Early Essays on Acupuncture and Moxa — 1. Acupunctura and Acupuncturation

 

Editors: E. Serejski and J. Howard. Distributor: Lulu. $24.99. 232 pages. Paperback UT. Vol. 1. 2017.

The series on early essays on acupuncture and moxa consists of three volumes grouping the first English texts covering this topic. These essays are fundamental within the context of history and historiography of the field, clinical applications, and early explorations of the mechanisms involved. This series truly belongs to the shelves of practitioners and libraries of Oriental Medicine schools.

 

See also: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3.

 

Contents of Volume 1

 

  • Introduction to the Essays
  • 1. Of the cure of the Colick by the Acupunctura; Moxa, Engelbeit Kaempfer, 1727
    • Of the cure of the colick by the acupunctura or needle-pricking, as it is used by the Japanese.
      • Description of this distemper
      • Description of the needles
    • An account of the Moxa, an excellent Caustic of the Chinese and Japanese, with a Scheme shewing what parts of the human body are to be burnt with that Plant in several distempers
      • 2.
      • 2. Among the Brahmines, and Indian Heathens
      • 3. Preparation of the Moxa
      • 4.
      • 5. Places to be burnt with the Moxa
      • 6.
      • 7.
    • Kiusiu Kagami - A Treatise (in the literal sense a Looking-glass) shewing what parts of the human body are to be burnt with the Moxa
  • 2. A treatise on acupuncturation – James Mors Churchill, 1821
    • Works by J. M. Churchill
    • Preliminary Remarks
    • Acupuncturation
    • [Cases]
      • Case 1
      • Case 2
      • Case 3
      • Case 4
    • The Operation of Acupuncturation Described.
  • 3. Memoir on acupuncturation – J. Morand, Franklin Bache (Tr.), 1825
    • By the translator
    • Introduction
    • Division
    • Part I
    • Part II
    • Part III
    • Cephalalgia
    • Hemicrania
    • Neuralgia
    • Muscular rheumatism
    • Spontaneous luxation
    • Contusion of the pectoral muscles with haemoptysis
    • Pleuritic pain with haemoptysis
    • Chronic ophthalmia
    • Periodical haematemesis
    • Uterine pains
    • Conclusion
  • 4. Acupuncture – John Elliotson, 1832
  • 5. Acupuncture – Robley Dunglison, 1839
    • Acupunctura
    • Electropunctura
    • Moxa
    • Galvanismus
  • References
    • References
    • Additional references