Acupoint Dictionary 2e by David Hartmann
Published by Elsevier Churchill Livingstone
The book is very straight forward and lists acupuncture treatments for over 1000 Chinese medicine and Western medical disorders. These are listed in alphabetical order - hence the term 'Dictionary' in the book title.
To date i am still yet to find a book similar. The thing that makes it unique and special is that you can easily search up a disorder and then apply the treatment to your patient. These disorders are so easy to find which makes the book so popular for clinical settings.
The Acupoint Dictionary also discusses cautions/contraindications, Zang Fu patterns of disharmony, has good appendices and bibliography/reference sections, as well as pictures of the channels and points in the back of the book.
I dont explain why/how the points work but virtually everything in the book is referenced, thereby assuring the reader that the treatments are accurate. The references also allow you to read more about the treatment if you so desire.
This is the first time that i have blogged my book because i didn't want my readers to think i was just writing stuff so that you would buy my book. But at the same time i should be confident that my readers want to know what i have for sale because if you like what i write then you might want to purchase my stuff.
This book can be purchased from the following links:
http://www.elsevierhealth.com.au/acupoint-dictionary-9780729538831.html?___store=en_gb
https://www.endeavourbookstore.com.au/product/acupoint-dictionary/?v=6cc98ba2045f
http://www.chinabooks.com.au
For the China Books link, just type in my name in the top right search bar and it comes up. Alternatively the numbers for the Sydney and Melbourne (Australia) China Books stores are below:
+61 2 9280 1885
+61 3 9663 8822
The Acupoint Dictionary 2e can be purchased for about $70 from China Books, Elsevier or the Endeavour College bookstore.
Lastly i am in the process of writing a number of other Chinese medicine books. These are on the following topics:
* Acupuncture Point Combinations - have you ever been confused as to how/why the points in a treatment combine together for an effective result? The plan with this book is to simplify treatment combinations by explaining what each point does in the treatment combination.
* Heart Shen and Emotions - another topic that is under-represented in the Chinese medicine publishing community. Yet its crucial that we know more about how to treat patients that are struggling emotionally.
* Zang Fu Patterns of Disharmony - this will be a text book that lists the patterns in simple language and without lots of fluff. This will make each pattern easy to find for the reader in a classroom or clinic setting.
* Point Location - the plan with this book is to write something that is easy for the reader to access each point. Also i find that not enough books explain what the pin yin or Chinese characters mean for each point. This is a serious lack as they are so often a clue to what a point treats or where its located.
I also have about a dozen other ideas that are in various stages of development, which i will discuss in the future.
I hope that you have all been well and are feeling stable emotionally.
Love and light!!
David Hartmann
