Abstract:The Seinetsugedoku (elimination of toxic heat) technique of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment usually involves needle insertion or bloodletting at acupoints such as Ch'u-Ch'ih (LI11), Wei-Chung (BL40), Ta-Chuei (GV14), Ho-ku (LI4), Nei-T'ings (ST44), Hand-Chings, and Foot-Chings. Fujimoto, the representative of the Hokushinkai group, devised a new Seinetsugedoku technique on the basis of the Huanglian Jiedu Tang described in "Th e Medical Secrets of an Official" and the theory of acupuncture and heat descr… Show more
“…In the figure at the beginning of this Photoessay, two selected illustrations demonstrate the clear approach for locating the tenderness over the upper trapezius muscle and horizontal needling for the muscle, which is rarely seen in vintage Oriental medicine books. 6 …”
Section: First Publication Of Nonacupoint Needlingmentioning
“…In the figure at the beginning of this Photoessay, two selected illustrations demonstrate the clear approach for locating the tenderness over the upper trapezius muscle and horizontal needling for the muscle, which is rarely seen in vintage Oriental medicine books. 6 …”
Section: First Publication Of Nonacupoint Needlingmentioning
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