic Forces" or the human instincts. As explained, Karma is the summation of all experiences of an individual from his/her presence state to his birth and beyond to the infinite time in the past. It governs the "destiny" of an individual including the health, behavior and characteristic, interpretation of hearing, feeling, touching, etc. Cleansing or removing of Karmic forces from the body leads to "intuitive revelation" or "instinctive wisdom" to the understanding of the "birth, aging, diseases and death". The end-stage of karmic force cleaning is the "God-hood" or "budda-hood" or reaching "Nirvana or enlightenment". In the Law of Life Force as explained in this book, it unified all explanation of sickness into one single theory; the tension build-up by inward drawing by Karmic forces leads to all kind of diseases and health problems. Thus, by removing tension forces using "let-go" concept within the body, it will able to cure any health problem and enabling the body to build resistance against all sickness. It is the most simple concept in life. But, ignore by most people. The master has applied the technique of "let-go" or his Energy Meditation technique in reviving many near death cases of his patients to normal health. The master shared many practical life experiences to support the discoveries. It is astonishing book revealing in great details many supernatural phenomenon happen around us. It is a book written beyond psychology, philosophy and religions. It brought about the universal thought of understanding the "Truth" and the way to attain it. Thus, this book should be read with an open mind without preconceived judgement. It is naturally to have conflict with our beliefs because our judgement or interpretation is governed by our Karma. However, it is the first step to the understanding the work of Karmic forces within us......

I ordered and received my book with the greatest of ease. I am very pleased with the service Amazon provides!
Thank you,
Linda Holloway

Master Yap Soon Yeong is a very practical man in the science of QiQong. He speaks truly about his works in practical experience than just words. SiFu Yap takes great pain in explaining the real life and practice and should be commented on his works.

I would personally recommend this book to anyone who wishes to practice this art and to visit Master Yap for his wisdom and guidance.

I give the book 2 stars because it is very in-depth in informaiton, but it is incomprehensible that the authors would go so far to explain the nervous system, chakras, and other finer points and not include illustrations to demonstrate the many techniques and methods they present in this book?? How can one possible correctly do a "hooking in and pulling back" without even a simple line drawing?? For my money, Reflexology by Beryl Crane is a far superior book. It is clear and concise and is exetensively illustrated.

The book was fair. Not enough diagrams for reflexes. Good book for a podiatist; lots of anatomy.

I have been doing reflexology for years and I collect books and charts.
I started doing the LifeLift breathing with reflexology DVD and the results were so great I have started on a quest for more information.
This is one truly wonderful book. It is one of my favorites. I love it!
I also recommend Hands on Feet. It is great too.

The everything reflexology book is easy to read as well as fun to do. A great book dealing with the body,mind, soul connection with easy step by step instruction for the beginner. This book will help you to work on your friends and family as well as whet your appetite if you wish to persue a professional career.

This little book has everything that you want to know about reflexology. It has new techniques, you can teach yourself by reading this little book.

This book has some interesting tidbits but is hardly
worth it overall. Some information misleading.

In general, WORTHLESS, despite the excellence
of the author and his other books.

Avoid it.

Nigel Wiseman's "Grasping the Wind" is an alright book for understanding how some of the names came to be; however, there are a lot of typos and a lot of the phases of the Shu Antiques are incorrect.

Besides that, it is what it is...

While there may be differing opinions on the etiological accuracy of the linguistic terminology in this text, it is important to note that it was co-written by Nigel Wiseman, whose Chinese medical terminology is commonly accepted as the standard in Traditional Chinese Medicine in the West. If you practice TCM in the West, this really should not present a problem.

That said, this is a very useful text for any student of TCM and/or Acupuncture who needs to learn acu points. It breaks down the Chinese name of each point, and gives a memorable English name for each (based on the Chinese name), that makes recollection of point location MUCH easier.

For example, ST-39 is "xia ju xu." The author breaks down these Chinese words as: xia (lower), ju (great, large), and xu (hollow, deficiency or vacancy). The English name for this point is given as "Lower Great Hollow," and its location is given as: "One inch below the Ribbon Opening (ST-38) in the depression (hollow) below the sinew and bone."

Along with Deadman's "A Manual of Acupuncture," which is now a required text for the California acupuncture licensing exam (and the best text on the subject, in my opinion), "Grasping the Wind" is a very useful text for learning a somewhat illusive subject (acupuncture points) and should be in every TCM student's library.

First of all, if you want to know the location, indications, contraindications and prescriptions for all the 400+ acupoints, please see _A Manual of Acupuncture_ by Peter Deadman, Mazin Al-Khafaji with Kevin Baker. But if you want more than a two or three word translation of the point's Chinese name, turn to _Grasping the Wind_.

After the introduction, You have several essays: Influences on the Development of Point Names, Point Name Taxonomy, A Brief Discussion of Chinese Characters, Radicals, And Character Categories; these are followed by the entries on each point.

They are listed in meridan order, with the meridians in horary order, and the first thing that you see is the name of the point in Chinese - in a font size that a Westerner can easily see and appreciate. Then comes the translation, followed by the alphanumeric point designation, and the pinyin with tone marks. Each word is then translated, and alternate names for the point are given. A classical description of the location is then given, which I find quite picturesque, and a paragraph or two explaining the point name. Points listed are on all 14 of the regular meridians (the 12 Zangfu plus the Du and Ren meridians).

Now, it could be that this book isn't as accurate as someone with a complete background in Chinese would like it to be - but for someone with an abiding love for TCM, it is a gift to be digested.

I found this book to be very helpful in my understanding of acupuncture points. However, I have spoke with some older, veteran chinese acupuncturists who warn that even though some of the information in this book is correct, much of it is not. How are you going to know which is which? I see many students using this book and I fear that modern practitoners are going to lose the accuracy of this body of knowledge. And, furthermore, we run the risk of ending a very important lineage.

Nice size, but disappointing in what's not included. Would be much more useful long-term if it were more inclusive.

When you're just starting clinic classes and desperately trying to remember where GB-34 is, this book will save you. Unlike other reference guides, this one fits very neatly and comfortably into your lab coat pocket and it's also quick and easy to thumb through.

Only the most commonly used points are listed, so don't expect a comprehensive list. You're not likely to find DU-1 or Yuye in here. I found this approach to be quite practical in the clinic because it kept the book size small and made it quick to find what I needed.

However, after one or two semesters, you will very likely outgrow this book, so you'll need to decide whether it's worthwhile for you.

A pocket guide that is well layed out and the print size is good so it's easy on the eyes. The contents page allows fast access to specific meridian channels. The diagrams and the explanations of individual points are neat, concise and an exellent aid memoire. Overall this publication is well worth its price.

It's a nice little book but it does not contain ALL the points. It gives an overview of a lot of points, so it is useful and very small to hide in your lab coat pocket, but they are not ALL in there. Slightly disappointed...

Good book, but price should be lower, considering its only a few pages long. However its right to the point. And is required by all acupuncture students for the CNT class.

This book is necessary to take the Acupuncture Clean Needle Test.
Information is straight forward and to the point. Easy to read.

You have no choice but to purchase this test in order to take the class, just order well in advance. Mine did not arrive in the 3-5 days promised by Amazon, despite choosing that option. I had to reschedule the class, so just be careful with your timing.

I bought this book even though I had the last edition.

However, for the CNT class.. you NEED to purchase the new edition.

They say there are many updates, however I did not see them.

I recommend that you buy an older edition for a few dollars, then buy this book for the CNT course.

After that, sell it ASAP!

Is it a good book? Yes. Good basic info.